Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 585 · 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 of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
3. 3.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
6. 6.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
8. 8.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
13. 13.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
16. 16.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) five font styles
18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
19. 19.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
22. 22.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
28. 28.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) five font styles
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) one font throughout (d) tiny 8-point text
40. 40.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

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