Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 76 · 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) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
3. 3.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
17. 17.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
22. 22.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) checking every number
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) a teacher’s check
28. 28.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
31. 31.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
34. 34.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake

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