Sample Graduate CV

CV (curriculum vitae) or résumé template: graduate

sample CV

Congratulations! So you’ve graduated and now you’re ready to get out there and apply for your first ‘real’ job. This is an exciting time in your life and it’s important not to get depressed over the current job market – there ARE jobs out there, you just have to put together a great CV to get an interview. Easy!

Not sure where to begin? Then look no further

YOUR NAME

CORE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

This is where you can give a brief overview of you as a person and what skills you’ve gained from summer jobs (work-based) and your degree (important if you’re applying for a related job). Also include any transferable skills you’ve gained, such as leadership skills (heading up a project), literacy and numerical skills, computer skills – anything relevant to the role.

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You can either write it as a short paragraph or as bullet points.

PERSONAL DETAILS

ADDRESS: Current address

EMAIL: Best email to reach you on

TELEPHONE: Mobile and/or home phone

NOTE: You do not need to include information on your gender or date of birth but you may want to state your nationality in this section if you are British or your right to work in the UK if not.

EDUCATION

University dates (if applicable): UNI NAME

QUALIFICATIONS: List any qualifications gained

NOTE: If you are applying for a job related to your degree then its worth going into more detail about your course units and what specifics you learned. Keep it relevant to the job you’re applying for but talking about a related project or assignment in a bit more detail could be a big draw for employers!

College/Sixth Form dates (if applicable): COLLEGE NAME

QUALIFICATIONS: List any qualifications gained

School dates: SCHOOL NAME

QUALIFICATIONS: List any qualifications gained

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EMPLOYMENT

NOTE: Even if it’s a cleaning job, it’s worth taking a bit of time to talk about key employment skills, including things like timekeeping or your willingness to work hard to succeed. ANY work history can be a benefit. Repeat for all of the jobs you have had. And include internships, work experience and volunteer work.

DATES: Start date of your most recent job – when you left your job

JOB TITLE: Your full job title

COMPANY: Full business name of your company

A sentence briefly explaining what the company does.

RESPONSIBILITIES

? Add bullet points briefly highlighting your key responsibilities here

? Read the job description of the job you’re applying for and keep it relevant. This is even more important for you as you need to showcase why a possibly completely unrelated job has prepared you for this new role.

? You don’t want to put too many bullet points here – certainly no more than 10 as a general rule.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Did you win an award? Maybe you consistently beat targets? Perhaps you were commended by your boss for a particular skill? Talk about it here!

[Repeat this for all of the jobs you have had]

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ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES

Here you can add in any additional personality attributes like being punctual, a team player, motivational or ambitious.

Also add in any extra qualifications or skills you have, from Microsoft Excel skills through to the ability to speak another language.

REFERENCES

Available on request

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