Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 238 · 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? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
7. 7.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
13. 13.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
14. 14.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
15. 15.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
19. 19.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
20. 20.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚫 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
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
26. 26.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
34. 34.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
38. 38.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) a teacher’s check
40. 40.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

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