Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 770 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
2. 2.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
4. 4.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
6. 6.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
10. 10.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
17. 17.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
18. 18.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📅 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
21. 21.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
27. 27.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
30. 30.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
31. 31.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
35. 35.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) five font styles
38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) reading it aloud once
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV

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