Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 614 · 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.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
5. 5.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
11. 11.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
13. 13.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) same date format (d) never proofreading
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) reading it aloud once
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once

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