Resume example · Last updated October 2026
Free student resume example
Whether you are applying for your first internship, a part-time job, or graduate school, our student resume templates are designed to make the most of your education, activities, and early experiences.
Junior in economics targeting a summer analyst internship. Dean’s list, campus job, and 28 volunteer tax returns.
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Alex Rivera
Economics student
Boston, MA · alex.rivera@email.com
Summary
Junior in economics targeting a summer analyst internship. Dean’s list, campus job, and 28 volunteer tax returns.
Skills
Experience
Library assistant · Northeastern University · 2024 — Present
- 12 hrs/week; shelved 200+ items/shift with <1% misfile rate.
- Trained 3 new student workers on the catalog.
Treasurer · Debate Club (40 members) · 2025
- Tracked a $3,200 budget with zero overruns.
Education
B.A. Economics (in progress) — Northeastern University · GPA 3.7
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ATS keywords for students
- coursework
- GPA
- campus job
- leadership
- Microsoft Office
- research
- volunteer
- presentation
- languages
- clubs
Bullet formulas (bad → good)
Skip: Member of a club.
Write: Treasurer for 40-member debate club; tracked $3,200 budget with zero overruns.
Skip: Worked on campus.
Write: Library assistant 12 hrs/week; shelved 200+ items per shift with <1% misfile rate.
Skip: Good student.
Write: Dean’s list 4 semesters; GPA 3.7 in economics.
Skip: Volunteer.
Write: Tax-prep volunteer: 28 returns for first-time filers in spring 2025.
Skip: Research.
Write: Coded 150 survey responses in SPSS for a faculty housing study.
Skip: Leadership.
Write: Orientation leader for 60 incoming students across 3 weekends.
What to skip for this role
- Two pages
- Unrelated hobbies
- Photo (US)
- Objective with no target job
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FAQs
- Education first?
- Yes while you are in school or within a year of graduating.
- One page?
- Always, unless you have unusual research publications.
- Photo?
- Not for US internships.
- GPA?
- Include 3.5+ or if the internship asks.
- GitHub?
- Only for CS/data internships with a real project.
- Projects vs jobs?
- Campus jobs, internships, then projects and clubs.
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