Apprenticeship CV

A CV to land your apprenticeship

An employer hiring an apprentice doesn't read your CV like an experienced employee's. They look for three things first: the course you are taking, your schedule and your start date. Here is how to make them visible in ten seconds, then how to do the rest.

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What the employer reads first

This information must appear at the top of the CV, not at the bottom of the page.

The title you are aiming for

Under your name: "Digital marketing assistant apprenticeship", not just "Student". One title per CV, the one in the ad.

The qualification and the school

For example "BTS in Sales and Digital Customer Relations, CFA de Savoie". The recruiter checks that the course matches the role.

The schedule

"2 days at college, 3 days at work" or "1 week in 3". It is often the deciding factor.

The start date and length

"Available from September 2027, for 24 months". Without it, the employer has to write to you to find out, and sometimes just moves on to the next CV.

How far you can travel

Your town, plus a radius or means of transport if you can travel. An apprenticeship means being on site several days a week.

The sections, in the right order

  1. Header

    Name, target title, phone, professional email, town. A LinkedIn link or a portfolio if you have an up-to-date one.

  2. Profile summary

    Two or three lines: the course, the schedule, what you bring. No general sentence about your motivation.

  3. Education

    Placed BEFORE experience while you are a student: it is your main selling point. The current qualification first.

  4. Experience

    Internships, jobs, assignments, major course projects. For each one, what you did and a concrete result.

  5. Skills

    The tools and know-how asked for in the ad that you have really practised. Languages with a precise level (B2, C1).

  6. Interests

    Optional. Only if they say something useful: volunteering, competitive sport, a personal project.

Wording that works

An action verb, a specific task, a result or a volume.

  • Rather than "Social media management": "Published 3 Instagram posts a week for the shop and tracked the monthly statistics".
  • Rather than "Customer service": "Welcomed and advised around thirty customers a day in store, handled payments and returns".
  • Rather than "Group project": "Designed a showcase website for an association in a team of 4, from mock-up to launch".
  • Rather than "Good people skills": an example that shows it, within an experience.

Never invent a figure or a task: recruiters ask questions at interview. A rough but true volume ("around thirty") beats a precise made-up number.

The mistakes that cost you an interview

The same CV for every job

At least adapt the title, the summary and the order of your skills to each ad.

A missing schedule or start date

The most expected piece of information for an apprenticeship, and the one most often missing.

Two pages

At this stage, everything fits on one page. The recruiter won't turn the page.

An unprofessional email address

firstname.surname@… is enough. Create one for your applications if you need to.

A PDF software cannot read

A CV saved as an image, or a layout with complex columns, can be misread by the company's screening software.

How screening software reads your CVRead the ATS CV guide

What about the apprenticeship cover letter?

Many employers and schools still ask for one. It says what the CV can't: why this company, and what you will learn there while you work.

Apprenticeship cover letter examples, by jobSee the letter templates

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Frequently asked
questions

Should education or experience come first?

Education, while you are a student or back in study: it is what makes the apprenticeship possible. Experience goes first when it is directly linked to the role and says more than the qualification.

Should I name the school or training centre (CFA)?

Yes. The employer signs a contract that involves the school or CFA: they need to know which one, and some already work with schools they know.

Should my CV fit on one page?

Yes. For an apprenticeship, one page is always enough. Joblio fits every CV onto one page, tightening the spacing before shrinking the text.

Should an apprenticeship CV have a photo?

It isn't required in France. If you add one, choose a simple, recent, front-facing photo on a plain background.

See also

Student CV

Writing a student CV when your background is short: sections, making the most of internships, jobs and projects, mistakes to avoid, a free template.

CV with no experience

Writing a CV with no work experience: what to include instead, how to present projects and skills, an example summary and a free template.

Letter templates

Apprenticeship cover letter examples by job: web developer, UX/UI designer, sales, HR, marketing, accounting. With practical tips.

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