Student resume examples
Student resume examples — profile, structure and keywords.
As a student you usually have little work experience but plenty else to surface: education, projects, involvement and relevant coursework. Here's a concrete resume example for students — profile summary, section order and keywords that actually work.
Example: profile summary for a student
"Computer-science student at KTH focused on data science (3rd year). Completed a summer internship at Ericsson building an anomaly-detection model for network traffic. Looking for a summer role or thesis project in machine learning where I can work with real datasets."
Why it works: in three lines it says what you study, what you've done, what you're looking for. No filler.
Structure for a student resume
- Contact details — name, city, phone, email, optional LinkedIn / GitHub.
- Profile summary — 3 lines, concrete.
- Education — current program first, with major and expected graduation.
- Relevant coursework — 4–6 courses that match the role.
- Projects / thesis — short description plus technologies.
- Work experience — summer jobs and part-time roles count too.
- Involvement — student union, clubs, sports, volunteering.
- Skills — programming languages, tools, spoken languages, driver's licence.
Keywords to surface (by major)
- Engineering / data: Python, R, SQL, Git, machine learning, statistics, capstone project.
- Business: Excel, accounting, financial analysis, project work, presentation skills.
- Law: legal research, case analysis, thesis, languages.
- Healthcare (nursing, medicine): clinical rotations, EMR, BLS/ACLS certification, ergonomics.
- Teaching: student teaching, curriculum analysis, leadership, pedagogy.
Common mistakes in student resumes
Writing 'driven and engaged team player'. Everyone writes this. Write about a concrete project where you actually showed it.
Leaving out projects. Your thesis and bigger course projects are often the only chance you have to show practical application. Spell them out with title, technologies and result.
Forgetting involvement. Sitting on a society board or captaining a team for 4 years says a lot about responsibility — and recruiters value it.
Three templates that fit students
Anna Andersson
Senior Product Designer
anna@example.com / +46 70 123 45 67 / Stockholm, Sweden / anna.andersson.se
Designer with ten years of experience building human-centred digital products. Passionate about clarity, typography and teams that dare to try new ideas.
Work experience
Lead Product Designer, Northlight Studio
Leads a design team of five. Owns the design system, vision and collaboration with product and engineering.
Senior Designer, Klarna
Drove major initiatives in the checkout flow. Increased conversion by 18% by simplifying the payment step.
Education
MFA Interaction Design
Konstfack
Other achievements
Driving licence B
Manual transmission.
Stadsmissionen
Volunteer. Helped with food distribution on weekends.
Skills
Figma · Design systems · Prototyping · User testing · Workshop facilitation · HTML/CSS
Languages
Oslo
Profile
Designer with ten years of experience building human-centred digital products. Passionate about clarity, typography and teams that dare to try new ideas.
Work experience
Lead Product Designer
Northlight Studio · 2022 — Present
Leads a design team of five. Owns the design system, vision and collaboration with product and engineering.
Senior Designer
Klarna · 2018 — 2022
Drove major initiatives in the checkout flow. Increased conversion by 18% by simplifying the payment step.
Education
MFA Interaction Design
Konstfack · 2014 — 2016
Other achievements
Manual transmission.
Volunteer. Helped with food distribution on weekends.
Hamburg
Anna Andersson
Senior Product Designer
anna@example.com · +46 70 123 45 67 · Stockholm, Sweden · anna.andersson.se
Profile
Designer with ten years of experience building human-centred digital products. Passionate about clarity, typography and teams that dare to try new ideas.
Work experience
Lead Product Designer · Northlight Studio
2022 — PresentLeads a design team of five. Owns the design system, vision and collaboration with product and engineering.
Senior Designer · Klarna
2018 — 2022Drove major initiatives in the checkout flow. Increased conversion by 18% by simplifying the payment step.
Education
MFA Interaction Design
2014 — 2016Konstfack — Focused on service design and digital interfaces.
Other achievements
Manual transmission.
Volunteer. Helped with food distribution on weekends.
Skills
Figma · Design systems · Prototyping · User testing · Workshop facilitation · HTML/CSS
Languages
Prag
Frequently asked questions
- What should a student put on a resume? +
- Current education first (with major and expected graduation), any summer jobs, internships or class projects, relevant coursework, technical skills, languages, and involvement in clubs, societies or sports. As a student, education and engagement usually matter more than a short job history.
- How long should a student resume be? +
- One page is almost always enough. A single curated page beats two pages of filler. Recruiters notice the difference immediately.
- Should I include grades on my resume? +
- Only if they're impressive and relevant — e.g. an A in coursework that matches the role, or honors from a competitive program. Otherwise skip it.
- How do I write a profile summary as a student? +
- Be concrete about what you study, what you're professionally interested in and what you offer. Example: 'Computer-science student at KTH focused on data science. Looking for a summer role where I can apply Python and machine learning to real problems.'
- Which resume template fits a student? +
- A minimalist or modern template — not one designed for senior roles. You don't need a template that tries to impress; you need one that lets your content breathe. Our 'modern minimalist' templates work great.
- Does my thesis count as work experience? +
- Not as employment, but absolutely as a project. Briefly describe: title, period, what you did and the outcome. If you did it at a company — name the company.