Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 305 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
2. 2.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
10. 10.📅 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
12. 12.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
20. 20.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
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.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
27. 27.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
29. 29.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) one font throughout
34. 34.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) five font styles
40. 40.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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