#Resume review

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cloud basalt
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Haven't passed many resume screens for some reason. Might be something with the resume itself. Just want to know if I can make any changes. Any advice could be great.

grim mountain
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The first thing I noticed is the inconsistent formatting (dates/locations, spelling out the month, capitalization). I would recommend fixing it.

Secondly, I would strongly recommend going through resume forums, comparing your resume, and incorporating common feedback. There are a lot of common issues you miss, and it's hurting the impression your resume gives (including the https:// prefix on the linkedin url

Third, I understand the reasoning for placing your TA position at the bottom (I was in a similar position), but given that you have no other software roles after Graduate Researcher, I would recommend moving it between that and your internship for the sake of consistency for your timeline.

In fact, I might even recommend switching the title/company for the entry, and make the teaching assistant position a subheading (subsubsection) under the university. This will help deal with the jump between iOS Developer and Software Engineer. It'll also help if the companies are big names. You can rename your researcher position to "Graduate Researcher, Embedded Systems and Machine Learning"

Your bullets need to be more precise about what you did and their impact. For example:

"Created and maintained *a *scheduling application used by 8+ campuses with robust client-side frameworks such as .NET Core, C-Sharp C#, and JavaScript, and jQuery. facilitating {metric here - you have a db don't you?} student meetings and tutoring services"

Same thing with the iOS development role, there's too much of a focus on vague tech and not enough on the business context and value

Your projects are odd, and you should not self-qualify ("demonstrating proficiency in database design and management", "showcasing expertise in computer vision, cloud...", "demonstrating proficiency in machine learning and AI") - show, not tell. Try to communicate in a way that non-technical people understand - this is well expected of higher-level engineers

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Put your expected graduation year for your Master's.

Lastly, I don't understand your focus from reading your resume. What is your speciality and area of interest? How are you demonstrating your fit towards it? The order of your projects, the impact of your bullets, and the tech that's highlighted all contribute to this. I would not have expected you to pass screenings with this alone due to the lack of impact and value demonstrated.

Again, I would strongly advise you to go through other resume postings and forums to get a better understanding of areas in which your resume should improve. Hope this helps!