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Discussion on: Looking for Feedback on my Resume

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Derek D • Edited
  1. Get rid of your skills section entirely and use those bullet points to apply them to your work experience (or at the very least, just list key points that shows you have experience in them, but you don't need to go into so much detail if it doesn't pertain to actual work you've done). It's too wordy and means nothing without you showing results. Tailor those bullets to each job to show your experience and results using them.

  2. Move your education to the top. You have a lot of experience, but none professionally in software. This will show them you're working on your MS in CS, so you are qualified.

  3. Get rid of your picture. It's unnecessary and the only thing it will do is introduce bias from the interviewer to your resume.

  4. Get rid of the SolidWorks reference in education, unless it's applicable to the position.

  5. Make your writing section less prevalent. It's cool that you've written about coding, but unless those specific articles pertain to your individual goals and you can show useful metrics on them, they're not worth so much real estate.

Focus more on your experience and recent projects where you can share real results.