/r/EngineeringResumes
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/r/EngineeringResumes
tl;dr - Recruiter wants a resume that lists all of the projects I’ve worked on, along with a list of clients, under my own company name. I cannot find an example that doesn’t look like a typical job resume, with companies and dates of employment. /tl;dr
I have been using the same basic resume for years, and it has run out of steam. I recently took a year off for personal matters, and I am eager to get back to work. A friend and former peer told me to apply at his current company. He wants me to through the external recruiter that got him the job. (He doesn’t want me to go through the internal recruiter, for reasons not worth explaining.)
The recruiter took one look at my resume and said he can’t do anything with this. After reading through this sub’s wiki, I would agree. His main concern, however, is that I haven’t worked in a year. As I have been contracting for most of my career, he wants me to list all my projects for the past decade or so under my own name or my dba name. He can work with me once I give him something, but has not been able to provide an example. I’ve known this recruiter for years and I trust his feedback.
I’ve worked for a consulting agency in the past where we had to write our own internal resume for presenting to clients. Unfortunately, I did not keep a copy of it. This is a standard practice, however, and I’m surprised I can’t find an actual example.
Admittedly I've been a mediocre developer to date. I haven't worked on many impactful projects and I would consider my technical skills to be below average at the moment. I have trouble passing the resume screen and, once I do, discussing my experience in meaningful technical detail. What would you do in my situation?
I TA'd an ECE101 course (two semesters) as well as an engineering ethics course in university but left that out, as well as blood/platelet donation and volunteering in a hospital in order to fit it all on one page in LateX. To apply to MS/PhD programs I'd probably have to squeeze in the TA positions somehow...
I don't have much to add to this resume, any improvements or suggestions that i can do to this please let me know. I am trying to add a project to it, but it will take some time, meanwhile what else I can change?
Hello, I graduated December 2023. Made the mistake of not pursing any internships in college so this past year was able to get 2 internships, I am currently still doing one where I am focusing on backend. I'm not sure why I am not getting any interviews or call backs so any advice would be appreciated. Both internships were acquired through personal connections and were not a traditional structured internship that I assume the bigger tech companies provide. What I mean by this is the internship didn't have a set structure or timeline, I just started working on tasks and would get feedback.
Hi all, recently laid off and looking for work for the first time in a while. I'm not getting any callbacks on positions I'm well-qualified for, which makes me feel like my resume may be a problem. I'm applying for remote jobs mostly, and looking for govtech/civictech ideally, but open to impact-driven organizations generally.
I believe I'm a really strong generalist, however I'm not super specialized. In my experience, I can jump into any tech stack and get up and running as a contributor very quickly. I've worked on all parts of the stack, but I have a preference for backend work.
Thanks for any help you all can provide. I feel like I'm a really good software engineer, but I don't know how to communicate my strengths with my resume!
Looking to hopefully switch industries from defense this year, maybe something in the energy sector. My job is great except its not fulfilling and im worried ill get pigeon holed if i dont switch soon, its also more of a management position then a engineering role, although it has aspects of both. Tried to follow the resume advice in the wiki, but this is a new resume for me so i haven't used it to apply for a ton of jobs yet. Would appreciate feedback on how my achievements are written, my job is a bit niche so id like to know what a person with no knowledge of my job thinks about it. Thanks for any help.
Hello all,
I am looking for a new position, and I am very open to new disciplines, as I want to stay local to the area, and I feel that I have plateaued (in Engineering) due to company cut-backs. So, I am open to other areas like project or program management, purchasing, and even Business or real-estate! I am an American born citizen, with an American name.
I have already exported my resume to HTML to ensure that it would not show any strange or oddly parsed formats, and it appeared good to me. My resume has a small B&W photo on the top left, I have applied to about 100 positions in the past 2 years, with the majority being in the last 6-months, again, due to the company cut-backs. I have not gotten any call-backs or interviews, I have only received automated rejections (if even that).
I have applied to positions internally as well, with feedback being that they are looking for someone with a specific skill-set.
I have good relationships, and no burned bridges, so I can only assume I have something wrong with my resume, or that I'm shooting too high, but I typically aim for manager positions, in which I currently have a pseudo technical-manager position now.
Could it be that I have too specific of experience to allow me to transition into a different career area?
Thank you for any feedback and/or criticism.
Hello everyone. I'm mainly targetting design or R&D engineer roles in an MNC. I'm still with my current company, but I'm looking to make the switch to a role which is more technical and allows me to have more opportunities. I'm open to relocation, but for now mostly applying for jobs in my local area (Malaysia).
I've started applying to jobs for a couple of months now but received responses from none, so I'm wondering if theres any underlying issues with my resume. One issue I can possibly point out is that my experiences and projects are not that demanding - technical skill wise, but that's something that's out of my control at my current company.
Any help or feedback will be greatly appreciated!
PS: this is a re-post as my previous post didn't get any reviews
Looking for a review of my resume. I've just finished my internship so I'm looking for other ones. I've applied to a good amount, but I haven't done any crazy numbers yet. I've looked over the wiki and implemented a lot of the suggestions.
In the past one of my professors told me to include an extracurricular section in my resume because of my leadership experience, but I'm debating if I should keep it. Additionally, I graduated with my bachelor's in 3 years instead of 4 but I do not know if I should put it on my resume.
I know my skill set is a little sporadic but, it's just how it worked out. I got admitted into my current school for MS Robotics, but the program and several of the courses where cut before the semester started. Instead of trying to piece together a makeshift robotics degree, I chose to go into the CS program to specialize in data science.
Both my projects and internship have dealt with processing large amounts of data so ideally, I want to target similar roles. If I can get back into autonomous vehicles that would be great too, but I'm not expecting it. In the past I could get internship interviews 1/20 applications, but they would usually fall through because of the time demanded by my sport (my sport pays for school). Now that I'm no longer in Robotics/UVS's I want to make sure that my resume is ready for this new phase of applications.
I appreciate any help!
Hi,
I am seeking advice for resume improvement in order to get job interviews and ultimately a job. Aside managing projects and programs for private and public organizations I have extensive technical experience in Cloud technologies, Infrastructure, data management and applications development.
Please harshly critique my resume
Thanks a lot.
Looking for a quick once-over just to see what I'm missing that I don't know I'm missing, or if anything should be removed, reworded or reordered. I think that my main weak points are (i) a lack of experience and (ii) the CV feeling slightly unfocused, although I'm not sure how to fix (ii).
Context:
As the title says I'm a first-year Engineering student. I'm a British citizen & have been applying for internships (mostly general software, some embedded, electronics & computer hardware) in the UK and Ireland.
I've had mild success from cold-applying online (invited to 2 interviews / 60 applications), but clearly I could be doing better. This CV is the result of iteration each time I applied for a new role & a looking over from university's career adviser.
I was targeting mostly software roles as I have non-professional programming experience (Placement Student role was 2 weeks and unpaid), but on reflection & having done some projects I dont think I'm that interested in SWE (or at least web development) and want to start looking at more HW focused roles for S25 and S26, since I've enjoyed playing around with electronics and writing Verilog in my own time.
My plan is to deprioritise software intern applications & start doing speculative applications to SMEs and startups without advertised internship programs, since it's a bit late in the cycle for most big company schemes. I'll also apply for the undergraduate research program at my university once it's open.
I have an unorthodox career progress. Masters in Biomedical Engineering, 2 years NASA research, 8 years in automotive and 5 years in aerospace and defense. I'm trying to break into Big Tech (Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, Amazon etc.). I'm not getting call backs despite having referrals and my internal contacts messaging the hiring managers/recruiters. Need help to tweak my resume to make it more appealing for big tech.
PDF titled as FirstName_LastName_Resume.pdf
A few months back I went through the wiki and tried to adhere to the general rules as much as I could. I think I successfully implemented every reccomendation except that I slightly indent my bullet points. I know the wiki says no Linkedin/Phonenumber but I am going to keep it because I did once get called by a startup to set up an interview.
MAIN QUESTION: I know the biggest issue, that I am aware of***, is the lack of STAR. I'm heavily struggling to implement this because I have no legit metrics/numbers to quantify my impact. Is it alright to somewhat approximate/estimate these numbers, am I worrying too much?
***If you see any other issues/recommendations, please do tell me!
I believe I've applied to just under 150 roles with 3 calls/interview in return.
Hey everyone,
I’m a Frontend Developer with 7 years of experience building responsive, interactive web apps and working with modern JS libraries. I’m trying to polish up my resume and want to make sure it there's nothing blatantly wrong.
If anyone has a few minutes to check it out and give me some feedback, I’d really appreciate it - Open to any tips, suggestions, or constructive criticism. Thanks in advance!
Resume:
Company lost clients and half of us were laid off. Took a sabbatical until October because of having high savings-- poor life decision, do not recommend.
I started my search in October primarily applying to QA manual/automation roles on LinkedIn. Through the end of November I had about 6 screenings and 1 technical interview (rejected from the latter for not having mobile application experience). No interviews from December through now which isn't unexpected for pre-Q1/holidays. Previous iterations of resume were pretty similar to this one.
My own personal assessment of myself and my resume right now:
Seeking feedback overall.
Context - Currently a software consultant at a software consulting company, but currently trying to leave the tech consulting field with the intentions of being a full stack developer (entry to mid-level) in a more stable environment (i.e not switching projects every couple of months). After looking for something new in the last 6 months, I have not have had a single interview or followup.
Additionally, I am having trouble structuring my experience on projects since these are client projects that I work on through my employer. A recruiter once had me clarify my experience on it so something must not look right...
Also, for client projects, is it better to list the client name, industry (such as "A Large Multinational Bank"), or just a general project name like "App Modernization"?
I have reworked my resume several times but nothing has quite worked, so any feedback and critique is appreciated.
Hello, I am currently redoing my resume, as mine from last year saw no success. I am currently a 3rd year studying mechanical engineering and looking for an internship over the summer. I have little to no related experience outside of the classroom. I am in the process of joining a robotics club on campus, and I think that will help a ton. I feel like I followed the wiki pretty closely, but if anyone sees anything wrong here please call me out. Thank You
Hello, I am currently a CS Master's student about to graduate in one semester. I have not had much luck looking for jobs in the Fall semester, and I am going to start my Spring semester application journey soon. I am looking to apply to both SWE/MLE positions, I was not going to target any specific industry, but I do know that I have an edge in healthcare given my background in pre-med/neuroscience. I am located in Boston, and will be mainly applying for jobs in Boston, though I am willing to relocate as I am international. Currently, I am a research developer in my lab mostly working on creating AI tools for my managers/lab researchers. I am seeking help because I have not heard back much on my previous application cycle. Any pointers would be lovely. Thank you so much for your time.
I don't have a high GPA due to some personal challenges but I’ve tried to gain some experience through orgs. I’m ending my third year this semester and really need internship experience. I am not sure what my resume is lacking or if it’s me that’s lacking(probably is). Any help would be appreciated.
Hey there, I am looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineering Role. I spent the last 10 years as the tech co-founder of a small company that did management software for group fitness studios. I built the software from the ground up over that time and am now unemployed as I have left the company. I've applied to 50 places so far and have only heard back from one. I am located in Philadelphia, PA and looking for something local or remote. Can you see any reasons I'm not getting more interviews? I feel as if I am very qualified for a lot of the jobs I'm applying to. Any advice / feedback is greatly apprecaited!
Hi all! I am currently employed, and primarily have worked on front-end development within the salesforce ecosystem, with a smattering of professional experience in React and Angular projects.
I am trying to break away from Salesforce and into a more general software development role, even nicer if it's specifically front-end heavy. I have not been getting any callbacks or interviews after over 30+ applications, and I suspect a part of it is due to not having concrete React experience in my resume, as well as how my experience is laid out. I have been aiming primarily for remote jobs.
I do have a number of side projects in React, Angular, and vanilla HTML/JS solutions, should I include those in my resume? Also, Salesforce's proprietary front-end framework (Lightning Web Components) has gotten exceptionally close to mirroring many modern frameworks used today. However I don't expect any recruiter is going to understand and attribute LWCs correspond to React experience directly.
So my main question is, how do I word my resume in a way that allows recruiters to view my expereience as relevant to front-end development (even though most of it is Salesforce)? I have used wording like "React-adjacent framework" and "CSS Libraries" instead of "LWCs" and "SLDS" to help bridge that gap, but I don't know if that is going to work.
Also looking for any general advice for pursuing exit opportunities from Salesforce consulting into a more traditional in-house software developer role, even if it means stepping down from a senior position. Thanks!
Currently in the final stage of my PhD in Aerospace focusing on autonomous system and hoping to find a position in industry. Ideal position does not need to be Aerospace specific but general autonomy, specifically in localization, state estimation or sensor fusion.
I do not have any internship experience because I did limited myself to Aerospace searches but suffer due to ITAR restriction (mistake on my part). I do have research experiences working as undergraduate and then graduate research assistance and have been spending all my time for those position + school work.
Now that my schooling is almost finished, I am trying to get a head start in preparing for industry job search and would like some feedback regarding my resume to fine-tune or change my approach completely. As international student, I do acknowledge that I will have more restriction but I will not require any sponsorship as I also have my immigration paperwork in the process.
Thank you very much!
Hi everyone, this is an updated version of the resume I used to land my first full-time job 2⅔ years ago (Hope it's ok that I rounded up in the title, the rules said not to use decimals). Wondering if it's still alright, I can see it looks a bit different from a lot of the resumes posted here but maybe that could help it stand out? (Or maybe it stands out in a bad way, let me know!)
My work experience is as a Software Engineer so I'm targeting mostly more Software Engineering positions, my main goal is to increase my salary though, I just figured another Software Engineering job would be the best way to do so. I'll change the list of skills slightly depending on the job I'm applying to.
I live in Southern Ontario so I'm looking for mostly hybrid positions here or remote positions anywhere in Canada, or the US.
I'd appreciate any feedback, thanks!
I've been working part-time doing some general IT admin stuff since I graduated in 2023. I'm trying to switch to a full-time entry-level software engineering or web development job, but I'm having no luck with my resume. Any feedback will help!
I'm currently a Junior studying Computer Systems Engineering at my State University, I am a US Citizen looking for a summer internship within the country, current internship doesn't really align with my goals on writing things for hardware applications. I'm targeting roles related to Embedded Systems, Firmware Development, Control Systems, Systems Design and Digital Hardware. I am willing to relocate, so I am sending my resume out indiscriminately to all postings related to my interests. Currently at 120 applications sent through the Fall semester Sept-Dec, however only 2 interviews around September and haven't heard anything since. Starting up applying again, what can I do to better my resume? Is there anything that I am missing that is causing recruiters to gloss over? Are my bullet points structured well? Should I rearrange any experiences or sections? Do I need to get my application numbers up? I appreciate all the help I can get!
Hello, I have posted my resume on r/resumes, and they said I should expand more on my internship experience and less on my club experience. However, I've already listed all of my responsibilities during the internship, so what else am I supposed to expand on?
I would also appreciate any general feedback. Thanks!
Hello,
I'm 21 and I'm a senior in college right now about to start my last semester. I'm a computer science major, and I've been applying to internships for the summer of 2025. Unfortunately, after 110+ applications, I haven't even gotten an interview request back, I've only gotten ghosted or rejected.
Been job hunting for 5 months after a layoff, with only 2 interviews from ~200 applications on LinkedIn using my old lengthy full 2 page resume. Today, I worked on making it as concise as possible.
I'm in Ohio and looking for remote Senior/Mid-level roles (US Citizen). Preferably in finance, pharma, healthcare industries. Not looking to relocate at this time.
Main concerns:
- Should I make it even more condensed? Remove more highlights? If yes, which ones should I axe?
- Is the large Skills section helping or hurting? Should I condense it somehow? I put every tech I've worked with there, so that ATS would pick up keywords and help me pass through the filter?
- Are the metrics and achievements impactful enough? Worthy enough to be put there?
- What about the font and sizing? Currently the font is Century Schoolbook. The heading with my name is 22. Section headings are 12.5. Employer name and position are 11. Rest are all 10.5.
This is a fresh revision that hasn't been tested in applications yet. Would appreciate feedback before I start applying with it. TIA!
Hello, can I please about check of the resume and please about advices? I was trying to use the wiki from EngineeringResumes, but still something probably is wrong, because after sending applications I am not getting any form of feedback.