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Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 599 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a mobile number
  3. a long life story
  4. include it
  5. skills like typing
  6. a party selfie
  7. leave it out
  8. languages you know
  9. True
  10. your passwords
  11. projects
  12. True
  13. projects
  14. your bank details
  15. your Aadhaar number
  16. school football team
  17. spreadsheets (basic)
  18. False
  19. typing 40 words a minute
  20. your Aadhaar number
  21. include it
  22. leave it out
  23. projects and activities
  24. True
  25. False
  26. Class 12 (Science), 2026
  27. True
  28. one page
  29. your phone and email
  30. an email ID
  31. Class 10 board: 88%
  32. your siblings’ marks
  33. be ready to explain it
  34. clubs and activities
  35. B.Com first year
  36. a party selfie
  37. awards and prizes
  38. a long life story
  39. your passwords
  40. activities

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