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High School Student Resume Example and Writing Guide

A high school student’s resume is short and honest: one page that starts with your school, track and grades if they are good, then school activities and volunteering, then any part-time or summer work as it was, then skills and languages. You do not need work experience to write it; you need real examples that show you are reliable and willing to learn. Use it for entry-level jobs in retail, hospitality and customer service, or for training programmes.

Your focus in this field

Lead with school, grades, activities and volunteering, and describe any part-time work as it was.

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Your full name

High School Student

Your city · name@example.com · Your phone

Professional summary

High school graduate (science track) who helped organize school events and volunteered locally, looking for a first part-time job or training programme in customer service.

Work experience

Organization nameActual dates
  • Joined the school open-day committee, welcoming parents and directing them to the halls.
  • Worked part-time one summer in a family shop: stocking shelves, greeting customers and recording daily sales.
  • Organized a school donation drive with classmates and kept the reception-desk rota.
  • Completed a short computer-skills course and prepared a class activity presentation.

Education and qualifications

High school diploma (science track) · [School] · Graduation year · GPA

Skills in this example

Teamwork · Punctuality · Microsoft Office · Dealing with people · Presentations · English

Fictional example; replace every detail with your own experience.

What to write

What goes first on the resume?

  1. Education: school name, track and expected graduation year, plus your grades or aptitude result if they support you.
  2. Activities and volunteering: school committees, clubs and events, with your role in clear verbs.
  3. Part-time or summer work if any, then skills, languages and completed short courses.

Starting your career?

If you have no work or volunteering yet, start one activity this term (a club, an event, volunteering) and write it up in detail; it beats a list of qualities.

By specialty

An “about me” for a high school graduate
Two lines, such as: “High school graduate (science track) who helped organize school events and worked one summer in a shop, looking for a first customer service job where I can learn and be reliable.”
A student looking for part-time work
State the hours you are available clearly, the activities that show you are reliable, and any volunteering at events, libraries or charities.

Explain your work, not generic qualities

Two lines: your field, the nature of your work and your core tools.

High school graduate (science track) who helped organize school events and volunteered locally, looking for a first part-time job or training programme in customer service.

Experience a reader can understand

The task and what you did, with a result only when you can prove it.

Instead of a generic description

Ambitious, hard-working student who loves to work.

A more specific example

Joined the school open-day committee, welcoming parents and directing them to the halls.

Skills backed by evidence

Possible examples, not requirements; choose what you have actually practised.

  • Teamwork
  • Punctuality
  • Microsoft Office
  • Dealing with people
  • Presentations
  • English

How do you show it?

Tie each skill to an activity: “dealing with people” becomes evidence when you say you welcomed parents on the school open day.

Certificates, licences and links

Add completed short courses and volunteering certificates, and aptitude or achievement test results if the ad asks for them. Do not link a personal social media account.

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FAQs

What should a High School Student resume emphasize?

Lead with school, grades, activities and volunteering, and describe any part-time work as it was. Education: school name, track and expected graduation year, plus your grades or aptitude result if they support you.

What should a high school graduate with no experience put on a resume?

Your track and grades if they are good, school activities and volunteering with your role, any summer or part-time work as it was, then skills and languages. One page is enough.

How do I write an “about me” as a high school graduate?

Two sentences: who you are (a graduate of a given track), what you have done (an activity, volunteering or summer job) and what you are looking for (a first job or training in a specific area). Avoid generic qualities without an example.

Does the button download this example as a PDF?

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Does this example guarantee ATS acceptance?

No. Clear text and standard headings make automated reading easier, but no example or design guarantees acceptance.

Borrow the structure. Tell your own story.

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