Students and early career
Student resume example
A student resume leads with what you have: education, projects, part time work and activities. This example puts education first, turns coursework and a part time job into real evidence, and fits comfortably on one page.
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Student resume summary examples
Two or three sentences at the top of your resume that say who you are, what you’re good at and what you’ve achieved. Pick the one closest to your level and swap in your own facts.
Hard working high school senior with a part time job, a place on the varsity soccer team and a 3.8 GPA. Looking for a summer role where I can learn and contribute.
Third year business student seeking a marketing internship. Led a 300 person pricing study for a course project and promoted to shift lead in a part time job within six months.
Recent marketing graduate with two internships in social media and analytics. Comfortable with Excel, Google Analytics and presenting findings to managers.
More in the guide: how to write a resume summary.
Bullet points for a student resume
Strong bullets start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a result someone can measure. Use these as patterns, with your own numbers.
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- Promoted from crew member to shift lead in six months
- Led shifts of four staff while studying full time
- Surveyed 300 students for a pricing study adopted by the student union
- Grew a nonprofit's Instagram from 800 to 3,200 followers
- Created a checklist that cut opening time by 20 minutes
- Organised a charity event that raised $4,500
- Tutored 10 first year students in statistics each semester
- Kept a 3.7 GPA while working 15 hours a week
Skills to put on a student resume
Tracking systems match your resume against the words in the job posting, so list the skills you really have using the posting’s own terms. Hard skills belong in a skills section; show soft skills through your bullet points.
Hard skills
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- Canva
- Google Analytics
- Social media
- Survey design
- Data entry
- Public speaking
- Research
Soft skills
- Quick learner
- Time management
- Reliability
- Teamwork
- Initiative
- Communication
How to write a student resume
01
Put education first
Without much work history, your degree, grades and relevant coursework are your strongest section. Lead with them.
02
Treat projects and part time jobs as experience
A course project with real results or a promotion at a part time job is evidence of what you can do. Write bullets for them the same way.
03
Keep it to one page
One page is right for almost every student. Cut high school details once you're at university.
04
Check what a tracking system sees
Before you apply, run your finished resume through the free ATS resume checker to see the exact text a parser pulls out, and fix anything that comes out scrambled.
Tailor it to each student job
Paste a job posting into Sembis to see which of its keywords your resume is missing, and let AI suggest rewrites you approve one by one.
