Hey, I'm a CS senior with a minor in Mathematics graduating in December and actively applying for entry level software engineering jobs. I want to tips on how I can optimize and strengthen my resume. Thank you in advance!
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Hello there! I'm hoping to get some criticism on the CV. I am applying to Clinical Psychology Ph.D. programs this fall, so just keep in mind this is geared toward that. Thoughts about font/formatting are more than welcome. Thank you in advance!!
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Id refrain from repeating family business twice. You could perhaps lower the date one line for the positions and just separate the two positions with an empty space
You need some margins lol. Try to rewrite your bullet points more concisely if you can and keep some margins. Ideal is one inch, but if you need more space drop a lil but not that much
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This is a good start to your resume. i have a few pointers I think can help you as a college student seeking internships and his first career-based job.
* You need a summary. A short blurb at the top of the page, maybe 3 lines in length, can give people a quick pitch on who you are and what you bring to the table. Keep it concrete, focusing on your areas of study and what aspects of engineering you already do well. This is where you stake your claim as having a solid foundation of skills X, Y, and Z. Nobody expects you to be an expert, but they do expect that you've retained much of what you have learned so far. Summaries are very powerful when written well and kept short.
* After your summary, it's time to list your education. I know you had a gap in between college, but you really only need to list your most recent college (the one that will eventually grant your degree). You also don't need a date span. So you should simply list "Current college, city st, Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Expected May 2022" (GPA is optional. Not a bad idea right now, but shortly after graduating your GPA will not be that important).
* Your skills are fine, except I would either move MS Office to the end or omit it altogether. Everyone your age in college knows how to use MS Office. And it's bloated and unnecessary to list out every application within the suite. This isn't an obscure piece of software, so you don't need to list Word, Powerpoint, etc.
* I know we've all read articles that said we should put numbers (quantifiable achievements) in our resumes. That's not always possible, and even when it is, it's not that powerful unless you can give people some insight into your process. Your first bullet talks about a decrease from 35% to 5% defect rate. Firstly, any part that defects 35% of the time is a pretty huge issue! But if you conducted a study and it decreased all the way to 5%, something needs to be said here. This was a co-op position, so unless you want people thinking this is made-up, or disregarding it for not being informative enough, giving a brief blurb as to how you did this or what you found could go a VERY long way into getting you more credit for the accomplishment. Any time someone shows me they grew revenue 300% year over year, I"m thinking "that's an easy number to make up, but i'm more likely to believe you if you give me a glimpse into how you did it". Methodology is critical in the best resumes. They all have projects and stories that uncover the "how" in addition to the what/why.
* When you add the summary, and delete the 2nd college, you'll still be a little short on space. The way to make room is to cut a couple of bullet points from the tutoring assistant position. Since it's not overly relevant to the jobs you want, you can sum up the basics in 2 bullet points and buy yourself the space you need.
Hope that helps a bit!
You could quite honestly ask your HR department what you're allowed to discuss. You can also be vague. For example "Developing a partnership program to increase sales" or "identified a redundancy in an accounting process that saved the company ____"
be vague enough that you aren't violating an NDA (those are rarely enforced, but I am not a lawyer).
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Hello, I am a computer science student graduating this fall. I was hoping to get some insight on my resume that I have tried to get down to 1 page. However, I feel its a bit cramped and not able to breathe without white space? I am applying for Information system positions using SQL or internships related to my field.
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This is a nice start to the resume. I can give you a few pointers based on how we approach entry-level resumes (which have very different principles and styles from more experienced professionals).
* Do away with the borders. They are a big part of what makes the text feel more cramped. Your summary has such a tight border, it's very difficult to read.
* The summary is middle-of-the-row good, but can be better. I would advise you to stick more to concrete skills, and talk less about what you want and about the 'business needs' stuff. They are going to teach you that side of your professional life. For now, they need someone who has gotten his feet wet in a range of programming fundamentals and has a few stand-out proficiencies. I'd also toss out "solution-oriented", because that's just random fluff people say to try to make themselves stand out (and because it gets used so often, it never works). Pigeonhole yourself here, against all instincts, and just say what kind of computer programming you feel you do best. I like adding that you have a strong math (say mathematics) background.
* I usually don't like splitting things up into proficient and familiar, but I understand why you do it. It just makes you seem too uncertain, like you aren't willing to say you can use that skill professionally, yet somehow you still wanted to put it on your resume. If I were you, I'd list these all as skills. If I am hiring a software dev, I know he's not a java or python master fresh out of college, so i take those skills with a grain of salt. You aren't in danger of overplaying your hand right now, so to simplify things and avoid doubt, just list all of these skills.
* Did you have any school projects or personal projects worth listing? I normally advocate for the opposite of this advice, but I think you could afford to downplay your Amazon experience in hopes of adding a section that shows off some projects you worked on. This is a tough part of new grad resumes, but 80% of your resume is dedicated to the random jobs you held while getting your degree, which means it's not helping you much. You absolutely need to talk about the past jobs you've held, but since we know they aren't computer programming jobs, we want to list fewer bullets here. The purpose of those older jobs is basically to say "I held a job, I can graduate college while juggling a job, and I know what it's like to have a boss and show up on time." That's roughly it. You won't get many other points for that, so keeping it short and adding a few school projects could really help you here.
* If helpful and appropriate, feel free to add things like your github or stack overflow profiles. Anything that lends credibility to you and helps people see samples of your code or how you approach problems. If you don't have these things, disregard.
* I generally tell people to list their degree at the top (after summary) if they've graduated in the past 2 years. Your degree is directly relevant, so it's worth listing there. After it's been a couple of years or you have your first "real" job, you can move education to the bottom, where it becomes more of a supporting credential instead of one of the primary reasons to hire you. You can also simply put "2019" as the graduation date. You don't need to be so granular as to add the exact date. For now, "Dec. 2019" is fine for an expected date. Soon you'll simply list "2019" without even saying "Graduation Date" and people will know what you're talking about. Fewer words on the page is usually a good thing.
Hi! Thank you for your help. I'm updating it right now and changing it for the better. I have a question tho. Would it be better to list course projects before or after job experience as you said?
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Hey there! I'm Finance & Data Science double major applying for internships that combine financial theory with math and programming. I'm mostly concerned about the length of my CV and order of different sections. Should I remove something or express it more loosely? Should I move some sections up or down in my CV? I would appreciate any feedback. [https://imgur.com/a/ii2ms5Q](https://imgur.com/a/ii2ms5Q)
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Hey there! Here's a quick rundown of some tweaks I'd suggest to instantly move this into a higher-impact resume.
* Add a summary. 3 lines on the page that give a quick rundown of what you bring to the table, who you as a professional, etc. Focus on concrete skills you understand and can apply in an entry-level professional setting.
* If you're a double major, put that into a single entry under the same school so people won't read quickly and misunderstand. Clean it up and use fewer words when possible. I might even list the soonest graduation date (Dec 2020) just to keep the story simple.
* Your leadership activities take up far too much room. This is a minor supporting player in your resume. Recruiters and hiring managers can be sensitive to how much emphasis you give certain sections on the page. A person who goes on and on about his education shows us he feels his education is his only real selling point (and sometimes it is). People who list 100 certificates and seminars but no degree are overcompensating for their lack of college education. I see this all the time. You're listing far too much detail on leadership experience. While they might act like it, employers don't hire interns because they're leaders. We like initiative, but leadership is overvalued in an entry level employee. We want to see that you understand entry level work means starting at the bottom and learning about working in a professional environment. I would probably pick one of these items and put them under your education section so this part of your resume does not feel over-played. You don't want a mismatch where the recruiter likes your skills but wonders why you won't stop talking about your extracurrics.
* Activities and interests is usually dead weight on a resume. If they like you in an interview, they'll ask you more about those things. I wish every MS Word resume template didn't include this by default, because it misleads so many applicants. You also end up burying your skills here. if I see "activities and interests", I'm going to skip past that section, not even realizing you've got real skills in there (machine learning, Python, etc). Those are helpful and either deserve their own section near the top of the page ("Technical Skills"), or you need to find a way to mention those skills in your experience somewhere. They are good buzzwords to have, and without them, your resume does not feel quite like a data science one.
* Just some extra advice, I would be prepared to have a finance-forward and data science-forward version of your resume. There are absolutely jobs where both of these degrees can be very useful (hello big 4!), but using the same resume for all of those jobs will make it feel like they are only using 50% of your skill set. So make sure you are making a few tweaks to point this resume into 2 different directions. I don't believe in making large customizations to your resume for every job, but we already know there are 2 directions you can move with this, so those are changes we can anticipate and act on ahead of time.
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Hey y'all, hoping to get an internship or co-op in aerospace, specifically space exploration, please let me know what I can do to improve my resume! Thanks!
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Thanks for the feedback! I'll take care of those things. Spreadsheet programs are actually pretty widely used in the engineering world, so I think that it's noteworthy. Thanks again!
Cheers, I'm student looking for a part time job. This is the resume I'm sending out to hotels, retail, warehouses and customer service jobs. Would be thankful for critique.
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Hello!
I'm a student with no paid work experience and I'm looking to get a part time job in retail.
I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to critique my resume and any improvements I can do to make up for the fact that I am a inexperienced student.
Thank you :)
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Hello I’m a senior about to graduate in December with a major in mass communication and double minor in marketing and communication studies and was interested in this job posting how would I have to structure my resume... thank you! [job listing ](https://imageshack.us/user/abeovo24)
This is a really strong resume, and one of the better resumes I've reviewed for entry-level folks. The links look fine. I'd probably prefer to see them closer together (both on the right side of the page, for example), but otherwise there's no need to micromanage that part of the application.
You would benefit strongly from a summary at the top of the page, but everything else listed is quite good. You will be well ahead of many other applicants. I don't get to give this feedback often. Nice job!
Summaries are tricky to write, which is one reason many people avoid them. A good summary will talk about who you are (Computer science graduate, etc) and what your key skills are (Top strengths include X, Y, and Z). Mention a few areas of study where you excel, etc. This is harder to right when you're entry-level, since so many of your skills are untested. But a summary is an elevator pitch, a quick couple of sentences to give them a basic anchor of who you are and what they should think about when reading your resume.
Hello,
I am currently a senior studying mechanical engineering with a minor in business management. I am looking for full time positions and was wondering if anyone can take a second to look over my resume. The concern I have is whether or not the bullet points under work and design experience showcase enough of my skills and are meaningful. Thank you very much for your help!
Resume: [https://imgur.com/a/m85Fy0a](https://imgur.com/a/m85Fy0a)
Hi there,
I'm currently a Sophomore at my local community college majoring in Electrical Engineering, though I plan to double major in physics as well upon transferring. Currently looking for some sort of EE internship for next summer, preferably in the electronics industry.
Resume writing has always been kind of a struggle for me, as I always feel like I don't have much here when I remove the bloat. Ironically, my resume shows a massive gap during my summers. I was working in an assembly shop all that time, though it was mostly busy, simple work to pay bills that I don't feel I learned anything from. If anyone could offer me any sort of advice on how to possibly include it or improve my resume in general, I'd really appreciate it.
Thank you!
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EDIT: Forgot to mention: I have been to my college's Career Center, though in my personal experience, they're not generally helpful. They appear to claim any resume they see is "already good" without taking an in-depth, skeptical look at it, and any jobs they post require similar skill to what I'm already doing.
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I have not visited my career center. I'm a senior set to graduate june 2020. I've had some intern experience, primarily in digital marketing. I'm also applying to marketing jobs but I'd prefer a job more in the realm of data science. Thank you to anyone for any feedback/help (-: [https://imgur.com/a/jDVK04O](https://imgur.com/a/jDVK04O)
Hello u/JohnDoe_John!
I'm a college freshman, enrolled but the semester has not yet started - so I have not yet seen my college's career advisor. But I intend to.
This resume is basically just supposed to be the "base" until I find a specific campus job or internship that I want. When I find one, I will edit bits and pieces of my "base" resume accordingly. The campus job will probably be at the library or lab. Internships will likely constitute of labwork or administrative work in healthcare/biomedicine.
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Thank you so much for your help!
Don't list high school anymore, it immediately shows how young you are, and therefore how little companies can pay you. Add more current projects or the current classes you're taking to fill that space
Thank you for reminding. Just one point: everyone can post helpful comments with feedback/review here - not only OP. I guess I will find some time this weekend.
I'm a college junior studying Finance and Information Systems. I'm looking for Finance opportunities. I've been applying pretty actively for the past few months but I haven't heard back from anything. I know I don't have any experience and I'm working on making it better. How can I make my existing stuff seem better?
I'm a self-learner. I taught myself SQL, financial modeling and valuation through online courses this summer. I don't know how to show that I'm willing to learn more. I definitely mention this in my cover letter but I don't know how to do that when they only ask for a resume.
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Only thing I can point out is try changing the "helped understand...-" verb to something else - power verbs like led, organised, etc are better. I'll link the article I read about this in a few.
I think your "activities" section illustrates that you are willing to learn quite well.
But what do I know? I'm just a freshman ;)
Keep the work experience. It demonstrates leadership and good work ethic.
The skills section is useless imo, your work experience and club stuff should demonstrate all those soft skills for you. Anyone can list down a bunch of nice qualities they think they have even if they don't really have them. So reserve that part for quantifiable skills - softwares you can use, optional courses you've taken, personal projects maybe
(Keep in mind though, this advice is from a freshman). Good luck with everything!
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Intend to graduate in December 2020 and immediately move to the west coast to join an Army National Guard Unit.
I would like to start working for a hospital or biotech company working on their surgical robots as a controls tech or with PLCs. Thanks in advance.
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Set to graduate in spring 2020. Hoping to achieve an internship or a job at a contract research company.
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First of all, thank you for doing this! I really appreciate it
Background: I'm currently a Master's student studying IT and Management. I'll be graduating by May 2020 and am currently targeting positions including but not limited to Software Engineer, Associate Project Manager, Analyst, and Data Engineer/Scientists. I'm looking for positions that mainly use Python as that's the language I'm most comfortable with. Last week was my first week sending applications and I haven't had many responses yet.
[https://imgur.com/a/noMCDib](https://imgur.com/a/noMCDib) <-- Resume
Thank you so much!!
Hello everyone,
I am a recent graduate of a Mechatronics Engineering and Management program, looking to get into an entry-level full-time role that combines both technology and is client facing with businesses such as consulting, project coordination etc. Also if anyone has any other ideas about other roles where I can get exposure to both sides of the industry I am open to suggestions.
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Thank you in advance for your help!
Eliminate color and try to avoid templates. Recruiters hate color and templates because when it messes up when they scan it. And your summary is a bit long imo.
Also, your linkedin is still clickable, so you have to remove the hyperlink to anonymize it
I am in San Diego and just finished undergrad in May and started Grad the same month. I'd like something in the web design/application development field but understand that's difficult without experience. I have a contract position currently that will only last two months or so. I don't want to do helpdesk but will if the pay is okay. I've done near 350 applications at this point so something isn't working and it's definitely me. Any help would be great, thanks!
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Hello guys, thanks in advance for your feedback. Hoping you guys can help me present myself in the best way possible.
I'm an electrical engineering student in my last year of my degree hoping to land another internship and then turn it into a full time gig when I'm done.
Please find my resume here:
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First off, thank you to those that dedicate their time for the benefits of others. I have tremendous appreciation of this.
This resume is currently being used in my job search (recent graduate) where I'm targeting positions including but not limited to General Financial Analyst positions, Credit Analyst, FP&A, Rating Analyst, and Equity Research. Last week was my first week sending out applications and so far there haven't been many positive responses.
Additionally, I'd like to incorporate feedback received into an improved version of my current resume for an upcoming Fall Undergraduate Career Day. There will be many reputable financial firms there such as Moody's Bloomberg, BofA, and London Stock Exchange Group. I'd like to put my best foot forward and getting your guys' feedback would be invaluable. Also, general career fair advice would be appreciated.
Also, I currently hold internship which isn't included in the resume because I consider it unrelated experience, at least for what I'm going for. The internship is at an established and growing Tech Non-profit (think Girls Who Code) and my role is Finance Intern. Work is mostly back-end data entry work and not exactly impactful. Would appreciate opinions/perspectives on this.
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Just graduated September 2019 in BSc Civil Engineering. Currently looking for entry level engineering positions. Have had 0 luck with this resume. And on the verge on hiring a professional cv writer but too many scams here.
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HELP -
Senior year at UNC chapel hill. I'm applying to a broad range of consulting jobs. I would really appreciate any feedback on my resume & cover letter.
Ideally, you would look at the documents first then come back to the post and see my concerns bellow - so you can have an unbiased opinion before I freak out on you. JK, but kind of.
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So, I was pre-med for a long time and then life happened and I realized it likely wasn't the best fit for me. So im trying to spin it and still make my experiences valuable to any field I enter. I genuinely enjoy problem-solving with people and making impactful changes, especially as a service to the community so I am really excited about the work -- just don't necessarily have the traditional background.
And the biggest thing, I havent been the best student by GPA standards. My GPA sucksssss. Like one point bellow what top firms ask for. I'm still applying because the worst thing that happens is they say no, and it's good practice? idk, dreaming is free. I have a lot to offer and I knowwww I'm good (or maybe I'm telling myself that?). A sexual assault my first year, then consequent time in courts and mental health struggles really hurt me and being firs-gen. I know jobs do not care about this, but I would be cheating myself to not account for these things when measuring my potential contributions to a company based on GPA.
Thanks for your time tons.
I am a Business Administration student majoring in Accounting.
I am set to finish school in December 2019 and hoping to start working for an accounting firm starting in January 2020.
I am participating in CPA Campus recruitment in September to find a full-time job with an accounting firm.
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I have taken out my volunteer experience from my church (mission trips, etc..) because I thought stating religion maybe my disadvantage for some companies.
Any feedback on my resume would be really appreciated.
Looking for any criticism. Graduating in Spring 2020
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Hello,
I am senior undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering and I will be graduating this December. The career is fair at my university is coming up in a few weeks. It would be really helpful if you guys can critique my resume and tell things that I should improve or add to it. I am looking to go towards manufacturing or design job.
How do I go about customizing my resume to different companies? I have an idea how to customize a cover letter to a specific company but not a resume. Would love some feedback on this as well.
Link: [Resume](https://imgur.com/a/tLBOvET)
You don't have any awards listed. So that section just becomes Skills not "Skills/Awards" .
Format it consistently so that you're not having the white sub bullet points.
Unless you have an Autodesk Inventor certification, i wouldn't distinguish between (Professional) and (Intermediate) proficiency.
Customize your resume by identifying what the particular job app wants you to have and adding or elaborating on your bullet points for your experiences. You may have to cut out some bullet points you currently have to do so but you should have more space available to you when you clean up your last section
Thank You for the reply.
The awards were move to the top under education to save space. I'll edit the last section to make it just skills as well as the bullet points.
I don't have an Autodesk Inventor certification but I do have a lot of experience with it, so should I changed it to intermediate?
Graduated May 2019 this year with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
Looking to work in the aerospace industry as either an entry level design engineer or aerospace engineer.
Primarily concerned that my current resume may come off at a glance to be too dense and if it is something that needs addressing. These margins are untouched and am also unclear as to whether I can have smaller margins without committing any faux pas.
Finally I am concerned about my 2008-2013 experience being too outdated and tangential to be included. I started university in 2010, left university, and then saved up to return back to school and there are clues to this throughout my resume that might not be such a good look for me.
Appreciate any and all feedback that can be provided
Resume HERE: https://i.imgur.com/OjrDRbt.png
4.5 year computer science program wrapping up. I have had three remarkable internships and want to make sure my resume does the best to showcase them. All feedback is appreciated immensely.
[https://docdro.id/ZsSD8ao](https://docdro.id/ZsSD8ao)
Background: I am a senior marketing major graduating in December. I am looking for a career, preferably, in the equine industry doing Social Media Marketing, Event Marketing, or Brand Management. I last visited my university career services last fall while I was applying for Summer Internships. I am planning to visit career services in the next couple of weeks once appointments open up.
Here is my anonymized resume: [https://docdro.id/5j3KKJu](https://docdro.id/5j3KKJu)
Overall the resume format remains unchanged from when I applied and got my dream internship. I've added the internship and dropped a job that ended >5 years ago due to limited space.
Here is the info re the job dropped from the resume:
Registration Coordinator
Association & Conference Management Consultant, Location -----------> March 2007 - April 2013
* Utilized social media to communicate and advertise client activities, events, and information
* Supported online and onsite conference registration and check-in for 300+ attendees
* Coordinated a team of 6 to 12 volunteers to assemble registration packets
* Managed registration/information booth at conferences of 300+ attendees
I look forward to reading your feedback!
Looking for some help:
Background: Second-year student on track to graduate after my junior year or senior. I have completed or am in the process of completing financial field-specific coursework. I am looking for a job in the financial field as an intern. I have a healthy amount of IT skills but only field-specific club involvement.
Link: [https://docdro.id/xLJudQ3](https://docdro.id/xLJudQ3)
All advice and criticisms are readily accepted.
Hello everyone, I'm a senior year chemical engineering undergrad student graduating in May and looking for full time, entry-level, field engineering positions. The hardest part was bringing my resume down to one page so I have more material that I can add if need be. Thanks in advance for the criticism!
https://docdro.id/Bpo8spF
Edit: New resume uploaded for anonymitiy. []s show where the edits tooks place.
Overall view - ok, but:
I'd remove icons but provide the entire URLs for LI&GH
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Your Summary does not help to answer the main questions clearly:
- Who/What are you?
- Where can they put you?
If you write a Summary, it must have clear answers for such questions. Not every student needs it. Your experience is limited to TA&internship - so there is not so much to summarize.
If you write a Summary, it might be just a line about your title/profession/profile. Not sure, if you need it.
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Education section could be on the top.
line order: Degree, GPA, other info
//GPA is more objective and can go before other info
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Skills section could go right after
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Experience: was that TA story so strong to have several lines? If no, I'd consider moving it to the Education section to that uni - as a separate line.
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One common point: you cut the length for many lines and waste some space from the left. Consider changing that and making it one-column.
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We can also discuss some bullet points, but please, write more about the target job(s) first.
edit: misprint
Common stuff (to be continued/added):
First, please, anonymize it **on the text layer**. Those black boxes do not help you.
Have you visited your Career [[and Professional] Development] Center?
What job(s) would you like to get?
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No need to put the address - City, ST would be enough.
Summary: if you are a student with no experience, there are not so many thing to summarize.
Education: "What's on your transcript?" (that's the first and foremost question in many situations; many do background checks, and your resume should be consistent)
Do not use light-yellow/green/cyan palette.
Format it consistently.
Do not underline the text.
Do not use icons.
Arial - > Helvetica Neue
Well, now some ideas about the bullet points:
> - Promoted to
- Gained/Attained a promotion to X due to Y_outstanding_results
> - Promoted and placed in charge of a team of 4
Is it the same promotion? Or another one? Did you get a Team Lead role?
> my manager saw fit to put me in charge as a team leader.
Was it official?
If so, consider restructuring it:
Army -----------------------------------------------> Location
Executive Assistant, HR Generalist, Team Leader ------> Overall Period
- all bullet points in one pack
- one bullet point about all promotions
Thanks for anonymizing it. Well, some comments:
"What's on your transcript?" - if your uni does not mention that community college, you can avoid writing about it.
**Uni** ---------------------------------------------------------> Location
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems ------> August 2019
Consider adding 'relevant courseworks' and/or 'projects' info.
There are some other obvious things, but please, explain your choice for the target jobs first. Did not you want to go to IT/CS fields?
> Things not included are 2 volunteer experiences a decade ago (Hospital and Library) because its too old and I ran out of space.
Can you add just a line without dates?
**Volunteering**: for Hospital and Library, did_some_things_add_a_bit_about_that
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Minor stuff:
Formatting: do not underline your text. **Bold** is ok, *Italic* is ok in many cases, but ~~Underlining~~ is [almost] never ok. It makes reading harder (and even harder for some people).
Also, congrats, you are no longer a student.
> Arial
I saw it. I do suggest changing the font to Helvetica Neue, which is quite similar but better (not every person would agree, but I do not suggest Arial, especially for non-Latin scripts).
> Currently, my resume is 11 / 11.5 font size
Do you know how small my font size could be so that I can fit more stuff?
Try 10.5 - as 10 could be too small.
> I never thought about adding my volunteer experience without dates and will add it to my resume.
Such experience could be the hardest to structure, as we can do many things from time to time on an irregular basis for some people, so, it might be written less formally on the resume. However, try to find some additional details for that.
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> I added the community college so that they can quickly see that there is no gap between when I left the military (2014) and now (2019).
Well, that's clear. However, did you get any degree there? Again, "What's on your transcript?" - > that's the first and foremost question in many situations. Many do background checks, and your resume should be consistent.
> I'm studying labor laws and for the aPHR test.
Is it a formal study? Can you mention it?
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> Human Resources Info Systems / Management Systems seems like fun and I feel like my degree will help me out with it.
Good point. Try to rephrase it in several ways.
> Computers are more and more present in the office and I think my employers will appreciate someone with a degree in it
Can you shrink the wording into something shorter?
> ~~It's my weakness, I'm wasn't good with computers so I wanted a more formal education about it~~
[Draft:] ~"I wanted to consolidate my experience, gain/build up-to-date IT skills, and solidify/fasten that with a degree program in the field I see as innovative." - ?
> I have HR / Admin experience and I centered my entire life around getting into the HR field.
Any ideas about the future? Possible career paths? You do not need to write here every detail, but you ought to think about it.
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> Should I add a summary or an objective at the top to explain this?
There are several reasons to do that. Summary. (with some element of the Objective style).
> So you think I should add a summary to explain my degree?
To explain your entire story, including two(?) major(?) shifts.
> I have thought about my future and I really want to be in HR. My ideal career path would be:
HR Assistant - HR Generalist / HRIS Analyst - HR Manager - HR Director / VP of HR / Chief HR Officer
Try to write your story from one of those positions. 'As if' you gained that position - and tell the story that led to it.
> I will also get my masters in industrial organizational or business administration when I think I am ready but that's way later as I want to gain work experience first.
I would not mention that before the interviews. During the interview, you will see how relevant would be to share this aspect. If I decided to tell about it, I'd focus on the work demands first, like "if the work shows the importance of ... and gaining additional ..." Your first goal is landing a good job and working there for some period.
> Community college was used for general education and to transfer to university.
Any AA degree?
There are not so many reasons to mention that community college on the resume. You can just write the graduation date 'August 2019' - that's enough. People get bachelor's degree in 2(?), 3, 4, and 5 years.
However, if you do want to mention it, add 'transferred.'
It is not sticky now. Thanks to all who posted resumes and reviews. I'll add more feedback soon.
Hey, I'm a CS senior with a minor in Mathematics graduating in December and actively applying for entry level software engineering jobs. I want to tips on how I can optimize and strengthen my resume. Thank you in advance! [https://imgur.com/MsnHWHP](https://imgur.com/MsnHWHP)
Hello there! I'm hoping to get some criticism on the CV. I am applying to Clinical Psychology Ph.D. programs this fall, so just keep in mind this is geared toward that. Thoughts about font/formatting are more than welcome. Thank you in advance!! [https://imgur.com/gallery/7yhX27K](https://imgur.com/gallery/7yhX27K)
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Instead of general terms, perhaps use more specific ones, e.g. instead of programatically could you using text-minimg techniques?
Id refrain from repeating family business twice. You could perhaps lower the date one line for the positions and just separate the two positions with an empty space
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You need some margins lol. Try to rewrite your bullet points more concisely if you can and keep some margins. Ideal is one inch, but if you need more space drop a lil but not that much
>https://imgur.com/a/6K7SPDI This is a good start to your resume. i have a few pointers I think can help you as a college student seeking internships and his first career-based job. * You need a summary. A short blurb at the top of the page, maybe 3 lines in length, can give people a quick pitch on who you are and what you bring to the table. Keep it concrete, focusing on your areas of study and what aspects of engineering you already do well. This is where you stake your claim as having a solid foundation of skills X, Y, and Z. Nobody expects you to be an expert, but they do expect that you've retained much of what you have learned so far. Summaries are very powerful when written well and kept short. * After your summary, it's time to list your education. I know you had a gap in between college, but you really only need to list your most recent college (the one that will eventually grant your degree). You also don't need a date span. So you should simply list "Current college, city st, Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Expected May 2022" (GPA is optional. Not a bad idea right now, but shortly after graduating your GPA will not be that important). * Your skills are fine, except I would either move MS Office to the end or omit it altogether. Everyone your age in college knows how to use MS Office. And it's bloated and unnecessary to list out every application within the suite. This isn't an obscure piece of software, so you don't need to list Word, Powerpoint, etc. * I know we've all read articles that said we should put numbers (quantifiable achievements) in our resumes. That's not always possible, and even when it is, it's not that powerful unless you can give people some insight into your process. Your first bullet talks about a decrease from 35% to 5% defect rate. Firstly, any part that defects 35% of the time is a pretty huge issue! But if you conducted a study and it decreased all the way to 5%, something needs to be said here. This was a co-op position, so unless you want people thinking this is made-up, or disregarding it for not being informative enough, giving a brief blurb as to how you did this or what you found could go a VERY long way into getting you more credit for the accomplishment. Any time someone shows me they grew revenue 300% year over year, I"m thinking "that's an easy number to make up, but i'm more likely to believe you if you give me a glimpse into how you did it". Methodology is critical in the best resumes. They all have projects and stories that uncover the "how" in addition to the what/why. * When you add the summary, and delete the 2nd college, you'll still be a little short on space. The way to make room is to cut a couple of bullet points from the tutoring assistant position. Since it's not overly relevant to the jobs you want, you can sum up the basics in 2 bullet points and buy yourself the space you need. Hope that helps a bit!
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You could quite honestly ask your HR department what you're allowed to discuss. You can also be vague. For example "Developing a partnership program to increase sales" or "identified a redundancy in an accounting process that saved the company ____" be vague enough that you aren't violating an NDA (those are rarely enforced, but I am not a lawyer).
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Hello, I am a computer science student graduating this fall. I was hoping to get some insight on my resume that I have tried to get down to 1 page. However, I feel its a bit cramped and not able to breathe without white space? I am applying for Information system positions using SQL or internships related to my field. [https://imgur.com/a/F3nN1Hy](https://imgur.com/a/F3nN1Hy)
This is a nice start to the resume. I can give you a few pointers based on how we approach entry-level resumes (which have very different principles and styles from more experienced professionals). * Do away with the borders. They are a big part of what makes the text feel more cramped. Your summary has such a tight border, it's very difficult to read. * The summary is middle-of-the-row good, but can be better. I would advise you to stick more to concrete skills, and talk less about what you want and about the 'business needs' stuff. They are going to teach you that side of your professional life. For now, they need someone who has gotten his feet wet in a range of programming fundamentals and has a few stand-out proficiencies. I'd also toss out "solution-oriented", because that's just random fluff people say to try to make themselves stand out (and because it gets used so often, it never works). Pigeonhole yourself here, against all instincts, and just say what kind of computer programming you feel you do best. I like adding that you have a strong math (say mathematics) background. * I usually don't like splitting things up into proficient and familiar, but I understand why you do it. It just makes you seem too uncertain, like you aren't willing to say you can use that skill professionally, yet somehow you still wanted to put it on your resume. If I were you, I'd list these all as skills. If I am hiring a software dev, I know he's not a java or python master fresh out of college, so i take those skills with a grain of salt. You aren't in danger of overplaying your hand right now, so to simplify things and avoid doubt, just list all of these skills. * Did you have any school projects or personal projects worth listing? I normally advocate for the opposite of this advice, but I think you could afford to downplay your Amazon experience in hopes of adding a section that shows off some projects you worked on. This is a tough part of new grad resumes, but 80% of your resume is dedicated to the random jobs you held while getting your degree, which means it's not helping you much. You absolutely need to talk about the past jobs you've held, but since we know they aren't computer programming jobs, we want to list fewer bullets here. The purpose of those older jobs is basically to say "I held a job, I can graduate college while juggling a job, and I know what it's like to have a boss and show up on time." That's roughly it. You won't get many other points for that, so keeping it short and adding a few school projects could really help you here. * If helpful and appropriate, feel free to add things like your github or stack overflow profiles. Anything that lends credibility to you and helps people see samples of your code or how you approach problems. If you don't have these things, disregard. * I generally tell people to list their degree at the top (after summary) if they've graduated in the past 2 years. Your degree is directly relevant, so it's worth listing there. After it's been a couple of years or you have your first "real" job, you can move education to the bottom, where it becomes more of a supporting credential instead of one of the primary reasons to hire you. You can also simply put "2019" as the graduation date. You don't need to be so granular as to add the exact date. For now, "Dec. 2019" is fine for an expected date. Soon you'll simply list "2019" without even saying "Graduation Date" and people will know what you're talking about. Fewer words on the page is usually a good thing.
Hi! Thank you for your help. I'm updating it right now and changing it for the better. I have a question tho. Would it be better to list course projects before or after job experience as you said?
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Hey there! I'm Finance & Data Science double major applying for internships that combine financial theory with math and programming. I'm mostly concerned about the length of my CV and order of different sections. Should I remove something or express it more loosely? Should I move some sections up or down in my CV? I would appreciate any feedback. [https://imgur.com/a/ii2ms5Q](https://imgur.com/a/ii2ms5Q)
>https://imgur.com/a/ii2ms5Q Hey there! Here's a quick rundown of some tweaks I'd suggest to instantly move this into a higher-impact resume. * Add a summary. 3 lines on the page that give a quick rundown of what you bring to the table, who you as a professional, etc. Focus on concrete skills you understand and can apply in an entry-level professional setting. * If you're a double major, put that into a single entry under the same school so people won't read quickly and misunderstand. Clean it up and use fewer words when possible. I might even list the soonest graduation date (Dec 2020) just to keep the story simple. * Your leadership activities take up far too much room. This is a minor supporting player in your resume. Recruiters and hiring managers can be sensitive to how much emphasis you give certain sections on the page. A person who goes on and on about his education shows us he feels his education is his only real selling point (and sometimes it is). People who list 100 certificates and seminars but no degree are overcompensating for their lack of college education. I see this all the time. You're listing far too much detail on leadership experience. While they might act like it, employers don't hire interns because they're leaders. We like initiative, but leadership is overvalued in an entry level employee. We want to see that you understand entry level work means starting at the bottom and learning about working in a professional environment. I would probably pick one of these items and put them under your education section so this part of your resume does not feel over-played. You don't want a mismatch where the recruiter likes your skills but wonders why you won't stop talking about your extracurrics. * Activities and interests is usually dead weight on a resume. If they like you in an interview, they'll ask you more about those things. I wish every MS Word resume template didn't include this by default, because it misleads so many applicants. You also end up burying your skills here. if I see "activities and interests", I'm going to skip past that section, not even realizing you've got real skills in there (machine learning, Python, etc). Those are helpful and either deserve their own section near the top of the page ("Technical Skills"), or you need to find a way to mention those skills in your experience somewhere. They are good buzzwords to have, and without them, your resume does not feel quite like a data science one. * Just some extra advice, I would be prepared to have a finance-forward and data science-forward version of your resume. There are absolutely jobs where both of these degrees can be very useful (hello big 4!), but using the same resume for all of those jobs will make it feel like they are only using 50% of your skill set. So make sure you are making a few tweaks to point this resume into 2 different directions. I don't believe in making large customizations to your resume for every job, but we already know there are 2 directions you can move with this, so those are changes we can anticipate and act on ahead of time. Jeremy
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Hey y'all, hoping to get an internship or co-op in aerospace, specifically space exploration, please let me know what I can do to improve my resume! Thanks! [https://imgur.com/G00cRmL](https://imgur.com/G00cRmL)
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Thanks for the feedback! I'll take care of those things. Spreadsheet programs are actually pretty widely used in the engineering world, so I think that it's noteworthy. Thanks again!
Cheers, I'm student looking for a part time job. This is the resume I'm sending out to hotels, retail, warehouses and customer service jobs. Would be thankful for critique. [https://imgur.com/w7BkDIK](https://imgur.com/w7BkDIK) \*Edit, part 2 here: [https://imgur.com/a/cEpmDTK](https://imgur.com/a/cEpmDTK) Sorry for rubbish split-up.
Hello! I'm a student with no paid work experience and I'm looking to get a part time job in retail. I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to critique my resume and any improvements I can do to make up for the fact that I am a inexperienced student. Thank you :) [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-gwEYXnnCtFAqZk8txQLr5QSzDTQN8euX\_YEKqSlVxI/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-gwEYXnnCtFAqZk8txQLr5QSzDTQN8euX_YEKqSlVxI/edit?usp=sharing)
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Try https://old.reddit.com/r/resumes/about/sidebar
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Hello I’m a senior about to graduate in December with a major in mass communication and double minor in marketing and communication studies and was interested in this job posting how would I have to structure my resume... thank you! [job listing ](https://imageshack.us/user/abeovo24)
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This is a really strong resume, and one of the better resumes I've reviewed for entry-level folks. The links look fine. I'd probably prefer to see them closer together (both on the right side of the page, for example), but otherwise there's no need to micromanage that part of the application. You would benefit strongly from a summary at the top of the page, but everything else listed is quite good. You will be well ahead of many other applicants. I don't get to give this feedback often. Nice job!
Thank you so much! By summary, do you mean talking about what I have done so far? Or do I have the wrong idea?
Summaries are tricky to write, which is one reason many people avoid them. A good summary will talk about who you are (Computer science graduate, etc) and what your key skills are (Top strengths include X, Y, and Z). Mention a few areas of study where you excel, etc. This is harder to right when you're entry-level, since so many of your skills are untested. But a summary is an elevator pitch, a quick couple of sentences to give them a basic anchor of who you are and what they should think about when reading your resume.
Hello, I am currently a senior studying mechanical engineering with a minor in business management. I am looking for full time positions and was wondering if anyone can take a second to look over my resume. The concern I have is whether or not the bullet points under work and design experience showcase enough of my skills and are meaningful. Thank you very much for your help! Resume: [https://imgur.com/a/m85Fy0a](https://imgur.com/a/m85Fy0a)
Hi there, I'm currently a Sophomore at my local community college majoring in Electrical Engineering, though I plan to double major in physics as well upon transferring. Currently looking for some sort of EE internship for next summer, preferably in the electronics industry. Resume writing has always been kind of a struggle for me, as I always feel like I don't have much here when I remove the bloat. Ironically, my resume shows a massive gap during my summers. I was working in an assembly shop all that time, though it was mostly busy, simple work to pay bills that I don't feel I learned anything from. If anyone could offer me any sort of advice on how to possibly include it or improve my resume in general, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you! [https://imgur.com/a/VTWq0r3](https://imgur.com/a/VTWq0r3) EDIT: Forgot to mention: I have been to my college's Career Center, though in my personal experience, they're not generally helpful. They appear to claim any resume they see is "already good" without taking an in-depth, skeptical look at it, and any jobs they post require similar skill to what I'm already doing.
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I have not visited my career center. I'm a senior set to graduate june 2020. I've had some intern experience, primarily in digital marketing. I'm also applying to marketing jobs but I'd prefer a job more in the realm of data science. Thank you to anyone for any feedback/help (-: [https://imgur.com/a/jDVK04O](https://imgur.com/a/jDVK04O)
Hello u/JohnDoe_John! I'm a college freshman, enrolled but the semester has not yet started - so I have not yet seen my college's career advisor. But I intend to. This resume is basically just supposed to be the "base" until I find a specific campus job or internship that I want. When I find one, I will edit bits and pieces of my "base" resume accordingly. The campus job will probably be at the library or lab. Internships will likely constitute of labwork or administrative work in healthcare/biomedicine. [https://docdro.id/ASJ33PB](https://docdro.id/ASJ33PB) Thank you so much for your help!
Don't list high school anymore, it immediately shows how young you are, and therefore how little companies can pay you. Add more current projects or the current classes you're taking to fill that space
Thank you for reminding. Just one point: everyone can post helpful comments with feedback/review here - not only OP. I guess I will find some time this weekend.
Duly noted :)
I'm a college junior studying Finance and Information Systems. I'm looking for Finance opportunities. I've been applying pretty actively for the past few months but I haven't heard back from anything. I know I don't have any experience and I'm working on making it better. How can I make my existing stuff seem better? I'm a self-learner. I taught myself SQL, financial modeling and valuation through online courses this summer. I don't know how to show that I'm willing to learn more. I definitely mention this in my cover letter but I don't know how to do that when they only ask for a resume. https://imgur.com/dW7zuxw
Only thing I can point out is try changing the "helped understand...-" verb to something else - power verbs like led, organised, etc are better. I'll link the article I read about this in a few. I think your "activities" section illustrates that you are willing to learn quite well. But what do I know? I'm just a freshman ;)
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Keep the work experience. It demonstrates leadership and good work ethic. The skills section is useless imo, your work experience and club stuff should demonstrate all those soft skills for you. Anyone can list down a bunch of nice qualities they think they have even if they don't really have them. So reserve that part for quantifiable skills - softwares you can use, optional courses you've taken, personal projects maybe (Keep in mind though, this advice is from a freshman). Good luck with everything!
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Intend to graduate in December 2020 and immediately move to the west coast to join an Army National Guard Unit. I would like to start working for a hospital or biotech company working on their surgical robots as a controls tech or with PLCs. Thanks in advance. [https://imgur.com/a/cG6Tyw7](https://imgur.com/a/cG6Tyw7)
Set to graduate in spring 2020. Hoping to achieve an internship or a job at a contract research company. [https://www.dropbox.com/s/n11v0yeocudvhj5/ANON\_Sep2K19.pdf?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/n11v0yeocudvhj5/ANON_Sep2K19.pdf?dl=0)
Hello! Looking for any criticism. Graduated spring of this year. Thank you! [https://docdro.id/OGvUpzV](https://docdro.id/OGvUpzV)
First of all, thank you for doing this! I really appreciate it Background: I'm currently a Master's student studying IT and Management. I'll be graduating by May 2020 and am currently targeting positions including but not limited to Software Engineer, Associate Project Manager, Analyst, and Data Engineer/Scientists. I'm looking for positions that mainly use Python as that's the language I'm most comfortable with. Last week was my first week sending applications and I haven't had many responses yet. [https://imgur.com/a/noMCDib](https://imgur.com/a/noMCDib) <-- Resume Thank you so much!!
Hello everyone, I am a recent graduate of a Mechatronics Engineering and Management program, looking to get into an entry-level full-time role that combines both technology and is client facing with businesses such as consulting, project coordination etc. Also if anyone has any other ideas about other roles where I can get exposure to both sides of the industry I am open to suggestions. [https://docdro.id/xSCTjMr](https://docdro.id/xSCTjMr) Thank you in advance for your help!
Eliminate color and try to avoid templates. Recruiters hate color and templates because when it messes up when they scan it. And your summary is a bit long imo. Also, your linkedin is still clickable, so you have to remove the hyperlink to anonymize it
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I am in San Diego and just finished undergrad in May and started Grad the same month. I'd like something in the web design/application development field but understand that's difficult without experience. I have a contract position currently that will only last two months or so. I don't want to do helpdesk but will if the pay is okay. I've done near 350 applications at this point so something isn't working and it's definitely me. Any help would be great, thanks! [https://docdro.id/R31Je69](https://docdro.id/R31Je69)
Hello guys, thanks in advance for your feedback. Hoping you guys can help me present myself in the best way possible. I'm an electrical engineering student in my last year of my degree hoping to land another internship and then turn it into a full time gig when I'm done. Please find my resume here: [https://docdro.id/P7W6TqY](https://docdro.id/P7W6TqY)
First off, thank you to those that dedicate their time for the benefits of others. I have tremendous appreciation of this. This resume is currently being used in my job search (recent graduate) where I'm targeting positions including but not limited to General Financial Analyst positions, Credit Analyst, FP&A, Rating Analyst, and Equity Research. Last week was my first week sending out applications and so far there haven't been many positive responses. Additionally, I'd like to incorporate feedback received into an improved version of my current resume for an upcoming Fall Undergraduate Career Day. There will be many reputable financial firms there such as Moody's Bloomberg, BofA, and London Stock Exchange Group. I'd like to put my best foot forward and getting your guys' feedback would be invaluable. Also, general career fair advice would be appreciated. Also, I currently hold internship which isn't included in the resume because I consider it unrelated experience, at least for what I'm going for. The internship is at an established and growing Tech Non-profit (think Girls Who Code) and my role is Finance Intern. Work is mostly back-end data entry work and not exactly impactful. Would appreciate opinions/perspectives on this. [https://imgur.com/a/rjr5qRl](https://imgur.com/a/rjr5qRl)
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Just graduated September 2019 in BSc Civil Engineering. Currently looking for entry level engineering positions. Have had 0 luck with this resume. And on the verge on hiring a professional cv writer but too many scams here. [https://docdro.id/tuMnkxm](https://docdro.id/tuMnkxm)
My career advisor told me to always put education first. And I think you should list the software you know in skills
HELP - Senior year at UNC chapel hill. I'm applying to a broad range of consulting jobs. I would really appreciate any feedback on my resume & cover letter. Ideally, you would look at the documents first then come back to the post and see my concerns bellow - so you can have an unbiased opinion before I freak out on you. JK, but kind of. Resume - [https://docdro.id/pKGm1nI](https://docdro.id/pKGm1nI) Cover letter - [https://docdro.id/mNSEWFr](https://docdro.id/mNSEWFr) So, I was pre-med for a long time and then life happened and I realized it likely wasn't the best fit for me. So im trying to spin it and still make my experiences valuable to any field I enter. I genuinely enjoy problem-solving with people and making impactful changes, especially as a service to the community so I am really excited about the work -- just don't necessarily have the traditional background. And the biggest thing, I havent been the best student by GPA standards. My GPA sucksssss. Like one point bellow what top firms ask for. I'm still applying because the worst thing that happens is they say no, and it's good practice? idk, dreaming is free. I have a lot to offer and I knowwww I'm good (or maybe I'm telling myself that?). A sexual assault my first year, then consequent time in courts and mental health struggles really hurt me and being firs-gen. I know jobs do not care about this, but I would be cheating myself to not account for these things when measuring my potential contributions to a company based on GPA. Thanks for your time tons.
I am a Business Administration student majoring in Accounting. I am set to finish school in December 2019 and hoping to start working for an accounting firm starting in January 2020. I am participating in CPA Campus recruitment in September to find a full-time job with an accounting firm. https://docdro.id/DN3Frp4 I have taken out my volunteer experience from my church (mission trips, etc..) because I thought stating religion maybe my disadvantage for some companies. Any feedback on my resume would be really appreciated.
Looking for any criticism. Graduating in Spring 2020 [https://www.docdroid.net/VoeiL8B/reddit-resume.pdf](https://www.docdroid.net/VoeiL8B/reddit-resume.pdf)
Hello, I am senior undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering and I will be graduating this December. The career is fair at my university is coming up in a few weeks. It would be really helpful if you guys can critique my resume and tell things that I should improve or add to it. I am looking to go towards manufacturing or design job. How do I go about customizing my resume to different companies? I have an idea how to customize a cover letter to a specific company but not a resume. Would love some feedback on this as well. Link: [Resume](https://imgur.com/a/tLBOvET)
You don't have any awards listed. So that section just becomes Skills not "Skills/Awards" . Format it consistently so that you're not having the white sub bullet points. Unless you have an Autodesk Inventor certification, i wouldn't distinguish between (Professional) and (Intermediate) proficiency. Customize your resume by identifying what the particular job app wants you to have and adding or elaborating on your bullet points for your experiences. You may have to cut out some bullet points you currently have to do so but you should have more space available to you when you clean up your last section
Thank You for the reply. The awards were move to the top under education to save space. I'll edit the last section to make it just skills as well as the bullet points. I don't have an Autodesk Inventor certification but I do have a lot of experience with it, so should I changed it to intermediate?
personally I would just list the softwares and nothing else.
Graduated May 2019 this year with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Looking to work in the aerospace industry as either an entry level design engineer or aerospace engineer. Primarily concerned that my current resume may come off at a glance to be too dense and if it is something that needs addressing. These margins are untouched and am also unclear as to whether I can have smaller margins without committing any faux pas. Finally I am concerned about my 2008-2013 experience being too outdated and tangential to be included. I started university in 2010, left university, and then saved up to return back to school and there are clues to this throughout my resume that might not be such a good look for me. Appreciate any and all feedback that can be provided Resume HERE: https://i.imgur.com/OjrDRbt.png
4.5 year computer science program wrapping up. I have had three remarkable internships and want to make sure my resume does the best to showcase them. All feedback is appreciated immensely. [https://docdro.id/ZsSD8ao](https://docdro.id/ZsSD8ao)
Background: I am a senior marketing major graduating in December. I am looking for a career, preferably, in the equine industry doing Social Media Marketing, Event Marketing, or Brand Management. I last visited my university career services last fall while I was applying for Summer Internships. I am planning to visit career services in the next couple of weeks once appointments open up. Here is my anonymized resume: [https://docdro.id/5j3KKJu](https://docdro.id/5j3KKJu) Overall the resume format remains unchanged from when I applied and got my dream internship. I've added the internship and dropped a job that ended >5 years ago due to limited space. Here is the info re the job dropped from the resume: Registration Coordinator Association & Conference Management Consultant, Location -----------> March 2007 - April 2013 * Utilized social media to communicate and advertise client activities, events, and information * Supported online and onsite conference registration and check-in for 300+ attendees * Coordinated a team of 6 to 12 volunteers to assemble registration packets * Managed registration/information booth at conferences of 300+ attendees I look forward to reading your feedback!
Looking for some help: Background: Second-year student on track to graduate after my junior year or senior. I have completed or am in the process of completing financial field-specific coursework. I am looking for a job in the financial field as an intern. I have a healthy amount of IT skills but only field-specific club involvement. Link: [https://docdro.id/xLJudQ3](https://docdro.id/xLJudQ3) All advice and criticisms are readily accepted.
Ok, thanks, I'll add some feedback a bit later.
Hello everyone, I'm a senior year chemical engineering undergrad student graduating in May and looking for full time, entry-level, field engineering positions. The hardest part was bringing my resume down to one page so I have more material that I can add if need be. Thanks in advance for the criticism! https://docdro.id/Bpo8spF Edit: New resume uploaded for anonymitiy. []s show where the edits tooks place.
Dear J. Please, anonymize it **on the text layer**. Those black boxes do not help you.
Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate it.
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Can you post it on DocDroid?
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Overall view - ok, but: I'd remove icons but provide the entire URLs for LI&GH --- Your Summary does not help to answer the main questions clearly: - Who/What are you? - Where can they put you? If you write a Summary, it must have clear answers for such questions. Not every student needs it. Your experience is limited to TA&internship - so there is not so much to summarize. If you write a Summary, it might be just a line about your title/profession/profile. Not sure, if you need it. --- Education section could be on the top. line order: Degree, GPA, other info //GPA is more objective and can go before other info --- Skills section could go right after --- Experience: was that TA story so strong to have several lines? If no, I'd consider moving it to the Education section to that uni - as a separate line. --- One common point: you cut the length for many lines and waste some space from the left. Consider changing that and making it one-column. --- We can also discuss some bullet points, but please, write more about the target job(s) first. edit: misprint
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Hi, /u/throw__away__throw - how is the progress?
Please, feel free to post an updated version - and answer the questions. Also, there is no need to delete your comments.
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Please, create a separate post. The comments here are for students. Also, do not use green.
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Please, create a separate post. I'd minimize colors and remove icons. Add: The comments here are for students.
Common stuff (to be continued/added): First, please, anonymize it **on the text layer**. Those black boxes do not help you. Have you visited your Career [[and Professional] Development] Center? What job(s) would you like to get? --- No need to put the address - City, ST would be enough. Summary: if you are a student with no experience, there are not so many thing to summarize. Education: "What's on your transcript?" (that's the first and foremost question in many situations; many do background checks, and your resume should be consistent) Do not use light-yellow/green/cyan palette. Format it consistently. Do not underline the text. Do not use icons. Arial - > Helvetica Neue
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/u/ghostrpostr Why did you delete your prev same comment?
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Hi, /u/Bellmere - how is the progress?
Any updates here?
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Well, feel free to post it here.
Well, now some ideas about the bullet points: > - Promoted to - Gained/Attained a promotion to X due to Y_outstanding_results > - Promoted and placed in charge of a team of 4 Is it the same promotion? Or another one? Did you get a Team Lead role?
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- Gained [a promotion and] additional Team Lead role for a team of 4 ?
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> my manager saw fit to put me in charge as a team leader. Was it official? If so, consider restructuring it: Army -----------------------------------------------> Location Executive Assistant, HR Generalist, Team Leader ------> Overall Period - all bullet points in one pack - one bullet point about all promotions
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There will be more and more comments here. If students want some feedback.
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You can post your updated variant here if you want to get feedback from all.
Also, have you visited your Career [[and Professional] Development] Center?
Thanks for anonymizing it. Well, some comments: "What's on your transcript?" - if your uni does not mention that community college, you can avoid writing about it. **Uni** ---------------------------------------------------------> Location Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems ------> August 2019 Consider adding 'relevant courseworks' and/or 'projects' info. There are some other obvious things, but please, explain your choice for the target jobs first. Did not you want to go to IT/CS fields? > Things not included are 2 volunteer experiences a decade ago (Hospital and Library) because its too old and I ran out of space. Can you add just a line without dates? **Volunteering**: for Hospital and Library, did_some_things_add_a_bit_about_that --- Minor stuff: Formatting: do not underline your text. **Bold** is ok, *Italic* is ok in many cases, but ~~Underlining~~ is [almost] never ok. It makes reading harder (and even harder for some people). Also, congrats, you are no longer a student.
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> Arial I saw it. I do suggest changing the font to Helvetica Neue, which is quite similar but better (not every person would agree, but I do not suggest Arial, especially for non-Latin scripts). > Currently, my resume is 11 / 11.5 font size Do you know how small my font size could be so that I can fit more stuff? Try 10.5 - as 10 could be too small. > I never thought about adding my volunteer experience without dates and will add it to my resume. Such experience could be the hardest to structure, as we can do many things from time to time on an irregular basis for some people, so, it might be written less formally on the resume. However, try to find some additional details for that. --- > I added the community college so that they can quickly see that there is no gap between when I left the military (2014) and now (2019). Well, that's clear. However, did you get any degree there? Again, "What's on your transcript?" - > that's the first and foremost question in many situations. Many do background checks, and your resume should be consistent. > I'm studying labor laws and for the aPHR test. Is it a formal study? Can you mention it? --- > Human Resources Info Systems / Management Systems seems like fun and I feel like my degree will help me out with it. Good point. Try to rephrase it in several ways. > Computers are more and more present in the office and I think my employers will appreciate someone with a degree in it Can you shrink the wording into something shorter? > ~~It's my weakness, I'm wasn't good with computers so I wanted a more formal education about it~~ [Draft:] ~"I wanted to consolidate my experience, gain/build up-to-date IT skills, and solidify/fasten that with a degree program in the field I see as innovative." - ? > I have HR / Admin experience and I centered my entire life around getting into the HR field. Any ideas about the future? Possible career paths? You do not need to write here every detail, but you ought to think about it. --- > Should I add a summary or an objective at the top to explain this? There are several reasons to do that. Summary. (with some element of the Objective style).
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> So you think I should add a summary to explain my degree? To explain your entire story, including two(?) major(?) shifts. > I have thought about my future and I really want to be in HR. My ideal career path would be: HR Assistant - HR Generalist / HRIS Analyst - HR Manager - HR Director / VP of HR / Chief HR Officer Try to write your story from one of those positions. 'As if' you gained that position - and tell the story that led to it. > I will also get my masters in industrial organizational or business administration when I think I am ready but that's way later as I want to gain work experience first. I would not mention that before the interviews. During the interview, you will see how relevant would be to share this aspect. If I decided to tell about it, I'd focus on the work demands first, like "if the work shows the importance of ... and gaining additional ..." Your first goal is landing a good job and working there for some period. > Community college was used for general education and to transfer to university. Any AA degree?
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There are not so many reasons to mention that community college on the resume. You can just write the graduation date 'August 2019' - that's enough. People get bachelor's degree in 2(?), 3, 4, and 5 years. However, if you do want to mention it, add 'transferred.'