Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 411 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) clubs and activities
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 10 board: 88%
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
11. 11.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
13. 13.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
14. 14.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) eco club member (c) an email ID (d) spreadsheets (basic)
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
16. 16.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) an email ID (c) your city and PIN code (d) a survey of 50 shops
23. 23.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
30. 30.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
35. 35.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) basic HTML and CSS
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes

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