Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 677 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
2. 2.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
6. 6.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
12. 12.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
19. 19.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
21. 21.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
34. 34.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format

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