Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 136 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
6. 6.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) debate club secretary (d) an email ID
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
13. 13.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
14. 14.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
16. 16.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
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 goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
29. 29.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
31. 31.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
34. 34.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
37. 37.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs

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