Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 658 · 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) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🚫 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
6. 6.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
8. 8.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
11. 11.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
13. 13.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
14. 14.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
16. 16.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
18. 18.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
21. 21.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) tiny 8-point text (d) mixed date formats
27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
29. 29.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
31. 31.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
33. 33.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) five font styles
37. 37.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get a bonus (d) you get promoted
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
39. 39.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual

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