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Recent Graduate Resume — Two-Column Template

Recent graduate resumes bridge academic achievement and professional ambition. With limited formal experience, the strongest applications lead with education, final-year projects, and internship work — then let skills fill the gaps. The Two-Column layout places credentials, skills, and contact details in a sidebar, freeing the main column for your experience. It looks more polished than single-column — but some ATS systems struggle with multi-column parsing.

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Why the Two-Column layout works for recent graduate roles

check_circleDirect recruiter outreach (not through ATS portals)
check_circleCreative and design roles where visual polish is valued
check_circleStartup and SME applications reviewed by humans first
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Not ATS-safe. Use as PDF for direct outreach only — do not submit through job boards with ATS parsers.

Key skills to include on your recent graduate resume

ATS systems scan for these keywords. Make sure the ones that match your experience appear in your resume.

Microsoft OfficeProject ManagementResearchAnalytical SkillsCommunicationTeamworkPresentationExcelData AnalysisCritical Thinking

Writing tips for recent graduate resumes

  1. 1Put your degree and university at the top — your most recent and most relevant credential.
  2. 2Include a summary or objective statement to signal the role type and industry you're targeting.
  3. 3Group extracurriculars under a "Leadership & Activities" section rather than hiding them at the bottom.

Common job titles this template targets

GraduateJunior AnalystAssociateManagement TraineeGraduate ProgrammeEntry-Level AnalystAssistant

More Recent Graduate templates

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Two-Column templates for other Experience Level roles

No Experience / First Job — Two-ColumnExperience Level
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Recent Graduate resume in Two-Column format
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