New Grad Resume

One-page ATS resume template for U.S. students and new grads — education-first layout, projects and leadership sections, plus a no-experience guide. Most resume templates are built for people with ten years of experience. This one is built for the first job. It leads with education, turns coursework and campus work into real evidence, and keeps everything to one page — because that is what U.S. recruiters expect from a student or recent graduate. The structure stays strictly ATS-safe: a single column, plain text, no tables, no icons, no photo. The included guide answers the questions students actually ask: what counts as experience when you have none, when to list your GPA, how many courses to show, and how to write bullets with numbers when your job was a campus one. WHAT YOU GET (instant download) • NewGrad-ATS-Resume-Template.docx — the one-page template, editable in Microsoft Word or Google Docs • NewGrad-Cover-Letter-Template.docx + NewGrad-Thank-You-Template.docx — the matching letter set • How-to-Use-Instructions.docx + .pdf — the no-experience guide, the one-page rule and the pre-submit ATS checklist • NewGrad-Resume-Sample.pdf — a filled one-page sample, text-based and safe to upload • NewGrad-Cover-Letter-Sample.pdf — a matching cover letter example • Editable HTML versions of the resume and the cover letter — click any text in your browser, then print to PDF WHY THIS ONE • Education-first order — the U.S. standard for students and new graduates • Dedicated Projects & Coursework and Leadership & Activities sections, so a thin resume still fills a page with evidence • GPA and coursework guidance written into both the template and the guide • A bullet formula built for the jobs students actually have — internship, campus job, capstone, volunteering • Arial headings and Calibri body only: standard fonts, so it renders identically on Mac, PC and Google Docs • 8 accent presets: Cobalt (default), Violet, Teal, Coral, Forest, Berry, Slate, Ink • Built on a strict ATS-safe structure: one column, no tables, no text boxes, no images in the body, standard section names. It parses cleanly into Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Taleo and iCIMS. HOW TO USE 1) Word / Google Docs — open the .docx, replace the gray placeholders, delete the guidance lines, then export a text-based PDF. 2) Browser — open the HTML file, click any text and type, then press Print / Save PDF (Letter, margins: None). 3) If your experience section looks empty, read the no-experience guide first — it is the part most new grads get stuck on. PERFECT FOR College students, recent graduates and career starters applying to U.S. entry-level roles — including anyone without an internship yet. Digital download only — nothing is shipped. For personal job applications; resale or redistribution of the files is not permitted. Because this is a digital product, delivery is instant — and if it is not what you expected, ask within 7 days and we will refund you in full.