What to highlight
- Your degree, school, graduation year and any honors
- Your OJT or internship: where, what team and what you did
- Your thesis or capstone: what you built or found and the tools you used
- Organization roles and events you helped run
- Skills you can prove with something above
Example bullets
Copy one, then change the numbers and details so it is true for you.
- Assisted the HR team in screening applicant files and scheduling interviews during a 300-hour OJT.
- Capstone: built a barangay clearance request system in PHP and MySQL with three teammates.
- Organized a seminar for 120 students as secretary of the business students’ organization.
- Graduated cum laude with a thesis on online buying habits of Gen Z consumers.
Skills
Words employers look for
Our score checks for these terms in Fresh graduate job posts. Use the ones that are true for you.
Tips
- Put Education first, then projects, OJT and organizations.
- Name your thesis or capstone and what you built or found.
Questions
What do I put if I have no work experience?
Your OJT, part-time jobs, freelance work, thesis, and organization roles all count. Describe each one the way you would a job.
Should I include my GPA?
Include it if it helps you, for example if you graduated with honors or the posting asks for it. Otherwise leave it out.
Do I still need a career objective?
A short summary of two or three lines works better than a generic objective. Say what you studied, your strongest skill, and the job you want.