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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 175 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
  4. 4.🚫 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
  5. 5.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
  8. 8.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
  9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
  12. 12.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) tiny 8-point text
  15. 15.⚠️ 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
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) reading it aloud once (d) mixed date formats
  17. 17.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
  20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  22. 22.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  25. 25.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) copying a friend’s CV
  27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  28. 28.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) checking every number (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
  32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  33. 33.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) one font throughout
  36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  37. 37.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
  39. 39.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law

Answer key

  1. a poor résumé habit
  2. too vague
  3. a sensible file name
  4. a false claim
  5. False
  6. too vague
  7. tiny 8-point text
  8. Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  9. a poor résumé habit
  10. copying a friend’s CV
  11. checking every number
  12. False
  13. too casual
  14. reading it aloud once
  15. you lose their trust
  16. mixed date formats
  17. True
  18. a spelling mistake
  19. reading it aloud once
  20. a spelling mistake
  21. a good résumé habit
  22. False
  23. a poor résumé habit
  24. too casual
  25. False
  26. copying a friend’s CV
  27. a spelling mistake
  28. False
  29. a good résumé habit
  30. a good résumé habit
  31. checking every number
  32. a poor résumé habit
  33. True
  34. False
  35. adding fake prizes
  36. a good résumé habit
  37. True
  38. a teacher’s check
  39. False
  40. it looks neat and clear

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