Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 709 · 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: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
24. 24.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
28. 28.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
31. 31.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
34. 34.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
36. 36.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you get a bonus

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