How to write your CV for an internship

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You've found an interesting offer from Orange, but you're asking yourself a billion questions about how to write your first internship CV. You're right to do so: here are some tips on how to structure your CV properly and make a real impact on our recruiters.

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How do you make a good first impression with your CV?

At Orange, a well-structured CV stands out among the thousands of applications we receive. Our recruiters look for information that stands out naturally, in a synthetic way. The first impression we get from your CV is essential.

Marie – Recruiting manager:
“Careful attention to formatting is a must! Last year, we received around 42,000 applications for internships. That means we have to be efficient. For each CV, I form an initial opinion in a few seconds: I need it to be structured and clear.”
You don't need to be a graphic designer to make a striking first CV. You can use free tools to format your CV or even an internship CV template.

Marie – Recruiting manager:
“Do you know our brain loves symmetry? It makes the CV feel balanced and stable. Exactly what we’re looking for.”
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How can you optimise your internship CV?

Legibility is key. Your mission? Make your CV more readable by lightening the visual info. Simple and effective.

To do so, there are a few rules:
  • choose a typeface that's easy to read (such as Helvetica, Georgia, Verdana, Lato or Futura),
  • the minimum size of your typefaces should be 11, never smaller,
  • leave empty spaces between elements to let them breathe.

Following those steps should already make your CV stand out from the crowd for further reading. Step two: prioritise the sections of your CV.
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Are sections of your CV in the right order?

This helps guide the recruiter's eye. Here are our tips for structuring your internship CV effectively. For strategic information, be sure to:
  • play with the typeface, size and weight of headings and sub-headings,
  • separate headings clearly (frames or solid colours?),
  • use bold for keywords,
  • use bullet points to make reading easier,
  • use colour contrasts sparingly!

Marie – Recruiting manager:
“Go easy on the colours: a garish CV doesn’t appeal at all”
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Can you easily link topics together?

Consistency, consistency, consistency. That’s your new credo for a successful internship CV. The first visual selection stage is over. Now our recruiter is looking for overall logic. For example, what are the links between your various skills, extra-curricular activities and study work? This is the principle of association in ergonomics.

Here's our advice for creating this cohesion between the sections of your CV:

• play on the similarity of shapes, colours and sizes of elements,
• group together information that shares a link. Our brains connect elements placed visually next to each other,
• lines, curves, and arrows, are an excellent visual way to guide reading as they demonstrates your ability to synthesize information!

Marie – Recruiting manager:

"I like CVs with a strip on the side mentioning your hard and soft skills. When a CV clearly displays dates, it helps us understand the candidate's background."

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