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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 570 · 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 file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
  2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  4. 4.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  6. 6.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a typing error
  9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  11. 11.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) a file named final2 (d) a sensible file name
  13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “Helped in some events” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
  19. 19.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
  21. 21.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  23. 23.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
  26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) a teacher’s check
  29. 29.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
  30. 30.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) tiny 8-point text
  33. 33.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) never re-read (b) add more words (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
  34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  35. 35.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) same date format
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a sensible file name (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
  40. 40.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles

Answer key

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

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