Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 983 · 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: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
2. 2.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) ten pages
6. 6.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) B.Com first year
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
14. 14.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 10 board: 88%
16. 16.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
17. 17.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
27. 27.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
29. 29.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) your city and PIN code
30. 30.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
36. 36.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) B.Com first year (d) debate club secretary
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie

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