Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 606 · 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) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) saving as PDF
3. 3.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
8. 8.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
10. 10.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
18. 18.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
21. 21.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
29. 29.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
32. 32.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
37. 37.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
39. 39.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

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