Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 825 · 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.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
5. 5.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
6. 6.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
10. 10.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
12. 12.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a typing error
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) a file named final2
17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
21. 21.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
26. 26.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) one font throughout
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
30. 30.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
33. 33.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) same date format (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
35. 35.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) never proofreading (c) same date format (d) a file named final2

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