Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 715 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
6. 6.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) checking every number
9. 9.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) five font styles (d) same date format
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
14. 14.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
17. 17.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
19. 19.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
26. 26.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
36. 36.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

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