Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 755 · 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 poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
8. 8.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
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? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
13. 13.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) checking every number
15. 15.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
16. 16.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once

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