Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 435 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
2. 2.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
6. 6.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) change the subject
13. 13.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
22. 22.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
25. 25.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) B.Com first year (d) spreadsheets (basic)
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) school football team (c) a mobile number (d) Class 10 board: 88%
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
31. 31.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
32. 32.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) school football team (d) an email ID
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code
40. 40.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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