Junior resume with no experience

If you’re early-career, the goal is simple: prove readiness.

What counts as experience

• school projects with real scope
• internships
• freelance, volunteering, clubs
• self-built projects with real outcomes (users, demos, write-ups)

Structure that works

• Summary (1–2 lines): target role + strengths + what you’ve built
• Skills (grouped, not a dump)
• Projects (impact-first bullets)
• Experience (even if limited)
• Education

How to write strong project bullets

Use: Action + Method + Result

• “Built a dashboard in React pulling from a public API; improved load time by 40% after caching and pagination.”
• “Created a data pipeline with Python + SQL; automated weekly reports and documented the workflow.”

What to avoid

• long objective statements
• generic soft skills without proof
• claiming senior-level ownership

Related:

• /learn/how-to-write-star-bullets-for-your-resume
• /learn/how-to-quantify-impact-in-resume-bullets