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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 43 · 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: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) tiny 8-point text (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
  4. 4.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) add more words
  5. 5.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  7. 7.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) checking every number
  9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
  11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  12. 12.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
  13. 13.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  15. 15.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it looks neat and clear (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
  17. 17.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
  21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  22. 22.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a sensible file name (d) mixed date formats
  27. 27.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) same date format (c) a sensible file name (d) tiny 8-point text
  30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  31. 31.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
  32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  33. 33.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a sensible file name (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
  34. 34.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) tiny 8-point text (c) five font styles (d) copying a friend’s CV
  37. 37.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) mixed date formats (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
  39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) tiny 8-point text

Answer key

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

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