First Resume Tips: How to Make a Resume with No Work Experience | Indeed Career Tips

First resume? Even with no work experience, your resume is how you show you have what it takes to do the job and deserve an interview. In this video, we share first resume tips based on the latest resume writing best practices. We also discuss resume formatting tips, while providing resume examples to help you brainstorm ideas.

If you stick around until the end of the video, we uncover a tactic that can help you impress recruiters. You don’t want to miss this!

00:00 Intro
00:38 The purpose of a resume in application process
01:16 Create a resume and define your format
03:31 Use your resume to display your highlights
04:25 Create an objective statement for your resume
05:15 Include your education on your resume
06:32 How to add relevant coursework to your resume
06:45 Think beyond professional experience
09:05 Include both soft & hard skills to your resume
10:07 Use language from job descriptions to tailor your resume
11:32 Recap

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What skills will you include on your first resume? Let us know in the comments!

[k-leb]

You'd think a detailed rundown of how to write a resume for a student with no workforce experience would be standard learning at secondary school, but alas.

[GladysAligOlasiman]

I hope everyone will land in a job they are passionate of.

[nicholasdiv]

This helped me out so much to get my first job, thanks indeed!

[tomherrera]

Thanks for the video! Now I will definitely be able to write a resume without any problems and I will succeed. Thank you!

[YurdunEvre]

Just finished watching and I appreciate how clear and concise the tips were. Very practical advice.

[IsnuckINSIDE]

This helped me get my first job, Thank you!

[byeteaching]

wow! so glad you made this insightful video - teaching is such a sacrificing career and people don't realize what all goes into it.

[blxnked_out]

Bruh I have to do this as an assignment at school 💀

[flexiland]

At last, something worth watching in the field of resumes. Well done. ☺

[hanaptrabaho]

Thank you for this. I am now able to sum up all my written experience properly.

[PigstiXX]

Ma’am this is a Wendy’s. You had the job before you even thought about a resume.

[MACKRains]

Great tips on how to showcase education and skills without any work experience. I feel more confident now.

[jasonlopez]

Cleanest end card pointing I've ever seen

[KarlyStarr]

I love the idea of using job descriptions to tailor my resume. That's a game changer for me.

[fatimahgouveia]

do i need to put references if i have a little experience

[JoeSmith_]

These tips are really helpful, especially for someone who's never built a resume before. I love the idea of focusing on skills and activities instead of stressing over a lack of job experience. I used a resume builder like jobsolv recently, which made things a lot simpler, but these tips are definitely going to take it to the next level. Thanks for sharing!

[SnehaKothari]

Can I write the ongoing internship in my resume??

[Varun_Machhi]

Put resume aside, did someone noticed her eyes😮 like a Barbie doll ❤

[CrackBack]

Do i actually write "Objective Statement" in the resume?