Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 584 · 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 Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) school football team (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
6. 6.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) built a rain gauge model
7. 7.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
9. 9.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
10. 10.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) school football team (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) spreadsheets (basic)
13. 13.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) your city and PIN code (d) eco club member
16. 16.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) B.Com first year (c) built a rain gauge model (d) typing 40 words a minute
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
19. 19.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) one page (d) ten pages
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
21. 21.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
28. 28.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a mobile number (c) B.Com first year (d) debate club secretary
29. 29.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
35. 35.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
37. 37.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
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) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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