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Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 979 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
  2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
  4. 4.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a website for our club
  5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  6. 6.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  8. 8.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
  10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  11. 11.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) an email ID (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 10 board: 88%
  13. 13.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a mobile number (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) eco club member
  14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
  15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
  16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
  17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
  19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
  20. 20.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
  22. 22.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
  27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your passwords (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
  30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  31. 31.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) spreadsheets (basic)
  33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
  35. 35.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
  36. 36.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) built a rain gauge model
  38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
  39. 39.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) a mobile number (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) school football team
  40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it

Answer key

  1. a party selfie
  2. education
  3. made-up marks
  4. a website for our club
  5. leave it out
  6. False
  7. leave it out
  8. False
  9. skills
  10. leave it out
  11. False
  12. Class 10 board: 88%
  13. eco club member
  14. education
  15. skills
  16. contact details
  17. projects
  18. projects you did
  19. projects you did
  20. True
  21. activities
  22. True
  23. include it
  24. include it
  25. leave it out
  26. languages you know
  27. include it
  28. your passwords
  29. your passwords
  30. leave it out
  31. False
  32. spreadsheets (basic)
  33. projects
  34. skills like typing
  35. a short summary of you
  36. False
  37. a mobile number
  38. made-up marks
  39. typing 40 words a minute
  40. include it

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