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sturdy oriole Mar 21, 2023, 2:15 AM

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feels like a wall of text

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that is no one is going to read

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a lot of fluff like "engaged in code reviews..." and "attend sprint meetings..."

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Typically you should be aiming for

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4-6 bullet points, each bullet point being 1-2 lines (mostly 1 line)

zealous adder Mar 21, 2023, 3:32 AM

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@sturdy oriole Thanks for your input. Then with what could I fill up the extra space it's going to have? Do you think I would need some projects for that?

sturdy oriole Mar 21, 2023, 3:44 AM

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You should (reasonably) increase the font and spacing, increased font will also make it easier to read

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Since you have a decent experience, just your best project is fine (I'm assuming you have one or there's no point in putting your github)

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I'd also put skills at the bottom

zealous adder Mar 21, 2023, 3:52 AM

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Thanks. I'm curious why putting skills at the bottom would be better (out of pure curiosity). Also would there be anything I could do to make it more backend-focused? Sorry if I'm asking too much!

sturdy oriole Mar 21, 2023, 4:13 AM

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skills is mostly just for keywords, not useful for measuring your skill with it

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that's what job and project descriptions are for

queen kestrel Mar 21, 2023, 4:26 AM

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Take out the Intern at your first role, especially since you have 2+ YOE, recruiters will see it as 'lesser' than a full-time engineer position and mark it against you.

Agreed with the other commenter, some of your content can be described as fluff within the lower half of your latest role. I'd consider keeping maybe 2-3 high-impact ones and axe the rest.

Disagree with moving Skills to the bottom as you'll make a recruiters life easier when they scan the section to check-off if you have the majority of what's on their list, then will move to review your XP. They don't spend no more than 10-15 sections, so don't make it hard for them to parse information.
Add x2 tabs to space out your comma separated lists against your actual category titles as they look crammed left-aligned.
e.g. Programming Languages: skillOne,...otherSkills

Market sucks so just keep plugging away and reaching out to those in your network for referrals.

#2 yoe full stack dev looking into junior backend positions