Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 861 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) your city and PIN code
3. 3.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
9. 9.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
11. 11.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) eco club member (c) your city and PIN code (d) typing 40 words a minute
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
17. 17.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
18. 18.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
19. 19.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) B.Com first year (c) your city and PIN code (d) a mobile number
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
26. 26.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) your city and PIN code (d) B.Com first year
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
30. 30.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
31. 31.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
32. 32.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) a mobile number (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a survey of 50 shops
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) five pages (d) ten pages

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