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Recent Graduate resume example

A graduate resume bridges study and work. Lead with your degree and the projects, internships and leadership that prove you can do the job, and use the language of the roles you are applying for.

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Recent Graduate resume summary example

Marketing graduate (First Class) with a year’s placement in digital marketing. Ran paid social campaigns with a 3.6× return, and led a student society to its largest-ever membership. Looking for a graduate marketing role.

Notice the pattern: title and years of experience, then the strongest result with a number. See more in resume summary examples.

Experience bullet examples for a recent graduate

  • Managed £40K of paid social spend across Meta and TikTok at a 3.6× return on ad spend
  • Wrote and scheduled 200+ posts and 18 email campaigns; email open rate rose from 21% to 29%
  • Built a weekly performance dashboard in Looker Studio used by the head of marketing
  • Signed up 600+ students to the app through campus events and social content

Each bullet starts with an action verb and ends with a result. That is what separates an achievement from a job description.

Skills for a recent graduate resume

Paid social (Meta, TikTok)Email marketingContent creationLooker StudioCanvaCopywritingMarket researchGoogle Analytics 4

Keywords that appear in recent graduate job postings

Applicant tracking systems match your resume against the posting. These terms recur in real recent graduate listings — use the ones that are true for you, in the posting’s own wording.

graduatemarketinginternshipplacementcommunicationteamworksocial mediaanalyticsresearchproject managementpresentationleadership

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Tips for writing a recent graduate resume

  1. A placement or internship is real experience — describe it with results.
  2. Use the exact job title you are applying for in your headline.
  3. Society leadership shows initiative; give it numbers like any job.

Questions

What skills should I put on a recent graduate resume?

List the specific skills the job posting asks for that you genuinely have. For recent graduate roles, common ones include Paid social (Meta, TikTok), Email marketing, Content creation, Looker Studio, Canva, Copywriting, Market research, Google Analytics 4.

How long should a recent graduate resume be?

One page for most candidates. Two pages only if you have many years of directly relevant experience and every line earns its place.

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