Hi everyone! Following up after posting here a while ago and I’ve since updated my resume with more specific metrics and detail, and I’m restarting my job search after a caregiving-related gap.

Background: I graduated in Dec 2022 with a BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering (3.2 GPA). I didn’t land an engineering internship during undergrad, which made it hard to get interviews after graduating. I worked a nonprofit coordinator role to pay bills, then completed a short cleantech internship, then a manufacturing internship at a solar panel startup where I was promoted to Quality Technician. Note: for about two weeks, my roles overlapped and I was working full-time at the manufacturing internship while working part-time, very limited hours, at both the cleantech internship and the nonprofit role. This was a brief transition period, not an error in the dates. 

I stepped away in Aug 2025 for a dire family caregiving situation requiring relocation. That’s now stabilized and I’m re-entering the job search. I know this unemployed period will be impacting my job search, but here we are.

Targeting: Industrial engineering, systems, operations, quality, or general engineering roles (entry-level).

Location: Hoping to stay in-state (CA)

Employment status: Not currently employed; job searching full-time. I’ve applied to dozens of roles with versions of this resume and haven’t been getting the traction I need. Something isn’t landing and I’m trying to figure out what.

What I want feedback on:

∙ Does this read as engineering-relevant, or still too far removed?

∙ Are the bullet points results-oriented enough, or still too vague in places? Which ones can I improve, and how?

∙ Any weak or redundant sections?

∙ Worth pursuing the FE exam given my path, or a waste of time given my direction?

∙ Anything obvious I should fix before continuing to apply? What could be holding me back?

Very open to direct/critical feedback. Thanks in advance!

Hi, first time poster here. I've gone through this subreddit and altered my resume to the standard format. I've applied to countless jobs but haven't gotten to the interview phase for any role.

A bit of background, I was studying abroad for the past 4 years and will be moving to the SF Bay Area. Because of being abroad I didn't get the chance to do many internships or work relevant to my career. Most entry level/fresh grad jobs that I've been applying to require 1-2 years of experience and internship roles require enrollment in some sort of degree.

Honestly, I'll take any role relevant to my field of study but I havent gotten any callbacks so I'm guessing my resume must be the problem. If it's not my resume, is it my projects? I'm working towards a certification in hopes that it would help. I'm just not sure what more I can do. Any and all advice is appreciated.

Hi everyone. I unfortunately have been told on the 21st of this month* I will be laid off in one month’s time due to a redundancy of my working position in my current company.

As such, I have been updating my resume for job hunting. All key personal details have been commented out with “<>” for this post.

The overall position documented here is surrounding Model Validation to review the performance, methodologies, and overall risk assessment of both internal and external models of said company.

Additionally, please note the MSc degree is simply my school’s fancy name of saying “Financial Mathematics” and “Financial Computation” into one bundle.

My goal for this resume is to get out of this Risk Management working segment and utilize the skills documented here in another quantitative role for other companies/entities. This could include Data Analyst/Scientist positions, Research Positions, and similar roles in the industry.

Please assist me in tailoring and pointing my resume wording towards such opportunities to allow myself the best possible chance to move on to later interview rounds!

(Please ignore some of the formatting, as I am still currently cleaning this up on my end as well)

Hello, I'm looking for any advice or input people have on my resume?

I'm applying to most aerospace companies worldwide, but I've had no success so far.

I'm from the PNW, US citizen

Hi I'm an EE student from Belgium and am looking for HFT engineering internships, below I've added my resume and I was wondering if I could get some advice. These where several questions I had:

• There are many additional projects I would want to add to it but wanted to keep it to a 1-page concise resume. I'm guessing I could add some personal projects to the cover letter I have worked on or have been working on or is that not recommended? The projects are an implementation of a ROPUF I did for a hackathon (didn't win the hackathon but still learned quite a bit); and also a project I'm working on for a prof right now (still in a quite early fase) to evaluate different arctan implementations for floats in hw.
• I added a varia section at the bottom of the projects because I really wanted to add some additional things I've achieved there, is that badly formatted or fine as is?
• I'm a bit lost with my skills section it's still a work in progress. I put it at the bottom because I thought the experience mattered more here? I was wondering if there was a way to make it come out more. I also have quite a bit of prior web / app dev in both front and back so I know quite some other techs and coding languages in which I'm comfortable, should I add them there or is that irrelevant? Also should I like add all the FPGAs I worked with? Even though I would only confidently say I can use vivado and am not that experienced with eg quartus. I could also add open source toolchains I used or not really?

Thank you for your help!

• What positions/roles/industries are you targeting?
  • Really anything, I'm just looking for an introductory role to get into the industry. I know that isn't exactly helpful. I did my capstone in FPGA software design, but I've done multiple different coding languages.
• Where are you located and what locations are you applying to jobs in?
  • PNW in the U.S. and I'm mostly looking for jobs in this area + any remote jobs. I'm not really looking to relocate.
• Tell us about your background and current employment situation
  • Basically don't have any real engineering experience. Worked at a summer camp and now as a volunteer tutor online while I take more self taught courses to pass the time while I apply to jobs. I've been applying to non-engineering jobs as well but I don't really get responses from those either.
• What positions/roles/industries are you targeting?
  • Anything ECE related, I feel like the degree is pretty broad and like I said for an entry position I'm not picky.
• Tell us about your job-hunting situation and challenges you've encountered
  • I rarely get emails back, and I've gotten only 2 interviews, 1 of which continued to another interview, at which point they sent a letter declining me the job.
• Tell us why you're seeking help. (i.e., just fine-tuning, not getting called back for interviews, etc.)
  • Almost exactly those two points above. I don't get responses, and I'd like to know what I can improve about my resume. I'd also like to know if there are any best spots to apply or if any website is just not worth it? i.e. linkedin, indeed, handshake, etc.
• Is there a particular section on your resume you’d like feedback on?
  • Not particularly
• Is your citizenship status and visa situation playing a role in your job search?
  • Nope

Thank you :)

I'm targeting Full-Stack Software Engineer and Software Engineer roles at companies building AI products or data platforms. I'm currently based the Netherlands, but I'll be applying worldwide and am open to relocating.

I have about two years of professional experience as a full-stack developer, primarily working with Python, Django, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and data ingestion pipelines. I also have a significant employment gap, which I'm trying to address professionally.

My main goal is to understand whether the resume tells a compelling story, whether my experience is presented in the right way, whether there are gaps in the content, and whether I'm emphasizing the skills and achievements that matter most for the roles I'm targeting.

I'd really appreciate any feedback on what should be added, removed, reworded, or highlighted to make the resume stronger from a hiring manager's perspective.

(The description of the companies will be changed with their names in the non anon version)

Hi everyone,

I have 5 years of experience as a backend engineer working primarily on distributed systems. I'm currently preparing to apply for backend software engineering roles at larger tech companies.

I'd really appreciate honest and critical feedback on my resume. In particular, I'm looking for feedback on:

• Whether my experience is presented clearly.
• Whether my bullet points demonstrate enough impact.
• Any red flags that might prevent me from getting interviews.
• Whether the resume appears competitive for backend roles at larger tech companies.

I've anonymized my resume for privacy, but the technical content is representative of my actual experience. Please don't hold back. Thanks !.

Professional civil engineer with 7 years consulting experience seeking municipal engineering/project delivery roles. Looking for feedback on whether my resume effectively communicates leadership, project coordination, and technical experience