Student resume builder
A student resume builder for internships and your first job.
No work experience yet? That is normal, and it is not a problem. DraftlyCV builds your resume around what you do have — coursework, projects, clubs, internships, and certifications — and writes it in the language recruiters and applicant tracking systems look for.
- • Guided sections built for students: education first, then projects and internships.
- • AI turns class and side projects into achievement bullets with real scale.
- • One-page layouts that stay readable and ATS-safe.
- • Free ATS check against the internship posting you are applying to.
- • Free PDF and DOCX downloads — no watermark.
The right order for a student resume
Header with name, city, phone, email, LinkedIn, and GitHub or portfolio if relevant.
A two-line objective naming the role and your strongest two skills.
Education: degree, institution, graduation year, and CGPA or percentage if it helps you.
Projects: three to four, each with tools used and a measurable outcome.
Internships or part-time work, then skills, certifications, and activities.
How to write a project like experience
Name the problem, not the assignment: "Built a bus-tracking app used by 300 campus commuters" beats "Semester project in Android".
Say which tools you used — the ATS scans for React, Python, SQL, Figma, Excel by name.
Add scale or outcome: users, records processed, accuracy, time saved, marks awarded.
Keep each project to two or three lines so the page stays scannable.
Mistakes that cost students interviews
Photos, tables, and two-column templates that parsers cannot read.
A skills list of twenty items with no evidence anywhere else on the page.
School details crowding out projects — leave secondary schooling off once you are in college.
One generic resume sent to every posting instead of a keyword pass per role family.
Frequently asked questions
Education, academic and personal projects, coursework relevant to the role, internships or volunteering, technical skills, certifications, and any leadership or club activity.
One page. A single, well-evidenced page beats two padded ones for every internship and first-job application.
A two-line objective helps when you have no experience: name the role you want and the two skills you bring. Skip generic lines like "seeking a challenging position".
Yes. Treat each project like a job: what you built, the tools you used, and the measurable outcome or scale.
Yes. Building, a free ATS check, and PDF download cost nothing.