Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 328 · 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) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
11. 11.🚫 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
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) checking every number
13. 13.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
16. 16.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
19. 19.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
26. 26.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
31. 31.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
33. 33.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (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) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual

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