High school students

Your first experience counts.

A class project, a volunteer shift, a team you showed up for. You already have stories worth telling. Let’s turn them into a first résumé.

High school students working together on a prototype

YOUR THREE-STEP START

Find your starting material

Write down activities where you took responsibility. Clubs, sports, caring for family, community work, and personal projects can all give you examples.

Show what you contributed

Use an action, a task, and a result. Be honest about your role and use numbers only when you can support them.

Choose your first opportunity

Explore local part-time roles, job shadowing, and internships. Ask your school counselor about age, schedule, and work-permit requirements for your location.

TRY IT ON YOUR RÉSUMÉ · ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

Before

Helped with a school event.

After

Worked with four classmates to organize a school supply drive and sort 75 donated items.