When you have little work experience, what you studied and what you built matter most. These templates put education and projects before experience, so a recruiter sees your strongest evidence first.
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Verdant Chronicle
Single column
Colour band with contact details stacked on the right, headings followed by a rule to the margin, dates in a left column and dash bullets.
Velvet Trail
Single column
Job title set above the name, headings on a colour tab with a rule, dates in a left column and short rule bullets.
Walnut Arch
Single column
Centred name on a full-width tinted band, a small square marker before headings, dates before the job title and small square bullets.
Dawn Folio
Single column
Tinted panel behind the name block, a corner bracket around headings, a vertical timeline and small dot bullets.
Nimbus Keel
Single column
Contact details in a second column behind a fine rule, a short heavy bar above headings, dates in a left column and small disc bullets.
Larch Frame
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Centred name between two rules, a short heavy bar above headings, employer set small above the job title and round bullets.
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What to include
- Education: degree, institution and graduation date (or expected date). Add grades only if they help.
- Projects: coursework, a final-year project or something you built on your own. Say what you did and what the result was.
- Experience: internships, part-time jobs and volunteering all count. Use short bullet points that start with a verb.
- Skills: tools and methods you have actually used, grouped so they are easy to scan.
Keep it to one page
One page is usually enough for a graduate resume. The builder shows page breaks live, so you can see when you run over. Our guide for students and freshers has more on describing projects honestly.
Turning study into evidence
A project or a part-time job can show the same things an employer looks for in experience: that you can finish work, learn tools quickly and work with other people. Describe what you did, the tools you used and what changed as a result, in one or two lines each.
Questions
What if I have no work experience at all?
Lead with education and projects, then add volunteering, societies, competitions or caring responsibilities that show what you can do. Leave out the experience section rather than padding it.
Should I include my grades?
Include them when they are strong or when the advert asks for them. Otherwise the degree, institution and dates are enough.
Do I need a summary?
A two-line summary naming the kind of role you want helps a recruiter place you. Keep it specific to the jobs you apply for.
How to use these templates
- Pick a layout in the browser above. It opens in the builder with your own details, or with fictional sample text you replace.
- Switch freely. Your text stays the same when you change template, so you can compare a few.
- Run the ATS-readiness check in the builder before you download.
- Download the PDF for US$1 when you are happy with it. Editing and previewing are free.