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Did you know that once you step out of college or if you’re in a studying period, an Internship is the only best practical thing that you can earn in your particular domain? To build up core professionalism, first, you need to figure out how you can brag about a perfect Internship in a reputed organization. To achieve that first mile, you need to understand how you can reflect your overall qualities and qualifications that match their requirement and set your resume apart from others.

Resume Writing For Internship

#Note: Always prepare a fresh resume for every place (company) where you’re going to apply as it increases your chances of getting hired.

Now let’s understand the basics first.

What is a Resume? 

A resume is a consolidated summary of your objectives, skills, credentials, educational background, experience, and interests. It helps the recruiter to place you in the appropriate job profile. It is also a quick advertisement of who you are. It is a marketing tool in which the content should be adapted to suit each individual job application and/or applications aimed at a particular industry. 

The resume is usually one of the first items, along with a cover letter and sometimes an application for employment, which a potential employer sees regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants, often followed by an interview. 

A resume is typically limited to one or two pages of size A4 or Letter-size, highlighting only those experiences and qualifications that the applicant considers most relevant to the desired position. 

Structure of a Resume

The basic structure of a resume consists of the following: 

  • Header and Footer: A resume starts with the header and the footer section. You should also have the appropriate left and right margins. The header section must have your name, email, phone number, and LinkedIn profile URL (If you don’t have then make sure to have one as it is very important to have an online presence). Some people also put their social media contact there nowadays; many hiring organizations would check your social profile as well. You can also have your photograph placed around this section or the next section.
  • Career Goal / Objective (optional): The goal of an objective is to explain what you bring to the table and how you can help yourself and the company to meet each other’s goals. The rest of the resume should support your objective. A career objective is NOT a statement about telling the employer what you want.

If you include this section it should be a sentence or two about your employment goals. A customized objective that describes why you are the perfect candidate for the job can help your resume stand out from the competition. 

  • It is vital that you include the name of the organization you are applying for in your objective. This lets the hiring manager know that you have an honest interest in working with them. 
    For high school and college students applying for an internship, a career objective should showcase their character traits, relevant skills, and abilities. Here are some examples of how the students can format theirs: 
    1. “Seeking a summer internship in ABC company where I can utilize my analytical & reasoning skills for organizational development to achieve the goal.”
    2. “Looking for a challenging career to show the best of my professional ability, skills, and techniques to enhance my knowledge and growth in Electronics and Telecom industry.”
    3. “To obtain a challenging position that enables me to gain valuable commercial experience and improve the software design and development skills that I gained as part of my degree course and academic projects”
  • Educational Qualifications 
    You can place either Education before Experience or vice-versa. For the Internship resume, the Education section is recommended to be placed before the Experience section. Also, put the highest degree first, followed by the next. Typically, the last two degrees should be sufficient. 
    This section includes: 
    1. Full name of the university.
    2. Location of the university.
    3. Degree.
    4. Anticipated graduation date.
    5. GPA (if over 6.0)
  • Courses (optional) 
    For an Internship resume, students can also add this section and put down the relevant courses undertaken to show they have the basic knowledge of the topic/industry they are applying for.
  • Skills 
    Include skills related to the Internship that you are applying for. In this section, you can add Languages, Tools, and Libraries. Eg., if you are a Computer Science Student, you can put skills like C, C++, Java, design patterns, etc.
  • Experience 
    If you have prior experience, you should put it down in chronological order starting with current or latest job details. The key information here includes the organization name, the period you worked for (from-to), and a small paragraph on your role there. You can highlight your achievement at each of the roles by clearly stating your achievement against a goal. Eg., if you are a student of Computer Science, you can mention the project on which you worked in the organization.

Many times, students don’t have relevant work experience. In such a situation, you can move to the Projects section.  

  • Projects 
    This is an important section where you can showcase some of the work you have done demonstrating your mastery over the skills you mentioned above. Students should include the topics that are relevant to the internship and that will help the employer understand how you will perform at their organization. In general, students incorporate major/minor projects.
  • Achievements / Honors / Awards / Certifications / Patents / Extracurricular activities 
    Put down your key Achievements, Honors, and Awards worth mentioning. Avoid putting down irrelevant details up here. If you have certifications, mention the title, license number if available, certification body, grant date, and a link to the certification body. Similarly, for patents, provide the title, grant date, and a link to the patent.
  • Recommendations 
    Students/graduates can get recommendations from their professors. In case you have been an intern, ensure to get a recommendation from your mentor at the organization where you did your internship.

Sample of Resume Format for Internship

Let’s understand how you can structure your resume with this example

Dhruv Sharma

Mob: +91-XXXXXXXXXX

Email: dhruv.s****@*****.com

Objective

Currently pursuing MBA in Marketing from XYZ University, Noida. Highly passionate and aiming to achieving excellence in the field of core marketing, business strategies, product marketing and market research. I believe my aim towards reaching new heights shall start with the best in this field of marketing as an Intern at Cupertino Inc.

Education

MBA in Marketing (2021-2023)

XYZ University, Noida

GPA Till Date: 8.5 out of 10

BBA in Business Administration (2017-2020)

ABC College of Management, Ghaziabad

Overall GPA: 7.7 out of 10

Intermediate in PCM (2017)

St. Johns, Ghaziabad

Marks: 76.6%

High School (2016)

St Mary, Noida

GPA: 8.8

Projects

Marketing campaign of Vodafone

  1. Survey of consumer behavior and their price bracket
  2. Strategized of driving whole campaign and target the right audience
  3. Using minimal tools and resources and with fewer inputs, we were able to gain more attention from customers & took their feedback for more service.

Achievements

Was awarded best performer in Summer Project and won the first prize out of 300 participants.

Participated in a marketing workshop facilitated by college and won 3rd prize in the contest.

Skills

Strong communication skill which is the gate of marketing. (Written & Verbal)

Command over research part as I’ve already participated earlier in the relevant project.

Know-how knowledge of basic software and premium tools. (Google Analytics, Screaming frog, Excel, Gutcheck, etc)

Important Points For Writing a Resume

  • The length of the resume should not exceed 1 page.
  • Arial and Times New Roman are recommended fonts for resume.
  • Font size 11 or 12 is recommended.
  • Avoid any grammatical and spelling errors.
  • Always put correct information while building your resume.
  • As you are going to be interviewed on the basis of your resume, so mention only those topics about which you are sure and knowledgeable.
  • Most importantly, keep your resume short and precise, as no one has so much time to read long resumes.

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Last Updated : 13 Mar, 2024
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