Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 263 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
2. 2.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
7. 7.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
14. 14.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
21. 21.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
22. 22.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
29. 29.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
32. 32.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
36. 36.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
39. 39.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name

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