/r/resumes
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Since CV and Resumes are two different things...
And yes they are different;
shouldn't there also be a subreddit for CV :3 Because I'm pretty sure there's a bunch of people who would want there CV's also rated (like yes me) because I wanna pursue the Teaching Career for Higher Studies and if possible the Research side of computer engineering
19:05 UTC
Where to list Continuing Eduction on Product Manager Resume
Senior product manager/product leader with 15+ YOE. I'm doing some cleanup on my resume and am questioning a past choice - currently I have my education (comp sci, no name college) and continuing education (everything from executive programs from a reputable university with 4+ CEU credits to 2 or 3 day training courses to specific certifications requiring demonstrated experience such as Certified Scrum Professional and Certified Lean Practitioner)
This education section sits at the bottom of my resume and is unlikely to be reason I'm hired or chosen to interview given my experience.
Is there a benefit to combining education + continuing ed? What guideline would you apply to choose which things to list and which to leave off?
18:26 UTC
Recreating my resume on LinkedIn? Is this too much information?
I am not sure how much information to put into my LinkedIn profile. I am a librarian in my 40s, and I've had a variety of experiences in the field.
On my computer, I have a resume which has literally everything I've ever done. This is just meant for me personally to keep track. If I were to submit a resume to a job, I would create a copy and edit it down.
But on LinkedIn, I am not sure how to generally approach the profile.
- I have an overall short paragraph explaining my experience and skills.
- I list all my 11 positions and jobs going back to college (I worked in a library at college).
- I list 4 volunteer opportunities related to libraries I did in graduate school.
- I list all 3 internships I did in graduate school, which were all library related.
- Under everything mention, I have anywhere from 3-5 bullet points.
Should I only have the short paragraph, list all the experiences, and not include any bullet points? Should I remove the volunteer experiences?
I am just confused about how to approach LinkedIn. I don't think LinkedIn is really used to recruit librarians. I mostly have it to just stay connected to former colleagues if I needed to contact them.
18:20 UTC
18:10 UTC
[0 YOE, MSc Computer forensics and cyber security, Penetration tester, United kingdom]
15:57 UTC
[5 YoE, Software Engineer, Software Engineer in FAANG/startups, Switzerland]
Hi r/resumes !
I'm a Software Engineer with 5 years of experience. At the moment I'm working as a contractor in the US but I'm tied to my current company due to my visa.
After working with more or less interesting clients, I'd like to be noticed by a FAANG, especially Google and Meta.
Since I am an EU citizen, I'm focusing on roles in Switzerland/Europe instead of having to deal with visa issues like I am doing now in the USA.
Could you give me a roast?
15:55 UTC
Laid off… how to show on resume?
Entire US office was shut down and I haven’t been able to find a job yet. How do I go about showing this on my resume? Do I put like Start Date - End Date; and then have a bullet saying something like the entire US office was closed down?
In my early 30s with about 10 years of experience if that matters.
Really appreciate any help
14:42 UTC
How do I make a CV for contracting?
Hi, I am a BI analyst that has had some contract positions. However, I am finding it hard to get a job because I have had so many jobs in the last years. I'm trying to find a way to lay out the information to make it clear that I am a contractor. Can you help me?
10:18 UTC
How to include a college that you have not attended yet?
Hi, I am currently in community college. The program I am seeking has an opportunity for 3 years at the community college,(getting an associates) and 1 year at a 4-year school for a Bachelor.
My question is how do i word this on a resume? Do i put the bachelors with the expected graduation date, or the associates? What college should i put, the community college I spend 3 years at, or the university I will spend 1 year?
Thank you!
09:25 UTC
Is it okay to exclude a bachelor's degree from the resume?
I hold a master’s in finance, and I’m considering leaving my bachelor’s degree off my resume for two reasons:
I have five years of experience across three roles, plus two compelling internships I’d like to include, so space is limited.
My undergraduate degree isn’t from a prestigious university, so it doesn’t add much value. It doesn’t align as well with the rest of my experience, which is relatively impressive.
As a hiring manager, what would you think if someone chose to omit their bachelor’s degree in this way?
Edit 1: just to clarify, I will be including the masters, just thinking about leaving out the undergraduate degree
Edit 2: thanks all, appreciate your feedback. I will leave the undergraduate degree in there
07:29 UTC
[6 YoE, Data Scientist, Data Scientist/MLE, United States]
Currently located in Melbourne, Australia, and just beginning a job search in the US. Looking to move to the US (NYC/West Coast/not fussy) in a role at a "tech-first" company and I have a couple of questions regarding my resume:
- Any general advice for optimizing my resume for the US tech market?
- See a lot of feedback online that shorter is better and mine is wordy, can you recommend any fat to be cut?
- I only just added the summary and skills section... does this add any value or is it just fluff
- I'm an Australian citizen, Australians have an advantageous visa available (similar to Canadian TN visa), what's the best way to communicate that I'd need sponsorship but there's not much burden on the company?
Really appreciate any feedback. Thank you 🙏🙏
07:09 UTC
[16 YoE, I.T. Professional, Unemployed, United States]
Long story short -- I am approaching the one-year mark since my previous position was eliminated. Over the past several months, I have taken on a few short 1-2 day contract "side jobs" to keep fresh and bring in some money. I have done this pretty much my whole career inbetween jobs which you will see listed on my resume as "Self Employeed" ... Anyhow, despite numerous phone interviews and progressing to later stages (stage 3 or 4) in a few hiring processes, I have not yet secured a permanent position. Unfortunately, I've received the typical AI generated "We've gone with a different candidate".
After two months of being unemployeed - I started also applying for roles that were closer to entry level. I figured:
- It's money comin in the door.
- Maybe I could move up in the company at a faster pace due to having above entry-level skills
- Worse case, I am making money but still keeping an eye out in the market for something better.
Having been doing that for the last couple of months.... I would say over 90% of my resumes I submit for a role - I don't hear anything back from. I am posting up my resume for some serious criticism and suggestions.
IT Roles that I am open to: Administration, Hardware/software Troubleshooting, Support
Any help is greatly appreciated
01:42 UTC
[1 YoE, Unemployed, Data Science Intern, United States]
Hi, everyone!
I am an international masters student in US applying for Summer 2025 Data Science internship (F1 visa CPT extension).
Can you review my resume please?
At the moment I have applied to around ~100 positions across multiple US locations, and I only got rejections so far, so I wanted to check if there might be any issues with my CV.
Open to any comments and advice.
Thanks!
01:16 UTC
[10 YoE, Senior Data Analyst, Data/BI analyst or Analytics Engineer, United States]
Following up on a post I made last week to make sure my resume is in good shape is I undertake my first serious job search in about a decade. I was told my old resume was very generic. I'm hoping this fixes that.
My background is mostly healthcare. I'd like to stay in that area but am open to other public good areas (education, housing, etc). I'd prefer to stay non-profit or government so I can continue to qualify for PSLF.
Currently working as a senior data analyst, mostly doing BI work. My previous job was heavily BI focused. I've only ever worked in small departments so I would wear a lot of hats. I've done a fair amount of light data engineering so I'm interested in pursuing analytics engineering roles as well as data engineering roles as a bit of a stretch position.
Preference is for remote positions, but would consider hybrid in WNY. 100% in office isn't a non-starter, but would have to be a very generous offer for me to consider it.
00:19 UTC
Advice Needed for Creating a Resume to Apply for Environment Officer Role in Sydney Council
Hi everyone,
I’m seeking advice on crafting a strong resume for an Environment Officer position with a local council in Sydney. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences, and I completed a research internship focused on fungal DNA analysis.
I’m especially interested in how I can effectively highlight my academic background and research experience, even though I don’t have extensive on-the-ground experience in environmental roles yet. If anyone here has tips for emphasizing scientific research skills and making a resume stand out in a council application, I’d love to hear your advice!
Thanks in advance!
23:42 UTC
[0 YoE, Undergrad, Software developer internship, Serbia]
Hi everyone! I’d really appreciate it if you could take a look at my resume and share your honest feedback. I’ve applied to several internships over the past six months, but only a few companies provided feedback. Any advice on my resume or general job search tips would be much appreciated! Thank you so much.
23:38 UTC
How to list job experience on Resumes
So I have a complicated work history that makes it hard to list down on my resume without explanation. I work as a government contractor, I've been on the same contract for 6 years but worked under different companies at different times. First company was when I started off as a subcontractor then got hired by the prime contractor and then lastly ended up at the recent company because our sector got bought my my current company. Any advice would be appreciated.
23:21 UTC
[4 YoE, Teacher, Sales or Training, United States]
Hey all, looking to get some feedback for my resume. I left teaching 2 years ago to travel, and in the mean time I've been supplementing my income with subbing and tutoring a few months per year. I'm looking to apply for jobs in organizations education-adjacent, starting with sales or training programs. I used AI to modify my language to be less teacher-specific, but I made some changes because the AI resume felt inauthentic. A question: How does this resume fare against the AI filtration systems that look for key terms/phrases? Any general advice appreciated.
*edit: I'm not sure why the formatting got messed up when converting to an image.
23:19 UTC
[2 YoE , Unemployed , Data Engineer/Analyst, USA]
I've received 1 call in the last 5 months (400+ applied). This is a general version of my resume as I always tailor it based on the job description. The tailor part is limited to adjusting bullet order and adjusting/removing skills.
I've tried following Google's X-Y-Z format and made my bullets concise. I am starting to believe that using ChatGPT to rephrase my bullet point was not the best idea even if it looks good. Maybe I am overthinking but I want to get some consensus as to what might be putting of recruiters in this resume.
I have been rejected from roles where I meet >90% of the job description, including 'preferred qualifications'. I can write that off to pure probability but it still feels odd to not get a call back.
Additionally, I've been speaking to few people in the industry through meetups and they all say that my resume looks perfect. It feels like I am running around like a headless chicken given I have about 4-5 months before I have to leave this country forever.
Jobs I am applying to : Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Analytics Engineer, Business Intelligence
23:10 UTC
Do you remove (from your resume) anything not mentioned in the job you are applying for?
Do you remove (from your resume) anything not mentioned in the job you are applying for? I'm talking experience.
23:02 UTC
[0 YOE, Retail, Software Engineer, US]
Hey guys, recent CS grad like everyone else here asking for some tips on my resume. I just recently updated it with more recent projects and new job role. I haven't received a call back in around 4 months! Looking for my first software engineer position.
22:53 UTC