Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 71 · 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: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
4. 4.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
11. 11.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
12. 12.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
13. 13.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
36. 36.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual

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