Around your second or third year, someone drops an internship link in the group chat: "Deadline’s tonight, send CVs."

You open a blank document, type your name and college, and freeze. You realize you have no corporate experience to show.

If you’re stuck right now, here’s how to fix a sparse resume without fluff:

• Turn class projects into experience. If you wrote code, designed a deck, or analyzed data for an assignment, list it. Name the tools you used and what you built.
• Cut the objective statement. Skip "Seeking a challenging role in a dynamic company..." Just state what you do: "3rd-year student building Python projects; looking for a summer tech internship."
• Describe club work properly. Don't just write "Event Volunteer." Mention if you managed a budget, emailed sponsors, or handled logistics for hundreds of people.

Recruiters don't expect a student resume to look like a senior executive's profile. They just want to see that you can take initiative and learn quickly. Put down what you've actually done and hit send.