Student resume template: example & tips
For internships and entry-level roles, employers look at what you study, how far along you are and what you have already done in practice. They know experience is limited – they are looking for signs of drive, initiative and relevant focus areas in your coursework, projects and campus involvement.
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Entry Focus
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Education comes first, then internships and projects – exactly the order employers expect from students. The template stays single-column and reads cleanly in the applicant tracking systems of large employers.
Example summary
Your summary sits right below your name. Replace everything in square brackets with your own details.
[Major] student at [university], graduating [month year], with a focus on [area]. Hands-on experience from [internship or campus job] in [field]; skilled in [two or three tools]. Seeking a [summer internship/entry-level role] in [field] starting [date].
What a strong Student resume looks like
Sample bullet points for your experience. Where it says [number], put your own figure – made-up numbers fall apart in the interview.
- Interned in [department] at [company] for [number] weeks: [most important task with result]
- Built an Excel model for the finance team that saved [number] hours of manual reporting per month
- Completed a senior thesis on [topic] in partnership with [company]
- Developed a prototype for [problem] in a semester project with [number] students
- Tutored [number] students per semester in [subject]
- Organized a conference for a student organization with [number] attendees
- Worked [number] hours per week in a campus job while carrying a full course load
Hard skills
- Relevant coursework (e.g. financial accounting, machine learning, UX research)
- Tools from classes and internships (e.g. Excel, Python, SQL, Figma)
- Research and data analysis
- Presenting findings to an audience
- Foreign languages, ideally with study abroad
- Team projects across disciplines
Soft skills – with proof
- Time management alongside classes and a part-time job
- Learning new topics quickly – shown through projects
- Initiative in student organizations or startup projects
- Communication in international teams, e.g. while studying abroad
ATS keywords for Student resumes
Terms that come up often in job ads for this role. Only use what is true for you – ideally in the wording of the ad you are applying to.
- Student
- Internship
- Intern
- Entry-Level
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Coursework
- GPA
- Research
- Team Projects
- Excel
- Leadership
- Student Organization
- Study Abroad
- Graduate
Tips for your Student resume
- Write your degree, school and expected graduation: “B.S. in Computer Science, University of [Name], expected May 2027”. Include your GPA if it’s strong – many advisers say 3.5 or higher.
- Treat projects like jobs: problem, your contribution, result. A well-described class project can show more than a short internship.
- Put relevant coursework in a short line under your degree, chosen for the role you’re applying to.
- Campus jobs unrelated to your field still belong on the page, briefly. They show reliability and explain what you did alongside your studies.
- Tailor the order to the role: for a marketing internship, marketing classes and projects go first; for a finance role, the quantitative ones.
Salary
Pay depends on location, employer, experience and certification – a single number says little. For current figures by occupation, see the Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)