Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 862 · 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? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
3. 3.📅 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
4. 4.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
6. 6.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
8. 8.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
12. 12.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
15. 15.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
18. 18.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
23. 23.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
25. 25.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
26. 26.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
27. 27.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) one font throughout
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
39. 39.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) saving as PDF

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