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Student CV Example (No Experience)

3 min read · Updated May 2026

No professional experience? Lead with what you do have: academic projects, volunteer work, and transferable skills. The sample below shows how to make a one-page student CV that recruiters take seriously.

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Léa Dubois

Computer Science Student

lea.dubois@example.com Lyon, France

Final-year CS student looking for a 6-month software engineering internship. Strong in algorithms and front-end work, comfortable shipping in a small team.

Experience

Open-Source Contributor · freeCodeCamp

• Merged 12 PRs improving the Spanish curriculum's React module. • Reviewed 30+ community submissions as a curriculum maintainer.

2025 — Present

Math Tutor · Self-employed

• Tutored 8 high-school students; average grade improvement of 3 points.

2023 — Present

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science (final year) · Université Lyon 1

2023 — 2026

Skills

Python · JavaScript · Git · SQL · Linux · English (C1) · Spanish (B2)

Writing tips

Put education at the top until you have your first job.
Treat class projects like jobs: role, scope, tools, outcome.
Include language levels (CEFR), driver's license, and tutoring gigs.
Skip the photo if you're applying in the US, UK, or Canada.

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