Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 95 · 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.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) checking every number
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
20. 20.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
28. 28.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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