Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 139 · 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) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
3. 3.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
12. 12.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
17. 17.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
20. 20.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
27. 27.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
32. 32.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it is a law (d) it hides gaps
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles

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