Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 796 · 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.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
5. 5.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
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? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
13. 13.🚫 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
14. 14.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a file named final2
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
27. 27.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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