Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 92 · 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.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
13. 13.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
34. 34.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
38. 38.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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