Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 560 · 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: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
13. 13.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
16. 16.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
27. 27.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
30. 30.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
37. 37.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual

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