Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 132 · 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.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) a mobile number (c) a website for our club (d) an email ID
2. 2.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
5. 5.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
9. 9.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
10. 10.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) languages you know
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a website for our club (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
20. 20.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
27. 27.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
31. 31.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
34. 34.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) one page
37. 37.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) debate club secretary
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
40. 40.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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