Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 642 · 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 of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) a website for our club (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
2. 2.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) a website for our club (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
10. 10.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a mobile number (d) spreadsheets (basic)
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
15. 15.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 10 board: 88%
25. 25.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) debate club secretary
26. 26.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
30. 30.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) your city and PIN code (d) a mobile number
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks

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