Underperforming Resume - Why? | cscareers.dev | Page 1

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:25 AM

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I'm a senior (by credit) graduating in December 2023, and have not been able to land a single interview (except one - and that was for a contract position for a one-man project) for the past two years. I can count the number of CA's that I got on one hand, even though I applied to over 150 positions over the past two years. This has only worsened since the market fell.

People that I (unofficially) tutor get internships and full-time offers from Microsoft and Amazon, but I can't even get an interview at a company of any size. I went to my university's career center and was told that I had a strong resume and they didn't know why I'm such a failure.

Could I please get some insight?
Also, is there a channel that has a list of all of the newest job postings? There was a mention of that somewhere someplace. I'm new here.

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 5:30 AM

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Have you been applying to NG or internships? You're a junior, not a senior if you're graduating in December.

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:41 AM

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dull quarry Have you been applying to NG or internships? You're a junior, not a senior if yo...

I am graduating in a year, and am officially a senior according to my school profile
I have not been applying to NG's. When would you recommend doing so?

rigid phoenix Dec 30, 2022, 5:42 AM

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When did you start applying to intern positions this year?

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:43 AM

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rigid phoenix When did you start applying to intern positions this year?

Late August

rigid phoenix Dec 30, 2022, 5:44 AM

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How well does your resume parse? I’m not the biggest fan of your resume template. Use Jakes resume Latex template

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Remove your additional experience section and replace it with a projects section

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:46 AM

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rigid phoenix How well does your resume parse? I’m not the biggest fan of your resume template...

Pretty well; the descriptions tend to have newlines where they shouldn't be and sometimes the dates are switched up. I'll look into the latex template

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:47 AM

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rigid phoenix Remove your additional experience section and replace it with a projects section

Would that really help with ATS

rigid phoenix Dec 30, 2022, 5:47 AM

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You have good experience. Go with a standard template that you know will be parsed correctly and good for the ATS

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You already have SWE experience. Idk why you are including non relevant experience (assuming you’re applying for SWE roles)

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 5:49 AM

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versed talon I am graduating in a year, and am officially a senior according to my school pro...

It doesn’t matter you’re a senior at your school or not. You’re junior in companies eyes. I was wondering if you were screwing yourself by just applying to NG roles. Not an issue in this case then.

rigid phoenix Dec 30, 2022, 5:49 AM

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It’s just taking up space that you could be using for interesting projects

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 5:49 AM

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Yeah get rid of non-relevant exps and list projects

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I agree with jacques

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:49 AM

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rigid phoenix You already have SWE experience. Idk why you are including non relevant experien...

The SWE roles that I'm applying to also include frontend stuff & (occasionally) SEO

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I thought graphic design would be a big plus for that

rigid phoenix Dec 30, 2022, 5:50 AM

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versed talon The SWE roles that I'm applying to also include frontend stuff & (occasionally) ...

Then have 2 different resumes: one for SWE and one for other roles

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:52 AM

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I honestly lost hope. This is essentially a cry for help

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 5:52 AM

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If you applied to roles that asked your school grade instead of graduation date and you said “senior” then yes, it would’ve rejected you.

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:52 AM

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dull quarry If you applied to roles that asked your school grade instead of graduation date ...

None that I remember. It's always graduation date

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 5:52 AM

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I know some apps do that

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Ok then its fine

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:54 AM

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What are the chances some companies might be discriminating based on my name? I was born and raised in the US but my last name is very obviously russian

rigid phoenix Dec 30, 2022, 5:55 AM

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versed talon What are the chances some companies might be discriminating based on my name? I ...

Unlikely IMO

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 5:55 AM

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I indicated that Im a US citizen because I have a super Asian name. Not really applicable in your case

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But yeah highly unlikely

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If you want, you can indicate

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Did you apply late?

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:56 AM

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I don't think I will, bc apps already ask if you have work authorization and if you'll need sponsorships

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 5:56 AM

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versed talon I don't think I will, bc apps already ask if you have work authorization and if ...

Yeah ik, but you never know lol

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:57 AM

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dull quarry Did you apply late?

My family says I am always catching up with the train, so there's a good chance

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 5:57 AM

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Things might’ve went a little better if you applied early

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:57 AM

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My social skills are honestly lacking and I lack a fuckton of resources when it comes to finding opportunities

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I only found out about github repos for internships like a month ago

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 5:58 AM

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I got capital one offer simply because I applied late July

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This season has been ruthless for late appliers it feels like

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 5:58 AM

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When's the best time to apply for NG

rigid phoenix Dec 30, 2022, 5:58 AM

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You should be following a standard resume template. Look up Jake’s resume (in Latex). All you have to do is change the content. The formatting is done for you. Also you should add a Projects section

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 5:59 AM

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Yes to the projects session. It helps. Engineers like to talk about your projects outside of professional setting

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 6:00 AM

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rigid phoenix You should be following a standard resume template. Look up Jake’s resume (in La...

Already looked it up, ty
I'm pretty hesitant with moving away from my format though; my skills and certifications are currently very optimized for space

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Would doing the same thing in Latex fuck with ATS

rigid phoenix Dec 30, 2022, 6:01 AM

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versed talon Would doing the same thing in Latex fuck with ATS

I would get rid of the certification section altogether

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 6:01 AM

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Interesting

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 6:02 AM

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versed talon Already looked it up, ty I'm pretty hesitant with moving away from my format tho...

If it didnt work for the 150 apps, no reason to keep it the same way

rigid phoenix Dec 30, 2022, 6:03 AM

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dull quarry If it didnt work for the 150 apps, no reason to keep it the same way

Agreed. Your resume is def the issue

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Probably not worth much. It’s a low priority thing to be worrying about

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 6:06 AM

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Thanks for the tips guys. I'll update the resume & have another round of applications sent out

dull quarry Dec 30, 2022, 6:06 AM

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Good luck man

versed talon Dec 30, 2022, 6:07 AM

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dull quarry Good luck man

Never needed it more than I do now 😅

rigid phoenix Dec 30, 2022, 6:07 AM

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Another thing to consider: try to standardize your job titles as much as possible (e.g. change backend sys dev to “software engineer intern”)

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This helps for ATS

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Good luck!

versed talon Dec 31, 2022, 4:46 AM

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@rigid phoenix @dull quarry So I'm working on the template rn and am wondering if I really need to keep the bullet points to one line. What do you think?

#Underperforming Resume - Why?