Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 826 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
8. 8.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
9. 9.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
13. 13.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
15. 15.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
22. 22.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
26. 26.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
31. 31.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
36. 36.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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