Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 544 · 40 questions

Tip (True, checked, consistent): Spelling mistakes: Experiance → Experience, Skils → Skills, Acheivements → Achievements, Responsable → Responsible. Too casual: a nickname email ID, slang hobbies, “lol”. Too vague: “Did many activities”, “Good at many things”. Never write a false claim. Good habits: proofread, a teacher’s check, one font, the same date format, PDF with a sensible file name (Name_Resume.pdf).

1. 1.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
4. 4.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
7. 7.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
16. 16.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
18. 18.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
20. 20.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
22. 22.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
26. 26.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
32. 32.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
36. 36.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
40. 40.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True

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