Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 72 · 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? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
3. 3.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
6. 6.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) a sensible file name
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
15. 15.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
22. 22.🚫 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
25. 25.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
26. 26.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) reading it aloud once
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
36. 36.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you get promoted (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a teacher’s check (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
40. 40.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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