CV Format for Freshers in Bangladesh: Sections, Example and Common Mistakes

By Shahriar Islam RatulUpdated 8 November 20266 min read

As a fresh graduate you are competing with hundreds of applicants who have the same degree. Your CV wins when it shows proof that you can do the job: projects, internships, results and skills that match the post. Here is a format that works for Bangladeshi employers and for international companies that use an ATS.

The fresher CV format (one page)

Header: full name, phone (+880...), professional email, Dhaka or your city, LinkedIn and GitHub or portfolio link.
Career objective or summary: 2 lines about the role you want and what you bring. Make it specific to the job.
Education: degree, university, passing year, CGPA if 3.25 or above. Add HSC and SSC on one line each, or skip them if space is tight.
Projects: 2 to 3 projects with what you built, the tools you used and a result.
Internships, part-time work, tuition or volunteering: what you did and what you achieved.
Skills: software, languages and tools from the job post that you can actually use.
Certifications and achievements: relevant courses, competitions, club roles.

How to write a career objective that is not generic

Avoid lines like "Seeking a challenging position in a reputed organization". Every recruiter has read it a thousand times. Name the role and give one reason to read on.

Fresh BBA graduate in Finance with internship experience in bank reconciliation, looking to join an audit team as a Junior Accountant.
Computer science graduate who built three React and Node.js apps used by 400+ students, applying for a Junior Frontend Developer role.

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No experience? Use projects as experience

Treat your thesis, final-year project, club work or freelancing like a job. Give each one a title, dates and two bullet points with results.

Final-year project: Smart Attendance System. Built an Android app with face recognition; tested with 3 classes and 120 students.
Campus club, Event Lead: organised a career fair for 600 students with 14 company stalls.
Freelance, Fiverr: delivered 23 logo and social media design orders with a 4.9 rating.

Numbers make a fresher CV stand out: users, students, followers, orders, marks, money saved.

Mistakes that get fresher CVs rejected

Father's name, mother's name, religion, NID number and full permanent address. Not needed on a modern CV unless the job post asks for them.
A three-page CV with every school certificate.
Unprofessional email addresses.
The same CV sent to every job. Change the summary and skills for each post.
Fancy two-column templates that an ATS cannot read.
Spelling mistakes. Read it aloud once before sending.

Frequently asked questions

Should a fresher CV be one page?

Yes. One page is enough for almost every fresh graduate and recruiters prefer it.

Do I need to add SSC and HSC results?

Many Bangladeshi employers still look at them, so a single line each is fine. International employers usually only need your degree.

Should I write references on my CV?

Write 'Available on request' or leave them out to save space, unless the job post asks for referees.