Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 264 · 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 poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
2. 2.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
10. 10.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
13. 13.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) adding fake prizes
14. 14.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is a law (d) it is longer
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
17. 17.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
20. 20.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
24. 24.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
27. 27.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
30. 30.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) a teacher’s check (d) a file named final2
37. 37.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) saving as PDF

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