Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 269 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
3. 3.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a mobile number (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 10 board: 88%
9. 9.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) school football team
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) an email ID
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
17. 17.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
19. 19.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) basic HTML and CSS
20. 20.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
23. 23.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) a website for our club (c) debate club secretary (d) B.Com first year
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
28. 28.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
30. 30.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
32. 32.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
35. 35.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
36. 36.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
39. 39.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks

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