Microsoft on resume but only 3% callback rate

[tired thicket]

Have applied to roughly 100 positions now and gotten past exactly 3 resume screens. Failed 1 interview and in the process for other 2.

I feel like my resume is cursed. Not sure what more to improve

[winter mason]

um could be nitpicking

but flip the position and company

you want Microsoft to be the first thing recruiter sees

also move the numbers to the start of the bullet points and bold those instead of the technologies

white space being wasted too, try to merge bullet points if possible

[tired thicket]

How about the actual content?

[graceful spruce]

education should be first and tbh you have way to much shit on there for msft position. Its just a wall of text i doubt anyone could read it in a decent amount of time, not to mention the rest of your resume as well. I would focus on trimming down that section and if you arent graduated from masters yet put it at the top imo

[verbal shadow]

I agree with this one

[tired thicket]

I moved education down since I was getting recruiter calls about internships. It seemed like I was being seen as a masters student with internships rather than an FTE also pursing a masters part time

[verbal shadow]

in terms of the point by avi i think the 3rd bullet point doesnt have to be there, i dont think its doing too much for a recruiter or the ATS

[tired thicket]

I also don’t know how I’d trim things down really without introducing a bunch of empty white space which is also feedback I’ve gotten

[verbal shadow]

That makes sense

[graceful spruce]

not 100% sure what common convention is for new grad applications but if you have any research or previous internships i would honestly think that helps more than the block of text for msft

[tired thicket]

I’m not a new grad I have almost 5 years of experience

My 6-7 year old undergraduate research is probably irrelevant, and I’m not doing any research with my masters, it would just be coursework

[graceful spruce]

that makes sense, i just still think even if its not cuttin down maybe reformatting your microsoft experience to not be quite so overwhelming for a recruiter would potentially help. I also think making msft bold would help a lot

but that is a personal opinnion

[unborn fern]

how many positions have you applied to

[proud topaz]

you’re applying to internships right? since ur grad date is 2026? if applying to internships or new grad put education first even if you have previous full time experience

wait nvm if ur microsoft ft rn is it gt omscs alongside work and ur going for a different full time job?

bullets look good tbh might want to put a concepts part on skills so it’s there at a glance for recruiters checking against job post

[tired thicket]

Probably about 100

[unborn fern]

wait i just looked again, so you have 5 yoe?

maybe make the titles all consistent so its easier for a recruiter to see the career progression?

[snow pasture]

3% is good

[tired thicket]

Yes

[umbral schooner]

you can remove ur masters til after u complete it