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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 518 · 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? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a sensible file name (d) same date format
  3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) one font throughout
  4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
  7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) a teacher’s check (c) a sensible file name (d) reading it aloud once
  9. 9.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
  14. 14.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) saving as PDF
  15. 15.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) proofread, ask someone (b) trust the first draft (c) never re-read (d) add more words
  17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) one font throughout (c) a file named final2 (d) checking every number
  19. 19.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
  21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  22. 22.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  24. 24.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
  27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  28. 28.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
  31. 31.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  35. 35.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
  37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a spelling mistake
  2. copying a friend’s CV
  3. one font throughout
  4. a good résumé habit
  5. a spelling mistake
  6. five font styles
  7. a good résumé habit
  8. never proofreading
  9. False
  10. False
  11. a poor résumé habit
  12. too casual
  13. a sensible file name
  14. saving as PDF
  15. True
  16. proofread, ask someone
  17. too vague
  18. a file named final2
  19. same date format
  20. one font throughout
  21. too casual
  22. True
  23. too vague
  24. True
  25. False
  26. a teacher’s check
  27. too vague
  28. False
  29. a spelling mistake
  30. reading it aloud once
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a poor résumé habit
  35. a false claim
  36. same date format
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. True

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