Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 101 · 40 questions

Tip (Show, don’t pad): Include: contact details (mobile, email, city), education and marks, skills, projects, activities and clubs, awards, languages, volunteer work. Leave out: bank details, your Aadhaar number, passwords, party selfies, other people’s marks, long life stories and anything made up. One page, one plain font; be ready to explain every line with a short example.

1. 1.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
2. 2.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
4. 4.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
9. 9.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
11. 11.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a mobile number (d) a survey of 50 shops
12. 12.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) an email ID (d) your city and PIN code
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
17. 17.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a website for our club (d) debate club secretary
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) debate club secretary
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) a party selfie
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
35. 35.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) eco club member (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 10 board: 88%
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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