Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 635 · 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) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
9. 9.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
11. 11.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
30. 30.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats

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