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If you are a student about to graduate and you are looking for your first internship or job, you probably have no idea what to write on the resume since you lack professional experience. You would probably ask yourself: "What am I going to do if I do not have any experience? Should I just fake it?" Absolutely NOT.
The first thing you need to know is that resumes are not based only on work experience. In fact, a company hiring recent graduates or current students expects candidates with little or no experience. Anyway, a lack of expertise doesn't mean you don't have to make a good resume to impress them.
How can you get your resume to stand out from those who have experience? Just because you are at the beginning of your career does not mean you do not have important things to highlight. In this article, there are some tips to generate a good resume.
The first thing to do is do some research about the company you want to work to adapt your resume and features according to its requirements. Think about how much you identify with the company and what you could bring them. Make sure to keep in mind that adapting your resume is something that you should always do, regardless of whether you have experience or not, so do not forget it for the future.
You should take some time and think about everything you have done in the past that could be relevant to the position you are applying to. Be careful to include unnecessary information. For instance, you don't need to incorporate information such as where you studied at secondary school since your university or higher education studies are of more relevance and already include the other ones.
Don't either include small temporary jobs such as weekend waiter, which are not related to the purpose of the company. Furthermore, longer resumes with a lot of irrelevant information will be less likely to be read through completely.
Contrarily, mention if you have been abroad doing a foreign exchange, volunteering, or au pair programs. These experiences abroad are very appealing for corporations as they determine the person can face challenging situations out of their comfort zone.
Another compelling information you shouldn't forget is your professional objective. It's a brief thought about where you are now where you expect to be if you could get offered the job. You have to sum up in a paragraph what you expect and what you can give to the company. Including it in your curriculum will help it earn points in the selection process
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Finally, we recommend you to always complement the resume with a cover letter.
Now that you have an idea about which information your resume should contain, we want to help you design it. The presentation of your resume is crucial since it's the first impression your future employer will have of you. On EDIT.org, you will find many templates for resumes specifically adapted to students. Once having the information you want to include, it will not take more than 5 minutes to have your resume ready. You can always come back to modify it to adapt to the different jobs you're applying to as well.
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Start editing your resume now by choosing the most suitable template according to your needs. Modify the image, texts, and colors, and download it when finished. It won't take you more than 5 minutes! Good luck with the job search!
