Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 639 · 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.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
5. 5.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚫 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
8. 8.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
17. 17.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
25. 25.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
33. 33.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
38. 38.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2

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