Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 253 · 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? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
12. 12.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
16. 16.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
29. 29.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
31. 31.🚫 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
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) same date format
35. 35.⚠️ 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
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit

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