Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 836 · 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) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
2. 2.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
7. 7.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
8. 8.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) your city and PIN code (c) school football team (d) a survey of 50 shops
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
13. 13.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
14. 14.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
16. 16.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
17. 17.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
18. 18.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) school football team (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) typing 40 words a minute
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
23. 23.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
29. 29.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a website for our club (c) an email ID (d) your city and PIN code
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
35. 35.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) your city and PIN code
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) languages you know
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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