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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 907 · 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: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  3. 3.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) a file named final2 (d) adding fake prizes
  4. 4.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) never proofreading (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) tiny 8-point text (d) reading it aloud once
  5. 5.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never proofreading (b) reading it aloud once (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a file named final2
  9. 9.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a sensible file name? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  10. 10.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  11. 11.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) same date format (d) reading it aloud once
  13. 13.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) nothing happens (c) you lose their trust (d) you get a bonus
  15. 15.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (d) asdfgh.pdf
  16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a file named final2? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) a file named final2 (d) a teacher’s check
  18. 18.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) copying a friend’s CV
  20. 20.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) same date format (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
  22. 22.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) one font throughout (c) five font styles (d) adding fake prizes
  24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  25. 25.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  26. 26.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) tiny 8-point text (c) never proofreading (d) a file named final2
  28. 28.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  32. 32.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) never re-read (c) trust the first draft (d) proofread, ask someone
  33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  35. 35.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: copying a friend’s CV? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  40. 40.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a spelling mistake
  3. a teacher’s check
  4. reading it aloud once
  5. False
  6. True
  7. too casual
  8. reading it aloud once
  9. a good résumé habit
  10. too casual
  11. a poor résumé habit
  12. a file named final2
  13. False
  14. you lose their trust
  15. Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  16. a poor résumé habit
  17. a file named final2
  18. True
  19. checking every number
  20. a spelling mistake
  21. tiny 8-point text
  22. a good résumé habit
  23. one font throughout
  24. a good résumé habit
  25. a poor résumé habit
  26. too vague
  27. a sensible file name
  28. True
  29. False
  30. True
  31. too casual
  32. proofread, ask someone
  33. a good résumé habit
  34. a spelling mistake
  35. a poor résumé habit
  36. too casual
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a poor résumé habit
  40. True

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