Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 188 · 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.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
4. 4.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
6. 6.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
9. 9.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
12. 12.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
15. 15.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
18. 18.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
24. 24.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.📅 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading

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