Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 832 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
8. 8.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
11. 11.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
24. 24.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
34. 34.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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