native rune
After about a year, I'm still searching for my first role and I'm not getting any interviews. After about 4 revisions, this is the current version of my resume, tailored after the pinned post. I'm looking for honest constructive criticism of my current resume. Any and all suggestions/recommendations are welcome!
Thank you in advance for your time and help c:
tranquil carbon
After about a year, I'm still searching for my first role and I'm not getting an...
Are you wanting to switch to CS? You have a ME degree
native rune
I am looking to switch, yes
lean grove
projects look pretty common, would try to change them maybe
add some metrics to your exp is you can
native rune
By change them, do you mean make other projects? Or adjust the wording on them?
Most of the freelance work ive done is for friends and family. I'm not quite sure how I would quantity the experience.
lean grove
yeah it would be more like making other projects
its ok if you dont have metrics, just a nice to have
its stuff like if u automated something, well how much time did u save them, etc
money saved is another one
native rune
Ah that's what you mean! Can I embellish a bit? I'm not sure how much time I saved them exactly, would any arbitrary percent be alright?
native rune
yeah it would be more like making other projects
I just had this random thought: should I add dates to my projects? So that it fills in the gaps where I have no work experience?
lean grove
I just had this random thought: should I add dates to my projects? So that it fi...
oh u didnt work for 3 years?
native rune
i did freelance work, but it wasnt full time all the time, so i was wondering if it would be better to have project dates to show that i was coding during these times
native rune
ah, didnt really think of that option LOL
and it was only a year so far
may 2022 to now
lean grove
what did you do from your mech grad to your bootcamp start
native rune
i took a year off after graduation, then did odd jobs till i started the bootcamp
lean grove
hmmmmm
ok then i would maybe put the dates after that year off
oh but those jobs are there already
native rune
should i typically be putting dates on my projects? or omit them entirely?
lean grove
then u just have the year off thats not on your resume?
native rune
thats correct