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Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 978 · 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: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) same date format
  4. 4.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) checking every number (d) never proofreading
  6. 6.📅 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
  7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  8. 8.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) a teacher’s check (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a sensible file name
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) mixed date formats (d) saving as PDF
  11. 11.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a small style choice
  12. 12.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) final_final2.pdf (b) asdfgh.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
  14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  16. 16.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) reading it aloud once (c) five font styles (d) checking every number
  18. 18.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  19. 19.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
  20. 20.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) never proofreading (c) tiny 8-point text (d) five font styles
  24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  25. 25.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  27. 27.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  31. 31.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) mixed date formats (d) same date format
  33. 33.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
  34. 34.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
  35. 35.True or false: “Good at many things” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) never proofreading (d) a teacher’s check
  38. 38.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
  40. 40.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too vague. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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