CV Example
Free CV example for university students looking for an internship or placement. Includes tips for what to do when you have limited work experience.
Third-year Business Management student at the London School of Economics with a strong interest in strategy consulting. President of the Marketing Society (560 members), case finalist at the McKinsey Insight programme 2025, and 3 years of part-time work experience at Tesco. Available for a 5-month placement from February 2026.
Leading a 6-person committee. 560 members, annual budget £120K.
Part-time role alongside studies. Shop-floor work and tills.
Expected completion summer 2026. Predicted First-class honours. Dean's List 2024-25.
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Concrete, no clichés — what works with recruiters.
As a student you have little work experience — that's fine. What recruiters at McKinsey, Bain, Goldman Sachs and Unilever look for in placement candidates is not years of experience but SIGNALS of leadership, ownership and intellectual curiosity. A role as president of a student society (with concrete numbers: member count, budget, sponsor deals) weighs more heavily than two years on tills.
For strategy consulting and investment banking, grades are literally a filter (top 5-10% of your cohort). Mention your predicted classification (First / 2:1), your dean's list status, and case-competition results ("McKinsey Insight 2025 case finalist" — this triggers a conversation). Stating availability explicitly ("from February 2026, 5 months") helps recruiters slot you into their planning.
A student job at Tesco can be a strong story if you make it concrete: "Promoted to shift coach after 8 months" shows you stood out; "Owner of the assortment reset process" shows ownership. Avoid overclaiming ("revolutionised the store") — UK recruiters spot that immediately.
