Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 963 · 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 of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
20. 20.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
22. 22.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
35. 35.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check

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