#Physics and math major looking to pivot into Software Engineering

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warm bridge
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Please be as detailed as you can when ripping it apart, (with love). I am not really a fan of data science, I don't find it as enjoyable.

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For extra context, my only experience is at a green tech startup right out of university. I did both research with them and python development. I really hope my 2 years of experience with that job will weigh something. I am not quite ready to apply for jobs but really want to make sure my resume is competative.

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@quaint osprey I saw your amazing responses on others and would love your opinion if you ever get time. ❤️

coral nest
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if you remember to ping me tomorrow I’ll give an in depth review

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at a glance, wordy, generic Jake’s resume which I’ve been 100x over

warm bridge
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@coral nest I'm not sure what timezone you are in but I figured I should ping still since it is tomorrow afternoon for me.

coral nest
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@warm bridge yeah thanks

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alright let's see

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i have a slight preference for spelling out urls when possible (provided it still fits on one line) bc if a resume gets printed or is loaded on a page and rendered as an image and you can't click stuff then it's not accessible

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linkedin / github let you customize ur username so that's why i stick to pretty short ones

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for linkedin.com/in/me etc

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i'd lowkey remove or at least move it under the relevant universities

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one, relevant courses, are for distinctive / upper division courses

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because every cs major in the world

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will take discrete

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data structurea

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algorithms

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as in, i can infer, "if you have a computer science degree" => "i know you've taken the same 8 courses every cs major will take"

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but if you took computer vision

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big data

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machine learning

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that's pretty cool

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distinctive courses

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not the generic shit

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this is good but

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why the title

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Research Assistant | Python Developer

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i'd honestly just put research assistant or something

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and bullet points can cover the swe aspect

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this is quite nice. i read a lot of projects on resumes and this def did catch my eye the most. very cool

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prob my 50th time seeing this. clement mihalescu

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eh. decent

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calm sequoia
coral nest
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would personally remove

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calm sequoia
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So it’s crucial to say this to justify that you can do cs job

coral nest
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def don't need to write something like that

calm sequoia
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Yeah but I’d rather hire a non cs major who knows discreet then not

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Like even if it’s basic

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He has little credibility alr

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I think putting cs50 is def troll tho btw

coral nest
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actually i would say i'm impressed by the projects

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i know a lot of CS-adjacent majors that fine swe jobs just fine

warm bridge
coral nest
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math

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etc

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physics is a bit too adjacent

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but math is def fine

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it's TypeScript not Typescript

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warm bridge
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Yeah Software Engineering is a pivot, so I have to hard push anything software I feel

calm sequoia
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I think the project concepts are cool but the skills are surface level and description is kind of poor

coral nest
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this is like ok. id remove scrum agile and the testing stuff. idk. it's keyword matching but as you say you're cs-adjacent

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just my personal opinion

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ok lastly, a few points i should list

calm sequoia
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Like DSA. Visualization . Is just yapping

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Also zero point in mentioning portfolio website as a project

warm bridge
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Yeah I was just filling white space there

calm sequoia
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Idk to me I see it as you have nothing else better to show

coral nest
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  • resumes are "what i do" not "who i am" but you do a good job of stripping pronouns etc and other related shit

  • i'm not a fan of soft skills as you can't quantify / reliably say "i am good at leadership i am good at communication"

  • resumes are 50% presentation and 50% content. i think the content and presentation is decent. but this is the jake's resume

calm sequoia
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Even if it’s that the case you don’t have to reveal that

coral nest
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and if you scroll through this channel

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like this resume channel

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you will see an abundance of the jake resume lol

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like it's quite boring to read cookie cutter and does not stand out v much

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even a font change from serif -> sans serif would be a nice change

warm bridge
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Yeah I have a different format resume but I was always told to use Jakes, so I made this one as well

coral nest
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largely this is my biggest complain

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also

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i try to avoid present where possible

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because if you apply to work for me

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i dont really know when you end / when your anticipated start date would be

warm bridge
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Yeah that makes sense

coral nest
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is this an internship did you sign a contract with an agreed last day

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etc.

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like can you start next month can you start in 6 months etc.

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try to avoid present where possible

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that's all i got

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gl

warm bridge
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For the data structure and algorithm one, I am trying to make that one as unique as possible, since I didnt do a course on it and I am CS adjacent (although math kinda covers this).

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Not the same, but same stuff, one page as such

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Also @coral nest Thankyou so much for your review

calm sequoia
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Damn

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Can you send yours

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I was really hype for a sec

warm bridge
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Is it worth putting it on the resume if it resembles that?

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Are the others not like that?

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Mine isnt deployed yet unfortunately, but I will def send you a copy when it is.

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The links next do it are dummy for the moment

calm sequoia
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I see

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Yeah I think it’s p cool

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Maybe not unique tho

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I’ve seen this project a lot

warm bridge
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Yeah?

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I have seen some that are one page search ones

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but not many others

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I just dont know if it is worth polishing it off if it isnt going to catch someones eye.

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I could dump it and make something else, idk

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@quaint osprey would still love your take, if there is something you would like to add. ❤️

quaint osprey
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hiiii ty for double ping, i've been quiet just bc i've been overwhelmed by all the requests and busy, I've received 18 resume requests in the past week sweat_smile_AE

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I am going to start accepting only AI/ML resumes so you are on the list :3

warm bridge
calm sequoia
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Bro start charging or smth

quaint osprey
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(thats my roommate)

calm sequoia
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Wormy please review my resume

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I have no offers

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😭😭

quaint osprey
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negative resume rizz

calm sequoia
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I’m gonna have to start selling myself

quaint osprey
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I'll be the first bidder

calm sequoia
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YOO

warm bridge
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😂

calm sequoia
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I’m outa here