Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 561 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🚫 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
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
14. 14.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
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.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
28. 28.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
39. 39.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text

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