Second-year Business Management student looking for a summer marketing internship. Runs events for a 400-member student society, has grown a charity's Instagram following by 60% as a volunteer and works part-time in retail, where she regularly beats weekly sales targets. Comfortable with Excel, Canva and Google Analytics, and quick to learn new tools.
Planned six talks and workshops on an £1,800 budget, averaging 70 attendees each.
Secured two local sponsors worth £600 by pitching a short audience profile built from member survey data.
Cut no-shows from about 40% to 22% by adding calendar invites and a reminder email the day before.
Sales Assistant (part-time, 12 hours a week) · Kirkgate Home & Gift, Leeds
2024 – Present
Beat the weekly personal sales target in 30 of the last 40 weeks, mainly through gift-wrap and bundle offers.
Rearranged the window display for the Christmas range; the featured lines sold out a week earlier than planned.
Social Media Volunteer · Headingley Community Pantry, Leeds
2025 – Present
Grew the Instagram following from 850 to 1,360 in eight months with a weekly posting plan and volunteer stories.
A donation appeal post reached 9,000 accounts and brought in 35 new volunteer sign-ups.
Education
BSc Business Management · University of Leeds
2024 – 2027
First-year average 68%. Modules include marketing analytics and consumer behaviour.
A levels: Business (A), Economics (B), English Literature (B) · Ilkley Grammar School
2022 – 2024
Skills
Marketing
Canva, Meta Business Suite, Google Analytics 4, copywriting
Data
Excel (pivot tables, XLOOKUP), Qualtrics surveys
Working with people
presenting, customer service, event planning
Certificates
Google Analytics Certification · Google2025
Projects
Market entry report (group of four)
2025
Recommended launch channels for a fictional Yorkshire tea brand using a 210-person survey; the team's report scored 72%.
Languages
English — Native
French — Intermediate (B1)
Three summary options
Start from the one closest to where you are now.
Marketing internship
Second-year marketing student who has run social media for a local charity and grown its audience by 60% in eight months. Writes clear, short copy, reads the numbers in Meta Business Suite and wants to learn campaign planning in an agency.
Finance or consulting
Economics undergraduate on track for a first, with strong Excel skills and a case study on regional bus pricing marked 78%. Treasurer of a 300-member society with a £5,000 budget, looking for a summer analyst internship in consulting or finance.
First-year student
First-year business student with a weekend job in hospitality and a lead role in a group project rated best in the cohort. Reliable, quick to learn and looking for a spring or summer insight programme to see how a large company works.
Keywords to include
Use the ones that are true for you, inside real sentences.
Market research
Social media
Data analysis
Excel
Google Analytics
Communication
Teamwork
Presentation skills
Event planning
Customer service
What recruiters look for
Tips for this role, with the kind of numbers that count.
Treat part-time work as experience
A shop or café job is real work with real numbers: targets beaten, customers served, money handled. "Beat my weekly sales target in 30 of 40 weeks" shows commercial sense better than any line about being hard-working.
Turn coursework into a result
Pick one project close to the internship and give it a size and an outcome: the survey sample, the recommendation, the mark. A market report built on 210 responses reads like work, not homework.
Give society roles a budget
Committee roles prove responsibility when you add figures: events run, attendees, money managed, sponsors won. "Six events on an £1,800 budget, 70 people each" is leadership evidence an employer can picture.
Put education first, then keep it short
While you are still studying, the degree goes at the top. Add your current average if it is strong and one line of relevant modules; leave out GCSE subject lists and school prizes unless the employer asks.
Mirror the internship's own words
Read the advert and reuse its key skills in your summary and bullets, as long as they are true. If it asks for "social media analytics", say that rather than "posting online"; automated screening often looks for the exact phrase.
Show you pick up tools fast
Free certificates such as Google Analytics or HubSpot courses show initiative. Add one or two that match the role, then prove you used them: "tracked a campaign in GA4 and cut no-shows to 22%".
Make this CV yours
Answer one question at a time; the assistant fills each section and never invents numbers.
What do I put on an internship CV with no experience?
More than you think. Part-time jobs, volunteering, society roles, sports captaincy and university projects all count. Write them like jobs: what you did, for whom, and one number that shows the result. A strong education section and a short, specific summary carry the rest.
Should I include my grades on an internship CV?
Include your current university average or predicted classification if it is good, and your A-level grades if a firm sets minimum entry requirements. If your first-year marks were weaker, focus on stronger recent modules or a project mark instead, and never round up.
When should I start applying for summer internships?
Earlier than you might expect. Larger firms often open summer schemes in the autumn before and close them once places fill, while smaller companies and start-ups tend to recruit in spring. Keep a master CV ready so you can tailor it within a day.
