Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 396 · 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.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
2. 2.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
6. 6.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
9. 9.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) checking every number
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
18. 18.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) mixed date formats
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
25. 25.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
33. 33.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
38. 38.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake

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