Internship resume example
For an internship, recruiters know you have little work experience. They look for relevant coursework, projects, part-time jobs and activities that show initiative. Put education first and make every bullet specific.
This is a fictional, illustrative example -- not a real person or a promised result. Replace every detail with your own.
Full example resume
Sample content, for illustration -- not a real person.
Third-year economics student at the University of Michigan seeking a finance or data internship. Built a Python model of campus housing prices and led a 60-member investment club.
- •Built a Python regression model of 2,000 campus rental listings, predicting rent within 8% on test data.
- •Analysed local unemployment data for a class report ranked top 3 of 45.
- •Built an Excel budget tool now used by 3 student organisations.
- •Lead a 60-member club, running weekly pitches and a $15,000 student-managed fund.
- •Organised a speaker series with 6 industry professionals and 300 total attendees.
- •Worked 15 hours a week as a campus library assistant while studying full time.
Summary: weak vs. improved
Hardworking student looking for an internship to gain experience.
Third-year economics student seeking a finance or data internship. Built a Python housing-price model and lead a 60-member investment club.
Every applicant wants experience. Your year, field and two concrete things you have done set you apart.
Skills to include
- ✓Relevant tools for your field (e.g. Excel, Python, Figma)
- ✓Research and analysis
- ✓Writing and presentation
- ✓Teamwork on class projects
- ✓Time management
- ✓Languages
Only list skills you actually have -- the AI review in the editor will flag a skill that doesn't appear anywhere else in your resume.
Bullet examples: weak vs. improved
Did a data project for class.
Built a Python regression model of 2,000 rental listings, predicting rent within 8% on test data.
Tools, data size and accuracy make a class project look like real work.
Member of the investment club.
Lead a 60-member club, running weekly pitches and a $15,000 student-managed fund.
Leadership, size and responsibility show initiative.
Worked part time.
Worked 15 hours a week as a campus library assistant while studying full time.
Hours alongside full-time study show time management.
How this changes by experience level
Lead with coursework, high school achievements and any job or volunteering.
Volunteered 4 hours a week tutoring 10 middle school students in maths.
Lead with projects, leadership and part-time work with numbers, like the full example above.
See the full example above.
Put your previous internship first with 3–4 result-focused bullets.
As a summer analyst intern, built a dashboard used by 5 managers to track weekly sales.
Section order
- Contact
- Education (GPA if 3.3+)
- Projects
- Experience (part-time, volunteer)
- Activities and leadership
- Skills
Common mistakes to avoid
- !Leaving the resume thin instead of adding projects and activities
- !Listing coursework without what you did
- !Going over one page
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