Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 616 · 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) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
4. 4.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) basic HTML and CSS
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 10 board: 88%
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) debate club secretary (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
17. 17.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
23. 23.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
27. 27.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
29. 29.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) ten pages
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) eco club member (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) B.Com first year (d) a mobile number
38. 38.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 10 board: 88%

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