Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 710 · 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) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
2. 2.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
3. 3.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) basic HTML and CSS
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
7. 7.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a mobile number (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
10. 10.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) B.Com first year (c) a website for our club (d) school football team
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a website for our club (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
18. 18.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
25. 25.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
31. 31.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
33. 33.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
35. 35.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
37. 37.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
40. 40.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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