Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 370 · 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 file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it is a law
8. 8.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
13. 13.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
28. 28.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
30. 30.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
35. 35.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
37. 37.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students