Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 507 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
2. 2.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) school football team
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) projects you did
6. 6.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) eco club member (c) built a rain gauge model (d) B.Com first year
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) B.Com first year
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
27. 27.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
28. 28.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
31. 31.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) ten pages
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes

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