Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 972 · 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) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
8. 8.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
18. 18.📅 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
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
23. 23.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
25. 25.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2

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