Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 831 · 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) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
6. 6.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
16. 16.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
17. 17.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
20. 20.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
22. 22.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
24. 24.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
26. 26.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) same date format
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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