CV guides by situation
Most CV advice assumes a steady run of jobs. Many people do not have one: a student looking for a first internship, a graduate with no full-time job yet, someone returning after a break or moving into a new field.
These guides start from the situation, not the job title: what to put first when the experience section is short, how to show a gap honestly, and which sections carry the weight instead.
- How to write a career change CV that leads with transferable skills
How to build a career change CV: the hybrid layout, a transferable skills statement with proof, where retraining goes, and a full worked example.
- How to write your CV after being laid off or made redundant
What to write on your CV after a layoff or redundancy: which end date counts, whether to give the reason, a worked entry and a short interview answer.
- How to explain an employment gap on your CV
How to show a gap in your work history: one dated line per reason, what goes on the CV, in the letter and at interview, and what the law lets you keep private.
- CV over 50: how far back to go, which dates to keep, and the law
How to cut a 30-year career to two pages: the 10 to 15 year window, an earlier-career block, which dates to keep, and the age law in the UK, US and Türkiye.
- Should you disclose a disability on your CV?
Whether to mention a disability on a CV, where disclosure helps (Disability Confident, adjustments, gaps), what employers may ask, and wording you can use.
- Erasmus internship CV: how to apply for an Erasmus+ traineeship
How an Erasmus+ traineeship application runs through your home university, what a host reads in your CV, and how CV lines turn into the Learning Agreement.
- Executive CV: scope first, then results, then the board
How a C-level or board CV differs: scope lines for P&L, budget and headcount, a board appointments block, and what to ask an executive search consultant.
- How to put freelance work on a CV without it looking like a gap
Three ways to list freelance or self-employed work on a CV, how to name clients you cannot disclose, what title to use, and a worked example for a designer.
- How to write a high school student CV for a first part-time job
A one-page first CV for a teenager: what goes in each section, an example for a café job, and the legal hours for under-18s in the UK, US and Türkiye.
- How to write a CV for an internal promotion or internal job
How to write a CV for an internal job or promotion: answer each criterion with a dated result, list each title separately and drop internal jargon.
- How to write an internship resume with little or no experience
What to put on an internship resume with no jobs: education, projects, coursework and activities on one page, evidence for each skill, and the cover letter.
- How to write a new graduate CV for your first full-time job
A CV for your first full-time job after graduating: a profile under 150 words, education above jobs, and the dissertation written as real work.
- How to write a CV with no work experience, at any age
How to write a CV when you have never had a formal job: turn home, volunteer, course and informal work into evidence, and use a skills-based layout.
- CV for remote jobs: prove you already deliver without an office
How to show remote work on a CV: the location line, your working hours, written communication, the tools you used, and a worked example for a remote role.
- How to write a CV when you return to work after a career break
How to write a CV after time out for parenting or caring: the dated break line, a recent development section, returnship programmes and an example.
- How to write a CV as a university student
A CV while you are still studying: how to list campus jobs, society roles and part-time work next to your degree, and when to show a GPA or grade.
- CV for the European Solidarity Corps: profile, CV upload and motivation statement
How host organisations search European Solidarity Corps profiles in PASS, what to fill in, what a volunteering CV shows, and a sample motivation statement.