Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 252 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
2. 2.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
4. 4.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) your city and PIN code (d) built a rain gauge model
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) your city and PIN code (d) eco club member
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
8. 8.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
10. 10.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
20. 20.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) B.Com first year
22. 22.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
27. 27.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
36. 36.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
38. 38.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) Class 10 board: 88%
39. 39.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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