cv example school & no experience

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Resume TemplateFinished school - no formal work experience

If youve completed Year 12 but dont have a lot of work experience, your resume will be more like apersonal information sheet than a job history. It should focus on your academic achievements and otherskills and abilities.

Jobs aren't the only place you develop skills and experience, so think about the other aspects of yourlife (at school, helping at home or through volunteer work or hobbies) where youve developed skills andabilities that would be useful on-the-job.

How to use this template:

This template has been designed as a starting point for you to write your own resume. You can chooseto leave out some sections and expand on other sections depending on your particular skills andexperience. If you get stuck youll find heaps more tips and advice in our Jobs & Careers section - checkout our Applying for Jobs section to get started.

Tip # 1 Your resume should be no longer than three pages. If it's longer, there's a good chance thatpeople won't want to read it. This template resume is a bit longer because weve included tip boxes andoptions for you to choose from.

Tip # 2 Be specific. Dont just include the name of the company you worked for - specify the positionyou held and (if relevant) list tasks you completed or outcomes achieved.

Your resume should include:

Your academic track record - either academic results or core study areas or both

Activities youve taken part in at school, in clubs or community groups, or even just withfriends

Skills and abilities youve developed - these include practical skills you learned at school,such as computer skills or hands-on experience in your chosen field, as well as skills you'vedeveloped outside school (think about skills youve got from helping out at home or helpingfriends, teachers or relatives)

Any work experience youve done through school work experience programs, volunteerwork or through casual or holiday jobs - focus on the skills and strengths you developed

The roles youve played in teams and the way you interact with others


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Jane Smith Provide your full name (or the name you liketo be called) not just your initials D.O.B. 06.03.1986

You dont legally have to include your dateof birth - its u to ou whether ou want to

Personal Details Provide your usual postal address, includingthe postcode

Address: 12 Station Street, Highfield, 3023

Provide an email address (it looks moreprofessional to use an email address withyour name in it, rather than one you use withfriends e.g. [email protected] )

Provide your daytime phone number (homeand/or mobile). Make sure your phone has aclear voicemail message or that there issomeone available to take a message foryou

Mobile: 0431 554 660

Email: [email protected]

Career Objective A career objective explains what youre

looking for and what you can offer, andshows that youve thought about whatkind of work you want to do

If this is your first job after high schoolyou could reflect upon subjects youstudied at school and any workexperience you've done

Keep it brief (one or two sentences) - itcan be written specifically to suit each job you apply for or it can be moregeneral to suit your overall career or

job goals

After successfully completing my Year 12 in thearea of maths and science, I am now focusing ona career in microbiology. While pursuingspecialist science subjects at university, I amseeking a position that can help develop my

practical lab skills and statistical analysis.

Skills & Abilities

IT Skills

I am highly computer literate and proficient withthe following programs:

- Microsoft Word

- Microsoft Excel- Microsoft Access (and a range of other databases)- Macromedia Dreamweaver- Adobe Photoshop

I actively maintain my own webpage atwww.ozemail.com.au/janesmith

Research Skills

I developed strong scientific research skillsthrough a range of projects undertaken in Years11 and 12 (in both biology and geographystreams). I continue to develop these skillsthrough my university studies.

A great way to show your suitability forthe job youre applying for is to list yourskills under the same sub-headingsused in the job advertisement orposition description (e.g. if the job adstates the successful applicant musthave strong IT skills you should includean IT skills heading in this section)

Include things that you do well (thinkabout things that others have said youare good at - or better still, ask friendsor family to make the list for you) - thinkabout general skills as well as specific,

job-related skills and abilities


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Here you can include: Activities at school - both academic and

extra-curricular Specific areas of skill e.g.

administration, communication Helping family or friends Community work Your interests and hobbies Your social and ersonal stren ths

I further developed my practical science skillsthrough work experience placements as alaboratory assistant in 2002.

I am an avid reader of scientific publications and journals and am specifically interested in theareas of microbiology and genetics.

Education & TrainingIf you don't have a strong work history youcan use this section to demonstrate youracademic achievements and sell yourstrengths

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Education

2005 - present Bachelor of Science(Biology)MONASH UNIVERSITY

Provide a summary of your education historyincluding your last year of secondary schooland any course youre doing now. Start thelist with your current studies and workbackwards 2004 Victorian Certificate of

Education

HIGHFIELD SECONDARYCOLLEGETertiary Entrance Score: 79.5

Subjects and results

English BSocial Science BMathematics BBiology AGeography BPhysical Education C

If relevant you can list the subjects you

studied and marks achieved itsu to ou

Academic achievements

2003 Finalist - Science TalentSearch, Science Teachers'Association Of Victoria

2002 Entrant - Australian

Mathematics Competition

Dont forget to include any additionalrelevant training youve completed (at schoolor otherwise) e.g. short courses, first aidcertificates

2001 Member - CSIRO's DoubleHelix Science Club

2001 Member - Student AdvisoryBoard


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Sample B

Education

2005 - present Bachelor of Science(Biology)MONASH UNIVERSITY

2004 Victorian Certificate ofEducation

List the name of the course and the nameof the place you studied it, as well as anoverview of the skills that you developedas part of the course

HIGHFIELD SECONDARYCOLLEGE

Skills developed

Sharpened my scientific research skills throughmy Year 12 project - a study of genetic mutationsof the common fruit fly ( Drosophila melanogaster)

Achieved high distinctions in the areas of: Statistical analysis Scientific modelling Research methodology

Developed strong leadership skills as ClassCaptain in 2002 and through leadership roles asstudent advisor to junior school students in 2003

Work Experience

School Work ExperienceJune 2002 Laboratory Assistant

BUSH AND ALLEN Core skills: preparingslides and samples, dataanalysis and documentation,stock control

June 2001 Research AssistantCSIROCore skills: statisticalanalysis, data collection andcollation, questionnairedevelopment, conductinglibrary and databasesearches

List any work experience youvecompleted e.g. formal workexperience programs at school. Startwith the most recent and work backfrom there

You can highlight key skills andabilities by listing specific tasks

Its useful to list current or past part-time and casual positions too - evenif these are not related to the type ofwork youre now seeking

Writing a bit about what you do inyour spare time helps an employerget to know you. Its another chanceto draw attention to your abilitiesand achievements

Include things like teammemberships, long-term interestsand any informal training youvedone through a social club orcommunity group

Interests

Swimming - member of the Highfield SwimmingClub


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Scientific research and investigation - I am amember of several science-related chat roomsand bulletin boards and have developed my ownwebpage that focuses on both my scientific andother interests - www.ozemail.com.au/janesmith

Cooking - Asian food in particular

Who can be a referee?Someone who knows you well, like acolleague, team-mate, coach, mentor,teacher or another member of thecommunity youve worked with or helpedout

Referees

Jenny SmallScience Teacher, Highfield Secondary SchoolMobile: 0455 676 102

Including refereesMake sure you provide up-to-date contactdetails for your referees and make sureyou get permission from them beforeincluding them in a resume

It also helps to tell referees a bit about the job youre applying for so they can think

about how your skills and abilities will berelevant

Terry UnderwoodTeacher, Highfield Secondary SchoolPhone: 03 9567 4444

(Written reference enclosed)

Written referencesWritten references are very useful to addto your resume to highlight your skills. Askpotential referees to write you a referencethat describes your best skills and qualities

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