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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 711 · 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” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  3. 3.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: one font throughout? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  5. 5.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) saving as PDF (d) a sensible file name
  7. 7.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) never proofreading (c) reading it aloud once (d) same date format
  9. 9.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
  10. 10.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  14. 14.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
  15. 15.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) adding fake prizes (d) reading it aloud once
  17. 17.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
  18. 18.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  19. 19.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) saving as PDF (d) checking every number
  22. 22.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it is longer (d) it looks neat and clear
  23. 23.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) adding fake prizes (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
  27. 27.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a sensible file name (b) a file named final2 (c) checking every number (d) same date format
  29. 29.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) reading it aloud once
  32. 32.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) never proofreading (c) one font throughout (d) mixed date formats
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
  36. 36.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) add more words (c) never re-read (d) proofread, ask someone
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) mixed date formats (c) checking every number (d) a teacher’s check
  38. 38.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  40. 40.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a spelling mistake
  3. a good résumé habit
  4. too vague
  5. False
  6. mixed date formats
  7. False
  8. never proofreading
  9. Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  10. True
  11. False
  12. False
  13. too casual
  14. a false claim
  15. True
  16. reading it aloud once
  17. a spelling mistake
  18. a poor résumé habit
  19. True
  20. too vague
  21. a file named final2
  22. it looks neat and clear
  23. True
  24. a spelling mistake
  25. adding fake prizes
  26. saving as PDF
  27. a poor résumé habit
  28. a file named final2
  29. True
  30. True
  31. reading it aloud once
  32. True
  33. False
  34. one font throughout
  35. checking every number
  36. proofread, ask someone
  37. mixed date formats
  38. True
  39. a poor résumé habit
  40. False

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