Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 799 · 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) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
4. 4.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
9. 9.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
12. 12.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
15. 15.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
19. 19.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
22. 22.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
33. 33.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text

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