Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 816 · 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) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
3. 3.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
10. 10.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
14. 14.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
22. 22.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
31. 31.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
39. 39.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles

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