Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 317 · 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 siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
3. 3.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) your city and PIN code
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a website for our club (d) a survey of 50 shops
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
17. 17.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) eco club member (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) spreadsheets (basic)
20. 20.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) your city and PIN code (d) spreadsheets (basic)
23. 23.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a mobile number (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) basic HTML and CSS
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) eco club member
30. 30.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) built a rain gauge model
31. 31.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a mobile number (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) built a rain gauge model
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
36. 36.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
38. 38.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
39. 39.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks

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