Student and first job resume templates

Resume templates for students, graduates and first jobs, designed to showcase education, projects and volunteering.

Ideal for: Students, graduates, interns and anyone applying for their first role.

Marketing Graduate

jacob.turner@example.com
+44 7700 900156
Leeds, UK
linkedin.com/in/jacobturner

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.

Education

BA (Hons) MarketingSep 2022 – Jun 2026Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds, UK

First Class Honours · Dissertation: “Short-form video and brand recall in Gen Z consumers”

Work Experience

Digital Marketing PlacementJul 2024 – Jun 2025Northbridge RetailLeeds, UK

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

Brand Ambassador (part-time)Sep 2023 – Jun 2024StudentPerksLeeds, UK

Signed up 600+ students to the app through campus events and social content

Volunteering

PresidentMarketing Society

Grew membership from 90 to 260 and secured 4 industry sponsors.

Skills

Paid social (Meta, TikTok) · Email marketing · Content creation · Looker Studio · Figma · Copywriting · Market research · Google Analytics 4

Certifications

Google Analytics CertificationGoogle · 2025

Languages

EnglishNative
SpanishProfessional

Interests

Debate society · Football · Photography · Volunteering

Collegiate

ATS: excellent

Timeless centred layout with small-caps headings. Set in Libre Baskerville.

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Hannah Kim

Administrative Assistant

hannah.kim@example.com
(503) 555-0161
Portland, OR
linkedin.com/in/hannahkim

Summary

Organised administrative assistant with 4 years supporting busy offices in property management and education. I keep schedules, files and supplies running so others can focus, and I like fixing the small processes that waste everyone’s time.

Work Experience

Administrative AssistantMar 2022 – PresentCascade Property ManagementPortland, OR

Support a team of 14 managing 1,800 rental units: scheduling, correspondence, records and invoicing
Answer 60+ calls and emails a day from tenants, owners and contractors
Moved paper lease files to a shared digital system, cutting document search time from minutes to seconds
Process 300+ vendor invoices a month with no late-payment penalties since 2023

Office AssistantAug 2020 – Feb 2022Riverside Community CollegePortland, OR

Managed calendars and room bookings for a department of 30 faculty
Prepared course materials and kept student records accurate and confidential (FERPA)

Education

AA Business AdministrationJun 2020Portland Community CollegePortland, OR

Skills

Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Google Workspace
Scheduling
Data entry (65 WPM)
QuickBooks
Record keeping
Customer service
Office management

Languages

EnglishNative
SpanishProfessional

Interests

Long-distance running
Mentoring
Podcasts
Cooking

Foundation

ATS: excellent

A bright top bar and dotted headings. Designed for a first or early job. Set in Lato.

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Daniel Murphy

Licensed Journeyman Electrician

daniel.murphy@example.com
(412) 555-0150
Pittsburgh, PA

Summary

Licensed journeyman electrician with 8 years in commercial and light-industrial work. Lead small crews on tenant fit-outs, service upgrades and controls, with zero lost-time incidents and inspections passed first time.

Work Experience

Journeyman ElectricianMay 2020 – PresentThree Rivers ElectricPittsburgh, PA

Lead crews of 2–4 on commercial fit-outs up to 60,000 sq ft, from rough-in to final inspection
Installed and upgraded services up to 2,000 A, including switchgear and panelboards
Passed 95% of inspections first time; zero lost-time incidents in 6 years
Read and marked up drawings, ordered materials and mentored 3 apprentices

Apprentice ElectricianJun 2016 – Apr 2020Allegheny Electrical ContractorsPittsburgh, PA

Completed 8,000 hours across residential, commercial and industrial projects
Installed conduit, cable tray, lighting and motor controls under journeyman supervision

Education

Electrical Apprenticeship ProgramApr 2020IBEW Local 5 / JATCPittsburgh, PA

Skills

NEC code
Commercial wiring
Service upgrades
Conduit bending
Motor controls
Troubleshooting
Blueprint reading
Crew leadership
OSHA 30

Certifications

Journeyman Electrician LicenseCity of Pittsburgh · 2020
OSHA 30-Hour ConstructionOSHA · 2023

Languages

EnglishNative
SpanishProfessional

Interests

Woodworking
Fishing
Motorcycles
Coaching youth sport

Fieldnote

ATS: excellent

Friendly and well organised, so education and activities shine. Set in Karla.

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Ava Mitchell

Economics Student · University of Michigan

ava.mitchell@example.com
(734) 555-0118
Ann Arbor, MI
linkedin.com/in/avamitchell

Summary

Third-year economics student with a minor in data science, looking for a summer internship in business analytics. Comfortable with Excel, Python and SQL, and experienced in turning survey data into clear recommendations.

Education

BA Economics, Minor in Data ScienceSep 2023 – May 2027University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

GPA 3.7 / 4.0 · Relevant coursework: Econometrics, Statistics, Data Structures, Microeconomics

Work Experience

Student Research AssistantSep 2025 – PresentDepartment of Economics, University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

Clean and analyse survey data on student spending for a faculty research project (n = 2,400)
Built charts in Python used in a working paper and a conference presentation

Barista (part-time)Sep 2024 – Aug 2025Bluebird CoffeeAnn Arbor, MI

Worked 15 hours a week alongside full-time studies; trained 4 new team members

Projects

Campus Food Price IndexClass project

Tracked prices at 12 campus outlets for a semester and presented findings to student government, which used them in a dining-plan review.

Volunteering

TreasurerEconomics Society

Manage a $6,000 annual budget and organise 3 speaker events per term.

Skills

Excel
Python (pandas)
SQL
Data visualisation
Survey analysis
Presentations
Teamwork

Languages

EnglishNative
SpanishProfessional

Interests

Debate society
Football
Photography
Volunteering

Choosing a student & first job template

With little work history, lead with what you do have: education, projects, part-time jobs, volunteering and skills. Put Education first, describe projects like jobs (what you did, what came of it), and keep it to one page.

Questions

Are these student & first job resume templates free?

Yes. Every template is free, with unlimited PDF downloads and no watermark. You do not need an account.

Can I switch to another template after filling in my resume?

Yes. Your content is stored separately from the design, so switching template takes one click and never loses anything you typed.

Do these templates work for A4 and US Letter?

Every template supports both page sizes. Choose the size in the Design panel; we default to the one used where you live.

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