Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 248 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
4. 4.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
5. 5.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
8. 8.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
15. 15.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
22. 22.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
23. 23.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
29. 29.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual

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