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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 563 · 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.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) a teacher’s check (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
  2. 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
  3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a sensible file name (c) same date format (d) mixed date formats
  8. 8.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) copying a friend’s CV
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
  11. 11.🚫 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
  12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  14. 14.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  17. 17.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it is longer (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
  20. 20.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) same date format (d) adding fake prizes
  23. 23.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
  27. 27.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  33. 33.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a sensible file name
  36. 36.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
  37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
  40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague

Answer key

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

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