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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 271 · 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? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  3. 3.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
  5. 5.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it hides gaps
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) reading it aloud once
  8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
  11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) never proofreading (d) tiny 8-point text
  12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
  13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  15. 15.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  18. 18.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  22. 22.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
  26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  27. 27.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) mixed date formats (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
  32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
  34. 34.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
  37. 37.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
  40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a file named final2 (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles

Answer key

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

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