Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 746 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
9. 9.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
12. 12.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
16. 16.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
31. 31.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
34. 34.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once

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