New gradsDec 1, 2025·5 min read
Your first-ever resume, with no work history
No jobs yet doesn't mean no material. School, projects, and part-time work all count when you frame them.
Everything is experience
Class projects, a robotics club, a part-time retail job, tutoring — each shows something. Reliability, teamwork and initiative come through in how you describe them.
Projects lead
One project you can explain end-to-end beats a list of coursework. What did you build, what did it do, who used it — treat it like a job entry.
Education up top
Until you have roles, your school, relevant courses and any honours carry the page. That order flips the moment you have your first job.
One page, confident
You are not expected to have a decade of experience — one tight, well-organised page reads as someone who knows how to present themselves.