What comes first on a student resume?

Your education: it is your main asset while experience is short. Add key subjects, notable projects and honors. Experience (internships, jobs, volunteering) comes next.

How do I write a resume for an apprenticeship?

State in the title the degree you are preparing, the work-study rhythm and the start date: employers check compatibility first. Then show the skills already built in class and in internships that will be useful on the job.

Do summer jobs or babysitting count as experience?

Yes: any work shows reliability, service skills and autonomy. Describe what you did with action verbs (“handled”, “organized”, “managed”) and a result when possible.

What headline for a student resume?

Two or three lines at most: who you are (education), what you are looking for (position, rhythm, dates) and one or two concrete assets. Avoid abstract qualities without proof.

Student resume: internship, apprenticeship or first job (guide)

How should a student resume start?

With a title and a headline that immediately say what you are looking for. The recruiter (or the program manager) must understand in three seconds: who you are, what you are asking for, when you are available.

The title: “Marketing internship — business school student, 6 months, from January” beats “Motivated student”.
The headline: two or three lines — your education, one or two concrete assets, your goal.

Then, education comes before experience: it is your main capital while your professional career is just starting. Detail the major, key subjects, projects and honors.

Apprenticeship, internship, first job: what changes

You are looking for	What the resume must show first
An apprenticeship	The degree you prepare, the school / company rhythm and the start date
An internship	The exact period, the duration and the learning goal
A first job	The skills built in internships and projects, ready to use
A student job	Your availability and your reliability (even short experiences)

For an apprenticeship or work-study program, the rhythm is the first thing employers check: put it in the title. For an internship, state whether it is part of your curriculum and with which school.

How do you fill the page without work experience?

Everything you actually did counts, as long as you describe it with action verbs and, when possible, a result:

Academic projects: “Built an inventory management app in a team of 4 (Python, SQL), graded 17/20”.
Jobs and side gigs: waiter, cashier, babysitting, tutoring — they prove punctuality, service and autonomy.
Volunteering and student life: event organization, club treasury, coaching.
Digital skills: software from your field, office tools, social accounts managed seriously.
Languages: with an honest level (A1 to C2), often decisive.

Our article on the resume with no experience expands each section, and the one on resume skills helps you pick the ones that matter for the job.

One page, well filled

A student resume fits on one page: that is the expected length, as our guide one page or two explains. If the page overflows, cut the oldest details (nobody cares about middle school); if it sounds hollow, expand your projects instead of padding the spacing.

Pick a clean, readable template: recruiters and tracking software prefer a clear structure over an original layout. Schools and large companies often use an ATS: check your resume with the online ATS test before sending.

The mistakes that cost interviews

“Serious and motivated student” without proof: show motivation with facts (projects, commitment), not adjectives.
Vague or missing dates: “2024” is not enough, write the months.
The middle-school email address: create a simple firstname.lastname address.
One resume for everything: duplicate your resume per type of application and adjust the title, the headline and the keywords for each offer.
A careless photo: optional; if you add one, simple and recent.
Inflated language levels: one interview question is enough to check them.