Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 123 · 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.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your Aadhaar number
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
19. 19.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) made-up marks
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes

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