Entry Level Electrical Engineer Resume Examples & Guide

Before you begin writing your resume, stop to think about how you will organize it. It turns out that there is a standard resume format many jobseekers fail to follow, even though the majority of hiring managers expect to see it. In fact, using this format is so important, many employers reject resumes outright if they use a different structure.

The simple, standard structure appears on our entry-level electrical engineer resume sample. You should include the following sections: summary statement, qualifications, experience, and education. For entry-level positions, the experience section is usually removed or shortened.

Team experience is an important quality for electrical engineers to have. To emphasize this attribute on your resume, you should include it in every section of your resume template. It fits especially well in the summary and the qualifications section. Keep in mind that you can use this same technique to emphasize any aspect you prioritize, instead of just teamwork.

It is important for you to realize that many aspects need to be different for your resume if you have never had a job before. While creating this kind of resume is normally a huge challenge, we created our entry-level electrical engineer resume sample to show you how you can tackle this task.

Typically, you should shift focus from the experience section to the skills and education sections. Describe how you developed the skills you need, whether that was through a school project or an internship. Our resume builder can help you further, making the writing process customizable while handing the most difficult aspects automatically.

The header of your resume should be short so the readers almost does not notice it. You want the first thing they see to be the summary statement, which acts as a hook. You can see the information you need to include in our entry-level electrical engineer resume sample: your full name, email address, and phone number. Including your mailing address is optional. Consider writing your header in a smaller typeface to manage the length and appearance of your resume. Check out our resume examples page for more resume header samples.

Even for entry-level positions, we highly recommend not including references on your resume. The only kind of resume where this is acceptable is for entry-level positions; however, the space almost always has better potential. Most employers assume references are available upon request, so you can leave them off and use the space to further emphasize your abilities and qualification. Keep in mind that some employers do want to see references and will likely request them on the job description.