A one-page CV when you are early in your career

If you are applying for a first or second role, a second page is usually padding. Recruiters want to see that you can do a slice of the job, not that you have attended many events.

What earns a line

• A degree or certificate, with the year, if the listing asks for it.
• Work, attachments, or national service, with dates and a result.
• One project that uses a skill from the listing.
• A language or a tool only if you could be tested on it this week.

What to cut

Cut the objective statement, the list of soft skills with no story, and every certificate older than the work you want to be hired for. If a section would be the same on every classmate's CV, it is not distinguishing you.

Put the target title at the top, and the city or "remote" under your name. That is the match a recruiter is scanning for.