Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 926 · 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.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
4. 4.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) basic HTML and CSS
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
10. 10.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
11. 11.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) built a rain gauge model (d) basic HTML and CSS
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
15. 15.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
21. 21.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
23. 23.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
28. 28.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) school football team (d) Class 10 board: 88%
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
31. 31.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) built a rain gauge model
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) an email ID (c) B.Com first year (d) school football team
38. 38.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) your city and PIN code (c) an email ID (d) built a rain gauge model
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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