Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 970 · 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: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) a file named final2
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) one font throughout (c) mixed date formats (d) never proofreading
4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) one font throughout (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
9. 9.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
12. 12.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a small style choice (c) a false claim (d) a good idea
13. 13.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
16. 16.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a file named final2 (c) never proofreading (d) saving as PDF
18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
23. 23.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) saving as PDF
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) same date format
31. 31.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
32. 32.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
36. 36.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
38. 38.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
40. 40.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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