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How to write a fresher resume

A first resume with no formal experience: what to lead with, what to leave out, and how to make projects do the talking.

A fresher resume is not an experienced resume with the experience removed. It is a different document with a different centre of gravity: education, projects and potential.

Order that works

  1. Contact — professional email, phone, city, LinkedIn or GitHub
  2. Objective — two lines, specific to the role
  3. Education — degree, institution, year, marks if strong
  4. Skills — grouped, honest
  5. Projects — two or three with your specific contribution and the outcome
  6. Internships, training, certifications
  7. Achievements and extracurriculars

Writing project bullets

State the problem, your approach and the result. "Built an attendance system for my department using Flask and PostgreSQL; used by six faculty members to track 240 students."

Leave out

  • Hobbies that do not add signal
  • Primary school details
  • References available on request as a whole section
  • A photo unless your market expects one