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Student CV example.

A complete student CV you can edit and make your own.

A student CV has to work with what you have: education, part-time work, projects, and activities. This example leads with a degree, then uses a part-time job, a society role, and a university project as real evidence of reliability, organisation, and teamwork.

  • A complete CV in the Student template
  • Three profile examples for different stages
  • Eight bullet points you can adapt
  • Skills and tips specific to the role
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Student CV example in the Student template, showing a profile, work experience, education, and skills
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Student CV profile examples

The profile at the top of a student CV should tell the reader who you are, what you do well, and what you are looking for, in two to four sentences. The example CV uses the first version below; these alternatives show how the same role reads at different stages.

Student CV bullet points

Start each point with an action and finish with a result or useful detail. Use these as a model rather than copying them: swap in your own numbers, settings, and tools so every line is true for you.

  • Served up to 80 customers on busy Saturday shifts, keeping queues moving at the tills.
  • Trained three new part-time colleagues on till procedures and stock replenishment.
  • Managed a £6,000 society budget and kept spending within plan for the full year.
  • Surveyed 45 charity volunteers and presented recommendations that the trustees adopted.
  • Organised 12 society trips, booking transport and coordinating up to 40 attendees.
  • Researched and wrote a 10,000-word dissertation using interviews with six shop owners.
  • Built a sales tracker in Excel for a group project, used to compare five pricing scenarios.
  • Volunteered weekly at a food bank, sorting donations and helping visitors.

Use the free resume bullet point builder to structure a line from your own facts.

Skills for a student CV

Choose the skills that match the job advert and that you can back up with an example from your experience.

Transferable skills

  • Customer service
  • Teamwork from group projects
  • Budgeting and handling money
  • Research and report writing
  • Presentations
  • Time management alongside study

Practical skills

  • Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Google Workspace
  • Canva
  • Social media for a club or society
  • A second language

Tips for writing a student CV

Lead with your education

When your degree, A levels, or course is your strongest evidence, put it first. Add a grade or predicted grade if it helps, and two or three relevant modules or a dissertation topic.

Count every kind of experience

Part-time jobs, volunteering, society roles, sports, and group projects all show employers how you work. Describe them with the same care as a full-time job: what you did and what changed.

Use small numbers honestly

“Served up to 80 customers on a shift” or “managed a £6,000 budget” gives a reader scale. Use figures you can explain, even if they seem modest.

Keep it to one page

A student CV rarely needs more than one page. Cut anything that does not support the application, and save longer detail for a cover letter or interview.

The template in this example

This example uses the Student template (academic, clear section bands). Its simple styling keeps attention on your content and prints clearly in black and white. You can switch to any of the 40 templates in the editor without retyping, and change the colour, font, and spacing.

Start from this example, then make it yours.

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