A template for your first formal job in Brazil, built to shine with no work experience yet.
The Jovem Aprendiz program is Brazil's legal route into a first formal job, created under the Lei da Aprendizagem (Apprenticeship Law). It's for young people aged 14 to 24, and it pairs a registered, paid contract (with a signed CTPS, the work card) with a technical course, so you learn while you earn. Companies with seven or more employees must fill a share of roles with apprentices, so demand stays steady year after year. The CV here is a first-job CV. Nobody expects work experience, so it leads with your escolaridade, your current course, languages, and the soft skills that make a teenager easy to train. The role rewards eagerness to learn, reliability, and an honest CV that doesn't invent experience it doesn't have.
Motivated 17-year-old seeking a first formal job as a Jovem Aprendiz in administration. Currently studying an administrative-assistant course at SENAC, with strong computer skills and clear communication. CTPS (work card) ready, available afternoons, eager to learn and grow with the company.
Attitude and basics, not experience. A line like "Studying administration at SENAC, strong Excel, clear communication, available afternoons" beats a padded experience section every time. Recruiters screening for the Jovem Aprendiz program assume your work history is empty, so they read the education block, the current course, and any volunteer or school work first. Reliability and a ready CTPS signal you can actually start.
Computer basics (Microsoft Office and Google Workspace), communication, teamwork, organisation, punctuality, and a genuine willingness to learn. Add any language study, even basic English, since it sets you apart in admin roles. Keep skills concrete: "Excel: tables and basic formulas" says more than "good with computers." These habilidades comportamentais are what the training institutions grade you on too.
Inventing jobs you never had, which gets caught fast and ends the application. Leaving the CV almost blank because you think no experience means nothing to show. Hiding your school details or your current course. Lead with escolaridade and the course instead, then fill the page with volunteer work, school projects, and any weekend help at a family business. Honesty plus a full education section is the whole game.
One page, always. Lead with education and the current course at the top, right after a short objetivo profissional. Add soft skills, courses, languages, and your disponibilidade (the afternoons or mornings you can work). List any volunteer or school projects as your experience block. Use a clean font, plain section headings, and no photo clutter. Save and send as PDF so the layout holds.
Figures in USD. Ranges reflect mid-level experience (3–7 years). Senior roles and major metro areas typically sit at the top of these bands.
Employers and the training institutions (SENAI, SENAC, CIEE) want reliability, willingness to learn, and basic skills, not experience. Put your education, current course, computer and language skills, and availability near the top. Mention that your CTPS is ready and note your school schedule so they can match the apprentice hours.
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