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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 472 · 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.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  2. 2.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  4. 4.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you get promoted
  5. 5.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
  7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  9. 9.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  11. 11.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
  17. 17.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  19. 19.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  21. 21.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) trust the first draft (c) add more words (d) proofread, ask someone
  22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) five font styles
  23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) five font styles (d) mixed date formats
  24. 24.🚫 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
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) reading it aloud once (c) checking every number (d) a sensible file name
  26. 26.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  28. 28.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  30. 30.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) a teacher’s check
  33. 33.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) same date format
  37. 37.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  39. 39.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit

Answer key

  1. a poor résumé habit
  2. False
  3. a good résumé habit
  4. you lose their trust
  5. True
  6. a sensible file name
  7. too casual
  8. a spelling mistake
  9. False
  10. a good résumé habit
  11. True
  12. a spelling mistake
  13. True
  14. too casual
  15. a poor résumé habit
  16. a teacher’s check
  17. True
  18. a good résumé habit
  19. False
  20. too vague
  21. proofread, ask someone
  22. saving as PDF
  23. one font throughout
  24. a false claim
  25. mixed date formats
  26. False
  27. a poor résumé habit
  28. False
  29. a poor résumé habit
  30. False
  31. a sensible file name
  32. adding fake prizes
  33. False
  34. False
  35. Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  36. copying a friend’s CV
  37. True
  38. a spelling mistake
  39. True
  40. a good résumé habit

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