2026-09-23

How to Write a CV for Tamheer as a Recent Graduate (2026)

Tamheer (تمهير) is the Human Resources Development Fund’s on-the-job training programme for recent graduates who want practical experience inside a real workplace. If you’re preparing a CV for Tamheer, the goal is clear: whoever reviews your application wants to know what you studied, what you’ve tried in practice, and what you want to learn with them.

Eligibility, programme terms, and the application route can change, so check HRDF’s official site, hrdf.org.sa, before you start, rather than relying on details passed around on forums or social media.

Open with a summary that says what you want to train in

On a graduate CV, the summary makes up for part of the missing experience because it tells the reader your field and direction at a glance. In a few lines, state your major, your strongest skills, and the kind of role or department you want to train in.

• Example: Management Information Systems graduate who uses Excel and Power BI for data analysis and reporting, looking for on-the-job training in operations or business analysis.

Skip generic lines like "seeking a stimulating work environment" or "ambitious fast learner" with nothing to back them up. They appear on countless CVs and tell the reader nothing specific about you.

Present your education and projects as experience

Nobody expects a recent graduate to have a long employment history, so your education and projects become the clearest evidence of what you can do. Give them enough detail:

• Your university, major, degree, and graduation date.
• Your GPA with its scale, if it helps you or the posting asks for it.
• Your graduation project: what you built or analysed, the tools you used, and the result.
• Courses directly related to the role, not a list of everything you studied.

Co-op training, volunteering, and courses

Any practical experience deserves space on your CV if you describe it specifically, even when it was short. Co-op training (التدريب التعاوني) is often the most relevant, because it happened inside a real organisation under professional supervision. The bullets below are illustrative examples of phrasing:

• Example: Co-op trainee in the finance department of a retail company; prepared monthly bank reconciliations under the senior accountant’s supervision.
• Example: Volunteered to organise a university career fair; coordinated volunteer schedules and liaised with participating organisations.
• Example: Completed a data analysis course and applied it to a sales analysis project for an online store.

Name the organisation, your role, and what you delivered. A certificate of attendance on its own says little; what you did with the skill afterwards says more.

Check your CV before you apply

• One column with clear section headings, and no tables or images that contain text.
• Correct contact details: mobile, email, and city.
• Clean spelling and grammar, in Arabic or English depending on the organisation you’re applying to.
• A PDF or DOCX file with a clear file name.

If you apply to opportunities at different organisations, adjust your summary and the order of your skills and projects to fit each one’s field, rather than sending the same version to all of them.

Tamheer is a chance to learn. A clear CV helps the reviewer understand what you can offer now and what you want to develop during the training.

Before you submit, you can upload your CV to HireRank for a free score and practical notes on its clarity and formatting. HireRank is an independent service and isn’t affiliated with Tamheer or HRDF.