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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 346 · 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.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a small style choice (d) a false claim
  2. 2.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
  4. 4.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
  6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  7. 7.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) five font styles
  8. 8.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) tiny 8-point text
  10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) same date format
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
  15. 15.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
  20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  21. 21.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) add more words (d) trust the first draft
  22. 22.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  27. 27.📅 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
  28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  30. 30.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) reading it aloud once (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
  32. 32.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  35. 35.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  37. 37.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once

Answer key

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

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