Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 641 · 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 file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
2. 2.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) never proofreading
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) a sensible file name (d) five font styles
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
16. 16.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
17. 17.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) five font styles
22. 22.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
25. 25.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
28. 28.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
31. 31.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
33. 33.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
35. 35.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) one font throughout
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF

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