Students and first jobs resume examples

Resumes for people with little or no paid experience yet.

Jordan Hayes

Business Administration Student

[email protected]
+1 706 555 0120
Athens, Georgia

Summary

Junior studying business administration with a 3.6 GPA, looking for a part-time or summer role in an office or finance team. Works 15 hours a week at a campus café, keeps the books for a 120-member student club and built a sales dashboard for a local shop as a class project.

Education

BBA Business Administration, expected May 2028, University of Georgia

2024 – 2028 · Athens, Georgia

GPA 3.6; Dean's List four semesters
Relevant courses: Financial Accounting, Business Statistics, Marketing Principles

Experience

Barista, Campus Grounds Café

Sep 2024 – Present · Athens, Georgia

Serve about 200 customers a shift during the morning rush, 15 hours a week alongside classes.
Trusted to close the café and count the cash drawer after one semester.
Trained four new student workers on the register and drink recipes.

Projects and activities

Treasurer, Finance and Investment Club, 120 members

2025 – Present

Manage a yearly budget of $8,000 and report spending at every meeting.
Moved dues collection online, raising on-time payments from 60% to 92%.

Sales dashboard for a local bookshop, Class project, Business Statistics

2025

Built an Excel dashboard of two years of sales that the owner now uses to plan stock.

Skills

Excel (pivot tables, charts)
Bookkeeping basics
Customer service
Cash handling
Presentations
Google Workspace
Time management

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Ava Thompson

High School Student

Summary

Junior at Westerville North High School with a 3.7 GPA, looking for a part-time job after school and on weekends. Has babysat for four families for two years, volunteers at the public library every Saturday and is captain of the cross-country team.

Education

High School Diploma, expected June 2028, Westerville North High School

2024 – 2028 · Westerville, Ohio

GPA 3.7; Honor Roll every semester
Perfect attendance, 2025–2026

Experience

Babysitter, Self-employed

Jun 2024 – Present · Westerville, Ohio

Care for children aged 2 to 10 for four families, about eight hours a week.
Prepare meals, help with homework and handle bedtime routines.
Families have recommended me to three new families.

Volunteering

Library Volunteer, Westerville Public Library

2025 – Present

Shelve books and help run the children's reading hour every Saturday, 90 hours so far.

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Aiden Brooks

Marketing Student, Seeking Summer 2027 Internship

Summary

Marketing junior at DePaul University with a 3.5 GPA, looking for a summer 2027 marketing internship. Grew a campus club's Instagram from 400 to 2,600 followers, ran a paid social test for a local gym as a class project and works part time in retail.

Education

BS Marketing, minor in Data Analytics, expected June 2028, DePaul University

2024 – 2028 · Chicago, Illinois

GPA 3.5
Relevant courses: Consumer Behavior, Digital Marketing, Introduction to SQL

Experience

Sales Associate, Michigan Avenue Outfitters

Jan 2025 – Present · Chicago, Illinois

Help about 60 customers a shift and reached my monthly sales target eight months in a row.
Suggested a window display theme that the store manager used for the spring season.

Projects

Social media lead, Marketing Association, Student organization

2025 – Present

Grew Instagram from 400 to 2,600 followers in a year with a weekly content calendar.
Raised event attendance by 40% with targeted posts and reminders.

Paid social test for a local gym, Class project, Digital Marketing

2026

Ran a $300 Meta Ads test with two audiences; the better one brought 38 trial sign-ups at $7 each.

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Sam Rivera

Office Administration Certificate Graduate

[email protected]
+1 505 555 0118
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Summary

Recent graduate of an office administration certificate, looking for a first entry-level office or customer service job. Organized a food bank's volunteer schedule for 40 people, cared for a family member for two years and types 60 words per minute. Reliable, friendly and quick to learn software.

Education

Office Administration Certificate, Central New Mexico Community College

2025 – 2026 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Courses: Business Communication, Microsoft Excel, Recordkeeping
Completed with a 3.8 GPA

Experience

Volunteer Coordinator, Rio Grande Community Food Bank

Mar 2024 – Present · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Schedule 40 volunteers a week in a shared spreadsheet and send reminders, cutting no-shows by about half.
Welcome and sign in about 150 visitors on distribution days.
Track donations in a spreadsheet and prepare a monthly summary for the manager.

Family Caregiver, Unpaid, full time

Jan 2022 – Feb 2024 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Managed appointments, medications and bills for a family member after surgery.
Communicated with doctors, insurers and pharmacies and kept organized records.

Skills

Microsoft Word and Excel, Scheduling, Data entry, Typing 60 wpm, Customer service, Phone and email communication, Recordkeeping, Spanish

Languages

English — Native
Spanish — Upper intermediate (B2)

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What matters on a first resume?

Put education first and add what makes it concrete: relevant courses, a project, a grade you are proud of.
Unpaid experience counts. Volunteering, clubs, sport, caring for family and school projects all show how you work.
One page is right. Leave out a filler objective and use the space for things you actually did.

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