Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 286 · 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) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
2. 2.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
4. 4.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
6. 6.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
9. 9.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
13. 13.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
15. 15.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
16. 16.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
19. 19.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
22. 22.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
29. 29.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) checking every number
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) a file named final2
34. 34.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague

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