Your one-page resume

For freshman and sophomore undergrads. You don't need an internship to have a good resume.

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Single column, no photo, easy for application systems to read. The example is a fictional first-year undergrad, Priya Castellano, a business administration major at USC Marshall (Expected May 2030).

• Resume template

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• Resume example

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• Resume section guide

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Each .docx and PDF with the same name is the same document. Edit the .docx in Word or Google Docs; open the PDF to preview it.

What goes on it, in order

1. Header: Name, contact line, then one school line: University · Degree in Major · Expected Month 20XX.
2. Key skills: 8 skills, 1–3 words each, matching the roles you want.
3. Key projects: 2–3 class, club, personal or volunteer projects.
4. Experience: Part-time, summer and campus jobs, plus a Leadership & Activities block.
5. Education: “Candidate for [degree] in [major], Expected [Month Year],” relevant coursework, activities, honors. No high school.
6. Technical skills: The full list, grouped: software, programming/data, design/media, languages.

No summary or objective at the top. Undergrads lead with skills and projects.

Checklist

• Keep it to one page.
• Use your school email.
• List your expected grad year (for example, Expected May 2030).
• Start each bullet with a strong action verb: Served, Built, Organized, Led.
• Add numbers where you can: hours a week, people helped, money raised.
• Class projects, clubs and part-time jobs all count. No internship needed.
• Save it as a PDF named First-Last-Resume.pdf.