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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 322 · 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: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) adding fake prizes
  4. 4.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
  6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  7. 7.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) proofread, ask someone (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
  8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) never proofreading
  10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) same date format (c) five font styles (d) saving as PDF
  12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
  13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  14. 14.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
  16. 16.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
  19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  22. 22.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  25. 25.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
  26. 26.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) a file named final2
  29. 29.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
  31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  33. 33.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  36. 36.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
  37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
  39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague

Answer key

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

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