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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 611 · 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 looks neat and clear (d) it is a law
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
  3. 3.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  5. 5.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
  7. 7.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) a file named final2 (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) five font styles
  10. 10.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you lose their trust (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you get a bonus
  11. 11.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) never proofreading (d) adding fake prizes
  12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
  15. 15.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a false claim (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
  16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  18. 18.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
  19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) saving as PDF (c) one font throughout (d) never proofreading
  21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  22. 22.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  24. 24.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) mixed date formats (c) a sensible file name (d) copying a friend’s CV
  26. 26.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a teacher’s check (c) tiny 8-point text (d) checking every number
  29. 29.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  33. 33.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
  36. 36.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
  38. 38.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) a teacher’s check (d) tiny 8-point text
  40. 40.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. it looks neat and clear
  2. copying a friend’s CV
  3. True
  4. a spelling mistake
  5. a poor résumé habit
  6. saving as PDF
  7. False
  8. a good résumé habit
  9. one font throughout
  10. you lose their trust
  11. a sensible file name
  12. too vague
  13. False
  14. a file named final2
  15. a false claim
  16. a poor résumé habit
  17. a spelling mistake
  18. Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  19. a spelling mistake
  20. never proofreading
  21. a spelling mistake
  22. True
  23. a poor résumé habit
  24. False
  25. a sensible file name
  26. False
  27. False
  28. tiny 8-point text
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a good résumé habit
  33. False
  34. False
  35. same date format
  36. False
  37. five font styles
  38. False
  39. a teacher’s check
  40. False

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