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Your first résumé: what to include with little experience
Last updated 9 October 2026
Short answer. With little work experience, build your résumé from education, projects, part-time jobs and volunteering, and write each as a result, not a duty. Projects that show you can do the target work are often the strongest section.
Order that works
- Contact details and a two-line summary.
- Education (degree, relevant courses, final project).
- Projects: what you built, with what, and who used it.
- Work and volunteering: any job shows reliability.
- Skills you have actually used.
Turning part-time work into evidence
"Worked at a café" says little. "Trained four new staff and handled closing cash-up alone on weekends" shows responsibility and trust.
Projects count
A class project, hackathon entry or personal tool is real evidence. Name the problem, what you built and the result: "Built a timetable app used by 60 students in my course."
Keep it to one page
One full, specific page beats two thin ones.
Questions
Should I include my grades?
Include them if they are strong or the posting asks; otherwise they are optional.
Is an internship necessary?
No. Projects and part-time work can show the same skills.
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By Vamsi Venkatesh · 2026-10-09