ATS-FRIENDLY FRESH GRADUATE RESUME TEMPLATE Replace every bracketed section with your real details. Keep the section headings simple if you plan to upload this resume to an applicant tracking system. NAME [Your full name] [City, State] | [Phone] | [Email] | [LinkedIn] | [Portfolio or GitHub if relevant] TARGET TITLE Fresh Graduate PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Fresh graduate with academic projects, internships, certifications, and practical skills ready for entry-level professional roles. Rewrite this summary with your own years of experience, strongest skills, industry context, and one or two proof points. Keep it short, specific, and aligned with the job description. CORE SKILLS - Communication - Research - Excel - Presentation - Problem Solving - Teamwork - Project Work - Data Analysis ATS KEYWORDS TO CONSIDER - fresh graduate - entry level - internship - academic projects - graduate resume Add keywords only when they honestly match your background. Put them in skills, experience bullets, projects, certifications, or tools. Do not stuff keywords into a random list. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE [Company Name] - Fresh Graduate [Month Year] - [Present or Month Year] - Completed a capstone project analyzing customer feedback trends and presenting process recommendations. - Supported internship reporting by cleaning spreadsheet data and summarizing weekly performance changes. - Earned certification in data analytics while applying Excel and SQL concepts to sample projects. - Collaborated with a 4-person student team to deliver a final presentation rated highly by faculty reviewers. Rewrite these bullets with your real work. Strong bullets usually include action, scope, tools, and result. If you do not have exact numbers, use honest context such as team size, frequency, project scope, customer volume, or time saved. PROJECTS [Project Name] - Explain the problem, your role, the tools used, and the outcome. - Include a link only if it is clean, current, and relevant. EDUCATION [Degree, Certification, Bootcamp, or Training] [School or Provider] | [Year] CERTIFICATIONS - [Certification name, provider, year] ATS CHECKLIST - Use standard headings: Summary, Skills, Experience, Education, Projects, Certifications. - Keep important information as selectable text. - Use role-specific keywords truthfully. - Avoid heavy graphics, tables, and text boxes for job portal uploads. - Open the exported PDF before applying.