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Graduate CV example

A CV for your first job after university or vocational training: the degree comes first, and internships and student jobs show that you have already worked.

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Lena Hoffmann has just completed her bachelor’s degree in business administration and is applying for her first permanent job in marketing. The person, companies and figures are fictional.

Graduate CV example in the Modern template, first page

Why this CV is built the way it is

  • Education comes before work experience

    If you are fresh out of university, that is where your strongest argument lies. Your grade, your specialisation and the subject of your dissertation say more than a part-time job from four years ago.

  • Internships are presented like jobs

    With dates, company and results in figures: twelve campaigns, an open rate up from 21 to 27 per cent. It reads like work experience because that is what it is.

  • A profile summary names the goal

    Two sentences say what was studied and which role is wanted. With little experience, that puts everything else into context.

  • Volunteering does not fill a gap; it shows something

    Serving on the board of a student society is evidence of organisation and responsibility. It comes last and has a single entry.

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Lena Hoffmann

Business Administration Graduate (BA)

lena.hoffmann@beispiel.example, +49 221 0000000, 50674 Cologne

Profile

Business graduate specialising in marketing, with an internship and a student job in online marketing. Looking for a first role as a junior marketing manager, ideally involving analytics and campaigns.

Education

BA Business Administration10/2022 – 03/2026

Beispiel-Universität Köln, Cologne

  • Specialisation in marketing. Final grade 1.9 (German scale, where 1.0 is the best)
  • Dissertation: The effect of newsletter subject lines on open rates (analysis of 40 mailings)
  • Semester abroad at Beispiel University Dublin

Abitur (university entrance qualification)08/2014 – 06/2022

Beispiel-Gymnasium Bonn, Bonn

  • Final grade 2.1 (German scale, 1.0 is the best)

Work experience

Online Marketing Intern03/2025 – 08/2025

Rheinblick Medien GmbH, Cologne

  • Planned and analysed twelve newsletter campaigns; raised the open rate from 21% to 27%
  • Managed the Google Ads campaigns with a monthly budget of €8,000
  • Reported the key figures to the head of marketing every month

Marketing Assistant (part-time student job)10/2023 – 02/2025

Beispiel Versand AG, Cologne

  • Wrote copy and created images for Instagram and LinkedIn (three posts a week)
  • Helped prepare two trade fair appearances

Part-time Sales Assistant06/2021 – 09/2022

Buchhandlung Beispiel, Bonn

  • Customer advice, till and goods-in on Saturdays

Skills

Google Analytics (Very good) · Google Ads (Good) · Email marketing tools (Very good) · Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP) (Very good) · Canva, basic Photoshop (Good) · Copywriting for web and social media (Very good)

Languages

German (Native) · English (C1) · Spanish (A2)

Volunteering

Board member, student marketing society04/2023 – 09/2024

Beispiel-Universität Köln

  • Organised six evening talks with companies, each attended by 60 to 100 guests.

What this structure is good for

  • First application after a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree or vocational training
  • Applications for trainee and junior roles
  • When you have more internships than permanent jobs

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