Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 231 · 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 wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
11. 11.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
12. 12.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
16. 16.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
18. 18.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
22. 22.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.⚠️ 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
32. 32.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) five font styles
37. 37.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
39. 39.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text

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