Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 594 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
6. 6.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
8. 8.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
11. 11.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
25. 25.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
32. 32.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
37. 37.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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