Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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