Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 581 · 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.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
10. 10.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
11. 11.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
12. 12.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
14. 14.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
18. 18.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
36. 36.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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