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Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 388 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a website for our club (d) debate club secretary
  3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  4. 4.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) a survey of 50 shops
  7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
  8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
  9. 9.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) your city and PIN code (c) built a rain gauge model (d) typing 40 words a minute
  10. 10.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
  12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
  13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
  14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
  15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) school football team (c) a mobile number (d) a website for our club
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
  17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
  18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
  21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  23. 23.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
  24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
  25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
  27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
  28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
  29. 29.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) eco club member (d) B.Com first year
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes
  31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
  32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
  33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
  34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
  35. 35.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
  38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
  40. 40.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages

Answer key

  1. leave it out
  2. a website for our club
  3. leave it out
  4. False
  5. True
  6. Class 10 board: 88%
  7. your siblings’ marks
  8. clubs and activities
  9. typing 40 words a minute
  10. False
  11. languages you know
  12. education
  13. skills
  14. school and marks
  15. school football team
  16. a long life story
  17. education
  18. leave it out
  19. leave it out
  20. skills
  21. leave it out
  22. include it
  23. be ready to explain it
  24. volunteer work
  25. include it
  26. a long life story
  27. a party selfie
  28. contact details
  29. B.Com first year
  30. made-up marks
  31. your phone and email
  32. activities
  33. your Aadhaar number
  34. projects you did
  35. False
  36. include it
  37. activities
  38. leave it out
  39. languages you know
  40. one page

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