Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 78 · 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.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
2. 2.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
7. 7.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
20. 20.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
24. 24.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
33. 33.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
37. 37.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles

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