Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 14 · 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) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
7. 7.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
10. 10.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
25. 25.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) never re-read
28. 28.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
33. 33.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
34. 34.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🚫 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
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check

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