Student CV Example — For a First Job With No Experience (2026)
If you have little or no work experience, your CV is built on education, projects, volunteering and skills. The student CV example below shows exactly that — borrow its structure and fill it with your own details.
Aysel Mammadova
Baku
+994 50 123 45 67
linkedin.com/in/aysel
About
Third-year student passionate about digital marketing. Ran social media campaigns in university projects and worked in a team through volunteering. Looking for a first professional role and quick to learn.
Experience & Activities
- Grew the organization’s Instagram from 1,200 to 3,500 followers in 6 months.
- Designed 15+ visual posts for events (Canva).
- Ran competitor analysis for a product and delivered a weekly report.
- Helped the team prepare an email campaign.
Education
Skills
Languages
What to write in a student CV with no experience
If the experience section is thin, shift the focus to education, university projects, volunteering, courses and skills. Employers are looking for your ability to learn and your potential — show concrete examples.
Section order (for a student)
- Contact details + a short "About"
- Education (at the top — it is your main strength)
- Projects / volunteering / internships
- Skills and languages
Tips
- Treat volunteering and university projects as real "experience".
- Add numbers where you can ("grew followers 3x").
- Keep it to one page and pick a simple, ATS-friendly template.
- Mirror the skill keywords from the job posting.
FAQ
Can I write a CV with no experience at all?
Yes. Education, volunteering, courses, university projects and skills are enough for a complete CV.
How long should a student CV be?
One page. With limited experience everything fits comfortably on a single page.
Should I add a photo?
It is optional. In many regions it is accepted; for ATS a clean, photo-free layout is safer.