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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 743 · 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 of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) mixed date formats (b) a teacher’s check (c) one font throughout (d) a sensible file name
  2. 2.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) mixed date formats (c) a file named final2 (d) one font throughout
  4. 4.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  8. 8.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
  10. 10.🚫 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) copying a friend’s CV
  12. 12.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a sensible file name (c) checking every number (d) tiny 8-point text
  14. 14.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you get a bonus (c) you lose their trust (d) nothing happens
  15. 15.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) a teacher’s check (c) a file named final2 (d) same date format
  17. 17.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  19. 19.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) proofread, ask someone (d) trust the first draft
  21. 21.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) five font styles (c) one font throughout (d) a file named final2
  23. 23.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) five font styles (c) adding fake prizes (d) a file named final2
  25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  26. 26.True or false: “Did many activities” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  29. 29.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) tiny 8-point text (c) a teacher’s check (d) adding fake prizes
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
  34. 34.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) same date format (d) tiny 8-point text
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) checking every number (c) five font styles (d) reading it aloud once
  38. 38.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) tiny 8-point text
  40. 40.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it hides gaps (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it is longer

Answer key

  1. mixed date formats
  2. a poor résumé habit
  3. one font throughout
  4. True
  5. False
  6. a poor résumé habit
  7. a spelling mistake
  8. True
  9. too vague
  10. a false claim
  11. saving as PDF
  12. True
  13. tiny 8-point text
  14. you lose their trust
  15. True
  16. a file named final2
  17. False
  18. a spelling mistake
  19. False
  20. proofread, ask someone
  21. too casual
  22. one font throughout
  23. Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  24. a teacher’s check
  25. too vague
  26. False
  27. True
  28. too vague
  29. True
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a teacher’s check
  33. mixed date formats
  34. False
  35. False
  36. same date format
  37. five font styles
  38. a poor résumé habit
  39. same date format
  40. it looks neat and clear

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