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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 696 · 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.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  3. 3.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) tiny 8-point text (c) same date format (d) one font throughout
  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: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) mixed date formats (c) a teacher’s check (d) saving as PDF
  9. 9.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a good idea (b) a false claim (c) a typing error (d) a small style choice
  11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  12. 12.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) saving as PDF (c) a file named final2 (d) copying a friend’s CV
  13. 13.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) never proofreading (c) checking every number (d) a file named final2
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) five font styles (d) one font throughout
  18. 18.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  20. 20.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
  23. 23.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  24. 24.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is a law (b) it hides gaps (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer
  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.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  29. 29.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Helped in some events” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  30. 30.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) you lose their trust (c) you get promoted (d) nothing happens
  31. 31.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) checking every number
  34. 34.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  37. 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
  39. 39.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) adding fake prizes
  40. 40.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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