Internships

Intern resume template

An intern resume is a one-page student resume aimed at a single internship posting. It leads with your degree and expected graduation date, then uses student teams, class projects, campus jobs and relevant coursework as the experience, worded to match what the posting asks for.

The sample below is a mechanical engineering student applying for a summer manufacturing internship, and the worked example shows how his first draft was tailored to one posting. Building a general resume for campus jobs and clubs? The student resume template page covers that, and it is the better place to start if you are not applying for internships yet.

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Mateo Lindqvist

Mechanical Engineering Student, available May to August 2027

mateo.lindqvist@email.com | (555) 772-0368 | Fort Wayne, IN | linkedin.com/in/mateolindqvist

Summary

Mechanical engineering student seeking a summer 2027 manufacturing engineering internship. Two years of hands-on design, drawing and fabrication work on a student off-road racing team, plus shop experience running a campus makerspace.

Education

B.S. in Mechanical EngineeringAug 2024 – Expected May 2028

Three Rivers Polytechnic University · Fort Wayne, IN

GPA 3.4/4.0. Relevant coursework: Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Manufacturing Processes, Engineering Graphics and GD&T.

Experience

Suspension Subteam MemberSep 2024 – Present

Three Rivers Off-Road Racing Team · Fort Wayne, IN

•Modeled a revised rear trailing arm in SolidWorks and ran FEA load cases that cut its weight by 0.8 lb at a 1.5 safety factor.

•Produced fabrication drawings with GD&T callouts for 9 suspension parts and inspected first articles with calipers and a height gauge.

•Traced an out-of-tolerance bracket to a worn welding fixture, then rebuilt the fixture and documented the fix for the next build season.

Makerspace Shop AssistantJan 2025 – Present

Three Rivers Polytechnic University Makerspace · Fort Wayne, IN

•Run safety checkouts on the band saw, drill press and FDM printers for about 20 students a week.

•Set up labeled shadow boards for hand tools and consumables, a 5S change that shortened shift start-up for every assistant.

Warehouse Associate (Summer)Jun 2025 – Aug 2025

Bramford Building Supply · Fort Wayne, IN

•Picked and loaded contractor orders with a handheld scanner, holding pick accuracy above 99% across the summer.

•Proposed a new bin layout for the fastener aisle that the shift lead adopted for peak hours.

Projects

•Gearbox Redesign (Machine Design, Fall 2025): sized gears and bearings for a 3:1 reduction and delivered a full drawing package with a 4-person team.

•Desk Fan Teardown (Manufacturing Processes, Spring 2025): identified the molding, stamping and fastening method for 14 parts and estimated a unit cost.

Skills

SolidWorks •GD&T drawing and inspection •SolidWorks Simulation (FEA) •MIG welding •FDM 3D printing •Excel •MATLAB

Meridian resume templateModern with a blue accentATS-safe · 1 column

What an internship resume needs

Your availability, so a recruiter knows you fit the program dates. The sample puts it in the headline: 'available May to August 2027'.
Education near the top, with expected graduation, GPA if it helps, and three or four courses that match the role.
Experience that includes anything where you did the work: a student team, a research role, a campus job, a substantial class project.
A short objective or summary naming the kind of internship you want. Optional, but useful when your major and the role are not an obvious match.
A skills list that uses the posting's own words for tools and methods you genuinely know.

Coursework and projects as experience

Most interns have little paid work in their field, and recruiters know it. What they look for is evidence that you have already used the skills the internship needs. That evidence usually lives in student teams and class projects, so give it the same weight and wording as a job.

Put a project under Experience when it ran for months, had a team and gave you a role. Mateo's racing team is a good example: a title, an organization, dates and three bullets with results. Shorter class assignments go in a Projects section, one line each, with the course name and term in parentheses so the reader can place them.

1Job title: your role on the project, such as 'Suspension Subteam Member' or 'Data Lead'.
2Company: the team, lab or course, such as 'Three Rivers Off-Road Racing Team'.
3Dates: the term or the months you worked on it. Tick 'currently work here' if it is ongoing.
4Bullets: the same verb-first, measurable style you would use for a paid role.

Never present a class project as paid employment. Naming the team or course keeps it honest, and it reads as stronger evidence than a vague job title would.

Worked example: tailoring an intern resume to one posting

Mateo is applying to a fictional posting for a Manufacturing Engineering Intern at Varnholt Motion Systems. The posting asks for a student pursuing a mechanical or manufacturing engineering degree, experience with SolidWorks or similar CAD, the ability to read drawings with GD&T, interest in lean manufacturing and root-cause problem solving, and comfort with Excel.

His first draft was accurate but generic. The table shows each requirement, the line he started with, and the line on the finished sample.

Posting asks for	First draft	Tailored line on the sample
Mechanical engineering degree	B.S. Mechanical Engineering	Same degree line, plus Manufacturing Processes and Engineering Graphics and GD&T in coursework
SolidWorks or similar CAD	Did CAD for the racing team	Modeled a revised rear trailing arm in SolidWorks and ran FEA load cases...
Reading drawings with GD&T	Made drawings for parts	Produced fabrication drawings with GD&T callouts for 9 suspension parts and inspected first articles...
Lean manufacturing	Kept the makerspace organized	Set up labeled shadow boards for hand tools and consumables, a 5S change...
Root-cause problem solving	(nothing)	Traced an out-of-tolerance bracket to a worn welding fixture, then rebuilt the fixture...
Comfort with Excel	Microsoft Office	Excel listed by name in Skills

The posting and company are invented. Figures in the sample are placeholders.

Nothing on the tailored version is new experience. Every change either names a tool, uses the posting's vocabulary for work he had already done, or surfaces a story (the welding fixture) that the first draft left out.

Save the tailored version as a separate resume in My resumes, named after the company, so the general version stays untouched for the next posting.

Section order for an intern resume

1Name, headline with your availability, contact details
2Objective or summary (two lines at most)
3Education, with GPA and relevant coursework
4Experience, including student teams and campus jobs
5Projects
6Skills

Unrelated jobs still belong. Mateo's warehouse summer shows reliability and a feel for how material moves through a building, which a manufacturing team cares about. Keep such roles to two bullets.

When to apply for internships

Timing varies by field and employer size, so check each target company's student or careers page rather than relying on one calendar. As a general pattern, large employers in finance, consulting and technology tend to open summer internship applications many months ahead, often in the fall of the previous year, and some fill places early. Smaller companies, nonprofits, government offices and local employers more often post closer to the start date, frequently in spring.

The practical answer is to have a clean general version of your resume ready at the start of the school year, then tailor a copy for each posting as it opens. A resume that is ready in September lets you apply in days instead of weeks.

Internship resumes by field

Field	What to lead with	Where to look next
Engineering	Student design teams, lab work, CAD and analysis tools, drawings	Engineering resume example
Teaching and education	Tutoring, classroom volunteering, camp or after-school roles, lesson materials you made	Teacher resume example
Healthcare	Clinical hours, patient-facing jobs, certifications with the real issuing body	Medical assistant resume example
Software	Projects with a link to the code, languages and frameworks you used	Software engineer and Jake's resume template pages
Business and marketing	Class projects with clients, campus marketing jobs, analytics tools	Student resume template page

Templates for internship applications

Meridian is the default here: one column, a headline under the name for your availability, and clean sans-serif type. These are the four one-column templates most students use, compared from the template settings.

Template	Fonts	Default spacing	Education first by default
Meridian	Arial throughout	Balanced (0.69 in margins)	No, drag it up
Campus	Georgia throughout	Compact (0.56 in margins)	Yes
Keystone	Georgia throughout	Compact (0.56 in margins)	No, drag it up
Slate	Calibri throughout	Compact (0.56 in margins)	No, drag it up

All four are ATS-safe, which matters because most large internship programs take applications through an online portal. Switching templates in the builder keeps everything you have typed.

Frequently asked questions

Should an intern resume have an objective?

It can. One or two lines naming the internship type and term help when your major does not obviously match the role. Skip it if the education and experience already make the fit clear.

Can I put a class project under Experience on an internship resume?

Yes, if it was substantial: a team, several weeks or months of work and a defined role. Name the course or team as the organization so it is clear it was not a paid job.

Should I list my availability dates on an internship resume?

Yes. A headline such as 'available May to August 2027' answers the first question a program coordinator has, without taking an extra line.

Do I need a different resume for each internship I apply to?

You need one general version and a lightly tailored copy for each posting you care about. Usually that means rewording three to five lines and reordering skills, not rewriting the page.

How do I list an internship I have accepted but not started?

Add it under Experience with the role, company and future start date, and describe the team or focus in one line. Replace that line with real results once you have done the work.