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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 647 · 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.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) copying a friend’s CV
  3. 3.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  5. 5.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) final_final2.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
  6. 6.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) never proofreading (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
  8. 8.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) copying a friend’s CV
  11. 11.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) nothing happens (d) you lose their trust
  13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a typing error
  15. 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) adding fake prizes (c) a teacher’s check (d) a sensible file name
  17. 17.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) saving as PDF
  21. 21.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  22. 22.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it looks neat and clear (b) it hides gaps (c) it is longer (d) it is a law
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) saving as PDF (c) a teacher’s check (d) five font styles
  24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  26. 26.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) proofread, ask someone (c) trust the first draft (d) never re-read
  27. 27.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
  30. 30.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  32. 32.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  35. 35.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a sensible file name (c) a file named final2 (d) reading it aloud once
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) saving as PDF (c) never proofreading (d) mixed date formats
  39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  40. 40.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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