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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 163 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
  3. 3.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  5. 5.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
  8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  9. 9.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
  11. 11.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
  12. 12.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
  15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  16. 16.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a small style choice (c) a typing error (d) a good idea
  17. 17.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  21. 21.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) same date format (d) a file named final2
  25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
  28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) mixed date formats
  30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  31. 31.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) same date format
  35. 35.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it hides gaps (d) it looks neat and clear
  36. 36.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) mixed date formats (d) one font throughout
  38. 38.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading

Answer key

  1. too casual
  2. never proofreading
  3. False
  4. a poor résumé habit
  5. True
  6. False
  7. a sensible file name
  8. too casual
  9. True
  10. tiny 8-point text
  11. Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  12. False
  13. True
  14. copying a friend’s CV
  15. a good résumé habit
  16. a false claim
  17. True
  18. False
  19. False
  20. too vague
  21. False
  22. a spelling mistake
  23. reading it aloud once
  24. same date format
  25. a spelling mistake
  26. too vague
  27. copying a friend’s CV
  28. a poor résumé habit
  29. mixed date formats
  30. a spelling mistake
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a poor résumé habit
  34. five font styles
  35. it looks neat and clear
  36. True
  37. one font throughout
  38. False
  39. too casual
  40. checking every number

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