Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 600 · 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: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
6. 6.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
10. 10.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
16. 16.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
18. 18.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
22. 22.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
26. 26.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
28. 28.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
31. 31.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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