Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 802 · 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 projects section? (a) eco club member (b) a mobile number (c) B.Com first year (d) built a rain gauge model
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) built a rain gauge model
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
12. 12.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) an email ID (c) a website for our club (d) built a rain gauge model
13. 13.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) languages you know (d) a party selfie
16. 16.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
17. 17.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) an email ID (c) B.Com first year (d) built a rain gauge model
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a mobile number (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
20. 20.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
28. 28.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
29. 29.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) basic HTML and CSS
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
36. 36.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
39. 39.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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