Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 380 · 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: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
6. 6.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
8. 8.🚫 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
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
13. 13.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
16. 16.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
20. 20.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
21. 21.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
22. 22.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
26. 26.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
33. 33.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) never proofreading

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