Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 83 · 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) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
7. 7.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) trust the first draft
8. 8.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
23. 23.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
27. 27.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
32. 32.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV

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