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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 376 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) mixed date formats
  4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
  5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  6. 6.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
  9. 9.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) add more words
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
  11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) mixed date formats (d) tiny 8-point text
  14. 14.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  16. 16.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  18. 18.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) a file named final2
  20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
  21. 21.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
  25. 25.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  27. 27.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a typing error (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
  31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  32. 32.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) you get promoted
  33. 33.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text
  35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  36. 36.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
  39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  40. 40.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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