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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 372 · 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.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  3. 3.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) one font throughout (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
  5. 5.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) never proofreading
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) a sensible file name
  9. 9.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
  11. 11.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it hides gaps (d) it is longer
  12. 12.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  15. 15.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) reading it aloud once (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
  17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  19. 19.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
  25. 25.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  31. 31.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) same date format
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) checking every number
  36. 36.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
  40. 40.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. too vague
  3. Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  4. mixed date formats
  5. a teacher’s check
  6. one font throughout
  7. copying a friend’s CV
  8. adding fake prizes
  9. False
  10. reading it aloud once
  11. it looks neat and clear
  12. False
  13. False
  14. too casual
  15. you lose their trust
  16. reading it aloud once
  17. a poor résumé habit
  18. a good résumé habit
  19. False
  20. True
  21. False
  22. a good résumé habit
  23. too casual
  24. never proofreading
  25. False
  26. a poor résumé habit
  27. too vague
  28. a spelling mistake
  29. a poor résumé habit
  30. too vague
  31. False
  32. False
  33. too casual
  34. five font styles
  35. a file named final2
  36. True
  37. False
  38. False
  39. tiny 8-point text
  40. True

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