Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 939 · 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: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
4. 4.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) debate club secretary (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 10 board: 88%
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
12. 12.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
17. 17.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) your city and PIN code (c) B.Com first year (d) debate club secretary
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
20. 20.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) school football team (d) spreadsheets (basic)
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) an email ID (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a survey of 50 shops
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
27. 27.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) one page
28. 28.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
39. 39.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks

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