Internship CV template
A short, tight CV for an internship or a placement. Nobody expects a career yet, and everybody is reading for whether you will be useful and reliable for a few months.
Everything on this page stays in your browser. Your CV is autosaved on this device only, and the Save data button gives you a file backup; nothing is ever uploaded.
How to write it
- A compact template is already selected, with tight spacing to keep it on one page.
- Fill in your details on the left. Leave a section empty and it disappears from the page rather than sitting there half filled.
- Reorder the sections and the entries by dragging them, so the strongest thing you have comes first.
- Click Download PDF and choose Save as PDF in the print dialog.
Frequently asked questions
What are they actually looking for?
Availability, some evidence you can be relied on, and a reason you want this one rather than any of them. A line saying what you are studying and when you are free does more than a paragraph of adjectives. Keep it to a page: an internship CV that runs to two is reading as though it is trying too hard.
How long should it be?
Two pages is the normal ceiling for a CV in most of Europe, and one page is the norm for a resume in the United States. Academia is the exception and runs as long as the record does. If you are over the limit, cut the oldest roles down to a line each rather than shrinking the type.
Which sections do I actually need?
Contact details, a short summary, experience, education and skills carry almost every application. Everything else, projects, publications, languages, volunteering, awards, earns its place only if it is relevant to the job in front of you. Anything you leave empty is dropped from the page.
Will an applicant tracking system read it?
An applicant tracking system reads the text, not the picture. Every template here is real selectable text rather than an image, so the words can always be read, but a two column layout can be read out of order by older software. If the employer is large or the application goes through a portal, the ATS template is the safe one: one column, ordinary headings, nothing decorative.
Is it really free?
Yes. No sign-up, no trial, no watermark, no paying at the download step, and no limit on how many versions you make. The site is paid for by ads.
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