Writing your internship resume

Getting your first internship may seem difficult, how would you convince someone to hire you with no job experience? How do you write a resume with no experience? 

Firstly, internship resumes should be written in the following order: personal particulars, education, relevant skills, experience and co-curricular activities with the most recent first. When you have more work experience in the future, it should move up your resume while education can be moved further down the list. 

Step 1: When writing about your education, be sure to include your expected graduation date. Telling companies that you are in your penultimate year might increase their chances of hiring you as you might be available for a full-time position pretty soon after your internship.

Step 2: You probably do not have any work experience, so feel free to write about any relevant projects you may have done in school in the section on experience. If you have any form of work experience, that would be great. Remember to be concise in explaining your responsibilities and accomplishments as well as whom you have worked with.

Step 3: There is no best way of writing your resume, but make sure that it looks clean and concise to help the hiring manager find the information they need. Bold the sections that are important, use simple fonts, have a consistent format throughout the resume.
Step 4: Always list your education and experiences by most recent first as employers are more interested in your recent experiences than what you have done ages ago. This point may be more relevant to you after you gain more work experience.

Refer below for a simple outline of an internship resume:
Sample Internship Resume Template

Personal particulars:
Name
Address
Email

Education:
University, expected graduation date (month/year)
Degree and major, GPA
Any other academic awards (Dean's list, scholarships, etc.)

Relevant Skills:
Programming languages, Microsoft Office, any software that you are familiar with, languages proficient in

Relevant Experience:
ABC Company, Business intern, January 2016 - June 2016

• Prepare customer reports and presentations to be used by manager in customer meetings
• ......

Co-Curricular Activities
It would be useful to include any co-curricular activities you have taken part in to show that you are a well rounded individual that does not simply focus on academics. It would be great if you have volunteer experience to write about to showcase your contribution towards society.