Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 128 · 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: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) your city and PIN code
6. 6.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
7. 7.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a website for our club
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) eco club member (d) a mobile number
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
16. 16.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
17. 17.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
18. 18.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
25. 25.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
30. 30.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code

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