First CV With No Experience

A one-page CV recruiters take seriously

Structured prompt for students and grads — turns coursework, side-projects, and volunteer work into a credible first CV.

The prompt

I'm a student / recent grad with no formal work experience. Build a one-page CV with these sections in this order: Summary (3 lines), Education, Projects (3, with outcomes), Coursework + Skills, Volunteer / Leadership, Languages.

For each project, write 3 bullets in the format: action + tool + outcome. No fluff.

Background: <PASTE major + projects + volunteering>

How to use it

1
List every project and club role
2
Run the prompt
3
Save as PDF, single column
4
Tailor per application with prompt #1

Example outputs

You

CS undergrad, 2 side projects, club lead

One-page CV, projects in outcome-bullet format.

Run this prompt

Copy the prompt above, then open your favourite AI assistant and paste it in.

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