Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 537 · 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) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
3. 3.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
5. 5.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
7. 7.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) five pages
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) eco club member (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
19. 19.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
24. 24.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) an email ID (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 10 board: 88%
27. 27.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
37. 37.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students