Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 952 · 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: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
6. 6.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
9. 9.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
11. 11.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
15. 15.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
21. 21.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
23. 23.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
27. 27.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
29. 29.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (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) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
33. 33.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) one font throughout (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
36. 36.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) a sensible file name
38. 38.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
40. 40.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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