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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 334 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) mixed date formats
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
  3. 3.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  5. 5.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
  7. 7.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
  8. 8.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
  10. 10.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  12. 12.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
  13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  16. 16.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
  19. 19.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
  21. 21.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  24. 24.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  28. 28.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  30. 30.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
  32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) one font throughout
  35. 35.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
  36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
  38. 38.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) same date format

Answer key

  1. checking every number
  2. copying a friend’s CV
  3. False
  4. a good résumé habit
  5. Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  6. a file named final2
  7. it looks neat and clear
  8. False
  9. a sensible file name
  10. True
  11. too casual
  12. you lose their trust
  13. too vague
  14. a spelling mistake
  15. a poor résumé habit
  16. True
  17. too casual
  18. a teacher’s check
  19. False
  20. tiny 8-point text
  21. False
  22. False
  23. a good résumé habit
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a good résumé habit
  27. a poor résumé habit
  28. False
  29. too vague
  30. True
  31. a teacher’s check
  32. a good résumé habit
  33. a spelling mistake
  34. one font throughout
  35. reading it aloud once
  36. one font throughout
  37. saving as PDF
  38. True
  39. False
  40. same date format

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