Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

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

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