Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 613 · 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 good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
5. 5.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
36. 36.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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