12th January, 2024.

How to write a good CV by Sekani Chilenga (Glory Days Business and Academic
Consultants).

When you’re looking to land your first job, your CV needs to impress employers. If you
have little or no work experience, this can be tough. But, with the right structure and
approach, anyone can write an interview-winning CV.

This detailed guide, will show you how to write a CV with no experience that will still
impress recruiters, and take you one step closer to landing that first job.

How to write a resume with no experience: 5 tips

1. Highlight your education. If you have little work experience, emphasizing your education
is a great way to showcase your strengths, interests, and background. ...
2. Include relevant experience. ...
3. List your skills. ...
4. Include a summary. ...
5. Use a template.

Or else, follow this (but all works the same)

Top tips for writing a CV with no experience

 Although you may have no formal work experience, be creative and fill your CV with
anything that can demonstrate your workplace skills
 Use hobbies, interests, after-school clubs, sports teams and volunteering to highlight
transferable skills
 Head your CV with a punchy profile to sell yourself to employers and explain why they
should hire you
 Make your hard skill such as languages, IT software and written communication highly
visible
 Provide lots of detail on what you have learnt in school to make up for your lack of
experience

Most important thing to know is…..

The key to getting recruiters to notice your CV, is having a structure that enables ease of
reading and allows them to quickly navigate your educational background and relevant
skills.
Using sections to clearly identify your transferable skills, assisting you in securing an
interview.
Structuring your CV

Highlight essential information within your CV by breaking up large blocks of text and working
to a format that focuses on your relevancy for the sector you’re looking to apply to.

Stick to the below format when putting together your CV:

 Contact details – Make your contact details easily accessible at the top of the page

 Profile – Start your CV will a short paragraph summarizing your skills and
qualifications, engaging recruiters to read further

 Education – Display your qualifications, especially those most applicable to the industry
you’re looking to apply to

 Work experience – If you have any, detail voluntary experience or any part time
employment

 Interests and hobbies – Look to add hobbies that document your transferable skills,
providing added value to your CV

Keep your contact information to the top of your CV, allowing recruiters to easily reach you.

Stick to the essential information as seen below:

 Phone number
 Email address
 Location

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