Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 233 · 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.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
3. 3.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
8. 8.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
11. 11.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
17. 17.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
18. 18.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
22. 22.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
40. 40.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True

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