Every template comes with an example, a guide and the keywords recruiters search for. Find yours below, or upload the CV you have and get it rewritten.
A good student CV template isn't generic. It fits your degree subject, the language recruiters in your field use, and the ATS that sorts the applications. Pick your subject for a template built around what employers actually look for.
7 templates
First job, summer job, placement or graduate.
A plain, well-structured CV format that online application systems can read, with UK headings, keyword advice and a before/after example.
A first CV for UK students without a job history, built from coursework, projects, societies, volunteering and casual work, with a before/after example.
A CV for industrial placements, years in industry and sandwich years, with second-year timing, grades, competencies and a before/after example.
A one-page CV for students applying for shop, bar, café and campus work, with availability, right to work advice and a before/after example.
A two-page CV for UK graduate schemes and graduate jobs, with your classification up front and competencies shown through real examples.
Templates with the terms and examples for one specific field.
A CV for UK computer science students and graduates, with projects that show a real tech stack, grouped skills and a GitHub that backs it up.
A precise CV for UK vacation schemes, training contracts and paralegal roles, with grades, legal experience and commercial awareness done properly.
StudentCV works for every degree subject and background, not just the ones listed. Upload your profile and it adapts to you.
Get startedA good student CV includes your contact details, a short personal profile, education (with relevant modules and projects), experience (including society roles and part-time jobs), skills and any relevant work placements. If you don't have much work experience, projects, society roles and coursework are worth highlighting.
An ATS (applicant tracking system) is the software most large employers use to sort CVs automatically. An ATS-friendly CV uses the right keywords, a clean format and clear sections so the system can read and rank it. Many good CVs never reach a person because they stall in the ATS.
For students and graduates: one page, or two if you have a lot of relevant experience. Recruiters spend only a few seconds on the first read, so short and specific beats long and generic.
No, and that's the problem with generic templates. An engineering CV uses different keywords and puts sections in a different order than a nursing or law CV. Pick the template that matches your degree subject for the best result.