Student CV Sri Lanka: First Job CV for School Leavers

CV for an after A/L student: worked example

This fictional example is for a trainee office-assistant application. Replace the details with your own education and activities. An activity is useful when you can explain what you did and how it relates to the job.

Kavindu Silva
Trainee Office Assistant
Gampaha, Sri Lanka | [Phone] | [Email]

PROFILE
School leaver who has completed GCE A/L examinations and is seeking a trainee office role. Used spreadsheets to organise a school-club event and prepared documents for group projects. Willing to learn office procedures and customer communication.

EDUCATION
GCE A/L, Commerce stream — [School], [Year]
Results: [Actual grades, or Results pending]
GCE O/L — [School], [Year]
[Relevant subjects and actual grades]

PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
School club event — [Year]
• Maintained a spreadsheet of registrations and attendance.
• Worked with classmates to prepare the event schedule.

SKILLS
Basic spreadsheet data entry and document formatting
Sinhala: fluent | English: [Your actual level]

TRAINING
[Completed course, provider and year, if applicable]

What if your A/L results are pending?

State the examination year and write “Results pending”. Do not enter predicted grades as achieved results. You can still describe relevant subjects, completed training and practical activities. Update the document when official results are available.

Turn school experience into evidence

• Instead of “leadership skills”, describe a responsibility such as coordinating a club event or organising a study group.
• Instead of “computer expert”, name the tasks you can perform, such as typing letters or entering spreadsheet data.
• If you helped in a family business, explain the actual work and label it accurately rather than inventing a formal job title.
• Match your profile to the advertised trainee role and remove activities that do not help explain your suitability.

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