Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 54 · 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) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) same date format
8. 8.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
16. 16.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
20. 20.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) adding fake prizes
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) a sensible file name (d) saving as PDF
32. 32.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake

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