How to Make a Fresher CV with No Experience (2026 Format)
Below is a complete fresher CV, section by section, for anyone applying to their first job. Every posting seems to want experience you don't have yet, so a fresher CV has to do a different job from a senior one: lead with education, projects and internships, in a layout a keyword filter can read.
Copy the structure, swap in your own coursework and projects, and build it in the editor when you are ready.
Choosing your template
A fresher CV should be single-column and plain. Nothing on the page competes with the content, which matters more when the content is thin. Pick any of the templates below and let the education, projects and skills carry it.
Browse all 20 templates →Section-by-section: what to write
Contact information
Full name, a professional email (firstname.lastname@gmail.com — not a school nickname), phone number, and city. Add a LinkedIn or GitHub link if it's complete. Skip your full home address, ID number, religion, and date of birth — they waste space and aren't needed.
Career objective
Freshers should use a 2–3 line objective instead of a summary. State the role you want, one or two relevant skills, and what you bring. Example: "Recent BBA graduate seeking an entry-level marketing role, with hands-on campaign experience from a university club and strong Excel and content skills."
Education
Put education near the top — it's your strongest asset as a fresher. List degree, institution, passing year, and CGPA/GPA if it's 3.0+ (or above 60%). Include your secondary and higher-secondary exam results. Mention relevant coursework, thesis, or a final-year project that maps to the job.
Projects & academic work
This is where freshers win. List 2–4 projects with one line each on what you built and the tools used. Quantify if you can ("surveyed 120 respondents", "built a 5-page e-commerce demo"). These prove ability when you have no job title to show.
Internships & volunteering
Any internship, part-time work, tuition, or club role counts. Use action verbs and outcomes: "Coordinated a 3-day university job fair for 400+ students." Volunteering and leadership roles signal reliability and initiative to employers.
Skills
Split into technical (Excel, Python, Figma, etc.) and soft skills, and mirror the exact wording from the job post so the ATS matches them. Add your languages with a level against each, which matters more than most freshers expect.
Certifications & extras
Online courses (Coursera, Udemy, Google), IELTS scores, and awards add credibility. Keep it to genuinely relevant items — a fresher CV should still fit on one page.
Keywords ATS looks for
Weave these into your CVwhere they’re true to your experience, and always mirror the exact wording from the specific job post you’re applying to.
Common mistakes to avoid
Freshers & Fresh Graduates CV: FAQ
How do I write a CV with no work experience?
Lead with education, then academic projects, internships, tutoring, volunteering and skills. Put a short career objective at the top, quantify the projects, and mirror the wording of the job post. A single-column template keeps all of it readable to a parser.
Should a fresher CV be one page or two?
One page. Recruiters spend seconds on a first-job CV, so keep it to a single focused page with your strongest material near the top.
Should I put a photo on my fresher CV?
Most markets outside continental Europe don't expect one, and a photo costs you space you need for projects. If your market does expect one, our templates place it as a real image rather than inside a table cell, so it doesn't break parsing. For online-only applications, leave it out.
How much does a fresher CV template cost?
Building and previewing one costs nothing. You can write the whole CV, try all 20 templates and watch your ATS score before paying anything. Downloading the PDF needs a plan, and the cheapest is a one-time $4.99 that covers seven days and doesn't renew.
