Graduate CV example

Graduate CV example for your first job.

A student and graduate CV sample that leads with education, coursework and projects, then treats part-time and volunteer work like the real experience it is.

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ATS score90 · strong

Sample graduate cv

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JOSH ADEYEMI
Marketing Graduate
CONTACT

josh@mail.com
+44 7700 900642
Birmingham, UK

SKILLS
Google AnalyticsMeta AdsCopywritingExcelCanva
ACTIVITIES

Marketing Society, events lead
Volunteer social media, local charity

SUMMARY

Marketing graduate (2:1) with a 12-month placement year in a B2B agency. Comfortable with campaign analytics, content writing and paid social, and looking for a first full-time role in digital marketing.

EXPERIENCE
Marketing Placement2024—25
Rowan & Vale Agency

• Ran reporting for 6 client accounts in Google Analytics
• Wrote and scheduled social content for two B2B brands
• Supported a paid social campaign that beat its click target

Sales Assistant (part-time)2022—24
Northfield Retail

• Served customers across a busy weekend shift pattern
• Trained two new starters on till and stock procedures

EDUCATION

BA (Hons) Marketing — 2:1
Aston University · 2021–25
Dissertation: social proof in B2B buying decisions

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What makes this CV work

Hiring managers and ATS parsers look for the same signals. This example covers both.

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Education first

With little work history, degree, grade and relevant modules belong near the top — that is what a graduate scheme screens on.

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Projects count

Placement work, dissertations and society roles are real evidence. Written as bullets with outcomes, they read like experience.

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Part-time work included

Retail and hospitality show reliability and customer skills. Describe what you did, not just the job title.

How to tailor it to the job ad

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Pull words from the scheme

Graduate ads list competencies like teamwork, analysis and communication — evidence each one instead of listing them as adjectives.

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Lead with the closest thing

Placement, internship, society role or coursework — whichever is nearest to the job goes first, even above older paid work.

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Keep it to one page

Without long history, one tight page reads far stronger than two padded ones.

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