Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 929 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) nothing happens
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
9. 9.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
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 the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
22. 22.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
23. 23.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
29. 29.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
34. 34.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats

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