Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 284 · 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: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
5. 5.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) deny it
6. 6.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
9. 9.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) your city and PIN code (c) a mobile number (d) a website for our club
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
13. 13.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a website for our club (c) an email ID (d) spreadsheets (basic)
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
24. 24.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
25. 25.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a survey of 50 shops
26. 26.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a website for our club (c) school football team (d) a survey of 50 shops
27. 27.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) your city and PIN code (c) eco club member (d) built a rain gauge model
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
33. 33.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
35. 35.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
38. 38.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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