Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 77 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
2. 2.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a survey of 50 shops
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
5. 5.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
7. 7.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
17. 17.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
19. 19.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
30. 30.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) your city and PIN code (d) B.Com first year
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) debate club secretary (c) a mobile number (d) eco club member
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes

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