Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 602 · 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: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
10. 10.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
19. 19.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
30. 30.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
32. 32.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake

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