Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 653 · 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.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
4. 4.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) school football team
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know
11. 11.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
14. 14.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) B.Com first year (d) built a rain gauge model
15. 15.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
19. 19.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
20. 20.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
24. 24.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
26. 26.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
28. 28.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes
31. 31.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) basic HTML and CSS
32. 32.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) spreadsheets (basic)
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) volunteer work
36. 36.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) your city and PIN code (d) basic HTML and CSS
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
40. 40.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) ten pages

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