Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 200 · 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.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
18. 18.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) same date format
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
28. 28.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
30. 30.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) nothing happens
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
36. 36.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
38. 38.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake

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