Fresh Graduate CV Example
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Fresh graduates are in a stronger position than they think: current knowledge, recently-learned tools, and plenty of employers who would rather train someone new than retrain someone set in their ways. What matters is that the CV shows a clear move from study into work — a specific field, concrete projects, and one stated goal rather than vague phrasing.
Copy-ready professional summary
Copy it, then swap the numbers and details for your own.
2026 Industrial Engineering graduate with a distinction grade, completed a six-month cooperative placement in process improvement that contributed to a 12% reduction in production cycle time. Skilled in data analysis with Excel and Power BI, now seeking an operations analyst role in a manufacturing environment.
Skills employers look for
- Data analysis — Excel and Power BI
- Process improvement and Lean methodology
- Reporting and presentations
- Small-scale project management
- English — advanced
- Working in cross-functional teams
Ready-made experience bullets
Replace anything in brackets with your own details, and keep the numbers — they're what sets your CV apart.
- Cooperative placement — [Company], 6 months: analysed a production line and proposed improvements that cut cycle time by 12%.
- Graduation project: designed a preventive maintenance scheduling system, piloted at a local plant.
- Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
- Led a six-person student team in the [name] competition.
Education
BSc Industrial Engineering — [University], 2026, distinction.
ATS keywords
Include these terms exactly as written — applicant tracking systems match on literal text.
- recent graduate
- cooperative placement
- graduation project
- data analysis
- Power BI
- process improvement
Tips specific to this role
Commit to one target role
"Looking for an opportunity in any field" weakens your CV instantly. Name the role you want, and rewrite the summary for each application.
Your placement is your first job
Put it straight into the experience section with a title, dates and a quantified result if you have one. Six months of real placement work says more than a year of generic phrasing.
Keep your grade only if it helps
Include it if it's strong, drop it if it isn't. Nobody asks about a grade that isn't listed, but a weak one in writing draws exactly the wrong kind of attention.