Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 737 · 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.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) your city and PIN code
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
12. 12.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) change the subject
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
15. 15.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
17. 17.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) one page (d) half a line
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
29. 29.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) B.Com first year (d) debate club secretary
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
31. 31.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
33. 33.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
35. 35.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
37. 37.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
39. 39.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) school football team (c) eco club member (d) typing 40 words a minute
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects

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