Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 494 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
8. 8.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) five font styles
15. 15.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
24. 24.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
29. 29.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
31. 31.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
33. 33.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once

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