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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 116 · 40 questions
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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).

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  1. 1.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
  2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  4. 4.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
  6. 6.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
  8. 8.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
  10. 10.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
  11. 11.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a typing error (d) a false claim
  12. 12.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  14. 14.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) one font throughout
  17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  18. 18.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) never proofreading
  21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
  23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  24. 24.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
  27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
  31. 31.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  36. 36.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
  38. 38.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. adding fake prizes
  2. a good résumé habit
  3. too casual
  4. False
  5. checking every number
  6. Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  7. a teacher’s check
  8. saving as PDF
  9. mixed date formats
  10. proofread, ask someone
  11. a false claim
  12. False
  13. too casual
  14. True
  15. copying a friend’s CV
  16. never proofreading
  17. a poor résumé habit
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a sensible file name
  21. a spelling mistake
  22. reading it aloud once
  23. a poor résumé habit
  24. True
  25. True
  26. same date format
  27. a spelling mistake
  28. a good résumé habit
  29. a poor résumé habit
  30. a file named final2
  31. False
  32. a poor résumé habit
  33. a spelling mistake
  34. too vague
  35. too casual
  36. True
  37. adding fake prizes
  38. True
  39. a teacher’s check
  40. True

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