Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 866 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
2. 2.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a website for our club (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) debate club secretary
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
10. 10.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) a mobile number (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) debate club secretary
12. 12.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
13. 13.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
19. 19.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) your city and PIN code (d) a website for our club
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
27. 27.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
31. 31.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) your city and PIN code (d) a survey of 50 shops
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details

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