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First-job and graduate resume template

Lead with what you have: education with relevant modules and a project, placements and personal projects, then part-time, seasonal and voluntary work written as evidence of responsibility and dealing with people. The template gives each section a framework and a note on what counts. One page is enough in the US; one to two in the UK.

Graduate template (.docx)

Direct downloads: no account, email address or payment. Formats: Word.

What is inside

  • Profile: what you studied, the role you want and one or two things you have actually done.
  • Education with modules, project or dissertation bullets, and a line for school qualifications.
  • Projects and placements written as what you built, for whom, and what happened.
  • Work experience framed as responsibility and scale, plus a skills and interests line.

How to use it

  1. Pick the modules and project that the role would care about, not the full transcript.
  2. Write part-time work as evidence: numbers of customers, cash handled, shifts covered, people trained.
  3. Replace every adjective in the profile with an example from the sections below.
  4. Check the file with the free structure check and keep it to one or two pages.

Why it is built this way

  • Education first while it is the main evidence; the order flips once paid experience is stronger.
  • Projects get their own section because for first roles they often show more than a job does.

Accessibility

The Word file uses true heading styles, a single column and real text only: no tables, text boxes or images carry meaning, so screen readers and parsers follow the same structure a sighted reader sees. Guidance notes are plain text in grey italics and are meant to be deleted. This page summarises what the file contains.

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Published 6 November 2026 · Files are generated from version-controlled source so every copy is identical. Drafted with AI assistance and checked against Luceria’s editorial standards.