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Fresher resume examples (no work experience)

Five people at the start of their careers, in five different fields. None of them has a full-time job behind them, and all five fit on one page. Each is free to download and rendered in one of our templates.

Software engineer (B.Tech CSE)

Arjun Nair · Hyderabad, India · B.Tech Computer Science, 2026

One-page fresher resume example for software engineer (b.tech cse) in the Opal template
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One page, Opal template.

Arjun Nair

Hyderabad, India · arjun.nair@example.com · +91 91000 44213 · github.com/example-arjun

Summary

Computer science graduate (2026, 8.4 CGPA) who has shipped three working projects and interned on a production codebase. Comfortable in Java and Python, and looking for a backend or full-stack role where the code goes to real users.

Software Engineering Intern, Kaveri Systems

05.2025 – 07.2025

  • Built three REST endpoints in Spring Boot for the internal order tool, with unit tests, which went to production.
  • Fixed 14 bugs from the backlog, working from the team's ticket queue and code review process.

Projects

  • Campus delivery tracker (Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL): used by 180 students in a pilot semester, with live order status over WebSockets.
  • Expense splitter (React, Node.js): 400+ downloads on the college app store, with UPI deep links for settlement.
  • Handwritten digit recognition (Python, PyTorch): 98.2% test accuracy on MNIST.

Education

  • B.Tech Computer Science — CGPA 8.4/10, Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad (2022 – 2026)

Skills

Java · Python · Spring Boot · React · Node.js · SQL & PostgreSQL · Git · REST APIs · DSA · Unit testing

What to notice

Projects sit where work experience would, and each one carries a number: 180 users, 400 downloads, 98.2% accuracy. "Familiar with Java and Python" would say far less than a project that other people actually used.

Marketing (MBA)

Sneha Kulkarni · Mumbai, India · MBA Marketing, 2026

One-page fresher resume example for marketing (mba) in the Pearl template
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One page, Pearl template.

Sneha Kulkarni

Mumbai, India · sneha.kulkarni@example.com · +91 98670 21184

Summary

MBA Marketing graduate (2026) with two internships and a live campus brand campaign behind her. Ran a ₹40,000 paid social budget, built the content calendar and reported on what it returned.

Marketing Intern, Kalyani Consumer Brands

04.2025 – 06.2025

  • Ran the Instagram and paid social calendar for a regional snack launch with a ₹40,000 budget, reaching 210K impressions at ₹1.9 per click.
  • Compiled the weekly performance report and presented results to the brand manager.

Campus Brand Ambassador

08.2024 – 03.2025

  • Grew the campus community from 300 to 1,250 members over two semesters through events and referral offers.
  • Coordinated four on-campus activations with a team of six volunteers.

Education

  • MBA Marketing — CGPA 7.9/10, Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai (2024 – 2026)
  • B.M.S. Marketing — 76%, University of Mumbai (2021 – 2024)

Skills

Social media marketing · Meta Ads Manager · Google Analytics 4 · Market research · Excel & SPSS · Canva · Campaign reporting

What to notice

Even an internship budget is stated in money, and the campus role is written as growth with a method behind it. A hiring manager can see this person has spent someone else's money and reported on it.

Accounting & finance (B.Comm.)

Valentina Cruz · Toronto, Canada · B.Comm. Accounting, 2026

One-page fresher resume example for accounting & finance (b.comm.) in the Quartz template
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One page, Quartz template.

Valentina Cruz

Toronto, Canada · valentina.cruz@example.com · +1 (647) 555-0132

Summary

Commerce graduate (2026) with a co-op term in accounts payable and the CPA prerequisite pathway complete. Comfortable with reconciliations, Excel modelling and the discipline of a month-end deadline.

Accounts Payable Co-op Student, Mapleridge Property Group

01.2025 – 08.2025

  • Processed 300+ vendor invoices a month in Sage 300, matching to purchase orders and flagging discrepancies before payment runs.
  • Reconciled two bank accounts monthly and cleared a 90-day backlog of unmatched items.
  • Built an Excel tracker for recurring supplier contracts that the team still uses.

Treasurer, University Commerce Society

09.2024 – 12.2025

  • Managed a C$18,000 annual budget across eight events, reporting to the executive committee each term.
  • Introduced a simple approval process that ended overspending on two recurring events.

Education

  • B.Comm. Accounting — GPA 3.6/4.0, Toronto Metropolitan University (2022 – 2026)

Skills

Accounts payable · Bank reconciliation · Advanced Excel · Sage 300 · QuickBooks · Journal entries · Budget tracking

What to notice

A society treasurer role counts as real finance experience when it's written with a budget figure and a control that was added. Volunteer work earns its place when it shows the same behaviour the job needs.

Mechanical engineering (BEng)

Kwame Mensah · Manchester, United Kingdom · BEng Mechanical Engineering, 2:1, 2026

One-page fresher resume example for mechanical engineering (beng) in the Moonstone template
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One page, Moonstone template.

Kwame Mensah

Manchester, United Kingdom · kwame.mensah@example.com · +44 7700 900318

Summary

Mechanical engineering graduate (2026, 2:1) with a year in industry at a manufacturing site and a final-year project that reached a working prototype. Comfortable in SolidWorks and on a shop floor.

Industrial Placement Engineer, Pennine Manufacturing Ltd

07.2024 – 07.2025

  • Supported tooling changes and fixture design, working with machinists to shorten a 45-minute changeover to 28.
  • Produced 40+ SolidWorks drawings and updated the technical documentation pack for two product families.
  • Ran time studies on three assembly stations and presented the findings to the operations manager.

Final-year project

09.2025 – 04.2026

  • Designed and built a compact heat-exchanger test rig, from CAD through fabrication to instrumented testing; measured performance within 6% of the simulated model.

Education

  • BEng Mechanical Engineering, 2:1, University of Manchester (2021 – 2026)

Skills

SolidWorks · AutoCAD · GD&T · FEA (Ansys, introductory) · MATLAB · Manufacturing processes · Time studies · Prototyping

What to notice

The placement year is the strongest asset here, so it leads — and the changeover time it improved is the kind of number a manufacturing employer recognises immediately. The project proves it wasn't beginner's luck.

Retail & customer service (no degree)

Emily Novak · Sydney, Australia · Certificate III in Retail Services

One-page fresher resume example for retail & customer service (no degree) in the Ivory template
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One page, Ivory template.

Emily Novak

Sydney, Australia · emily.novak@example.com · +61 423 555 214

Summary

Customer service assistant with two years of casual retail and hospitality work alongside study, including three months as acting shift lead. Reliable on a busy floor, trusted with cash handling and opening the store.

Retail Assistant (Casual), Kingsway Grocers

06.2024 – Present

  • Serve 200+ customers a shift on checkout and the floor, handling cash and card reconciliation at close.
  • Acted as shift lead for three months during a staffing gap, opening the store and allocating tasks for four staff.
  • Trained five new casuals on the till system and store procedures.

Café All-Rounder (Casual), Corner Lane Coffee

02.2023 – 05.2024

  • Worked the counter and coffee machine during peak service, keeping wait times under five minutes.
  • Handled stock rotation and opening prep four mornings a week.

Education

  • Certificate III in Retail Services, TAFE NSW (2023 – 2024)
  • Higher School Certificate, Blackwood Secondary College (2017 – 2022)

Skills

Customer service · Cash handling · POS systems · Stock rotation · Opening & closing · Training new staff · Working under pressure

What to notice

No degree, and it doesn't matter: casual shifts are written as responsibility — customers served, acting as shift lead, training others. The RSA and first aid certificates are on there because in Australian retail they are often a requirement.

Frequently asked questions

What do I put on a resume with no work experience?

Projects, internships, coursework, part-time or casual jobs, and any society or volunteer role where you were responsible for something. Write them the way you'd write a job: what you did, and what came of it.

How long should a fresher resume be?

One page. Every example here fits on one, including the candidate with a year in industry.

Should I include my CGPA or percentage?

Yes while you are early-career, in whichever form your university uses, and state the scale. If it is low, leave it off and let projects and internships carry the resume.

Do projects really count as experience?

They do when they are written with an outcome. "Built a delivery tracker used by 180 students" is evidence; "worked on a Java project" is not.

Is a photo or date of birth needed on a fresher resume?

Not in India, the UK, Canada, Australia or the US. Some government application forms still ask; the resume itself doesn't need them.

Can I use one resume for every company?

For campus drives and bulk hiring, one strong general version is normal. For any role you actually want, spend ten minutes matching the summary and skills to the posting.

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About these examples: the five people here are not real. We wrote each resume to show the shape of a strong first CV, then rendered it through the same engine that builds a real DraftCareer PDF. Employers, colleges and contact details are invented.