Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 19 · 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 file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
6. 6.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
12. 12.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
19. 19.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
22. 22.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
34. 34.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
36. 36.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

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