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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 521 · 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.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it hides gaps (c) it is a law (d) it looks neat and clear
  2. 2.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  5. 5.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  6. 6.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  8. 8.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) mixed date formats
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
  12. 12.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) myfile(3).pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
  13. 13.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) five font styles
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) a sensible file name
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) checking every number
  17. 17.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  18. 18.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  21. 21.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  24. 24.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) a teacher’s check
  26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) same date format
  28. 28.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  30. 30.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) never proofreading
  33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  34. 34.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) a sensible file name
  36. 36.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) checking every number (c) a file named final2 (d) never proofreading
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
  40. 40.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. it looks neat and clear
  2. False
  3. False
  4. a poor résumé habit
  5. too casual
  6. False
  7. a good résumé habit
  8. True
  9. saving as PDF
  10. reading it aloud once
  11. saving as PDF
  12. Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  13. a teacher’s check
  14. five font styles
  15. five font styles
  16. mixed date formats
  17. a good résumé habit
  18. True
  19. False
  20. too vague
  21. False
  22. a spelling mistake
  23. a poor résumé habit
  24. a false claim
  25. copying a friend’s CV
  26. too casual
  27. same date format
  28. True
  29. too vague
  30. True
  31. a poor résumé habit
  32. a sensible file name
  33. a good résumé habit
  34. same date format
  35. mixed date formats
  36. True
  37. False
  38. checking every number
  39. a file named final2
  40. False

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