Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 194 · 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 of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
9. 9.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
16. 16.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
24. 24.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
26. 26.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
36. 36.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
38. 38.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students