Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 742 · 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 casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
2. 2.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
5. 5.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
9. 9.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
13. 13.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
20. 20.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
23. 23.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
27. 27.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
30. 30.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
35. 35.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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