Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 77 · 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 file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
9. 9.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
12. 12.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
22. 22.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
30. 30.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) same date format
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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