Show HN: Need some help on my resume

Posted by jtd00123 on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @06:38PM
from the show-hn dept.

Hey guys, I recently graduated and am having trouble getting callbacks for a phone interview. In the last two months I have been on only two technical interviews (one coding and one design), and while I technically passed (according to the interviewers), I have a feeling they went with someone with more experience.

I really need your help. If you have the time, I would like some advice on how to edit my resume. Thanks!

Here is the link: https://charlotte.craigslist.org/res/6775893373.html

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Re:Show HN: Need some help on my resume by rahulvarshneya on Monday December 24, 2018 @05:54PM (#18754729)

Here are some must-haves in your engineering resume: https://myresumeseed.com/engineering-resume/

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Re:Show HN: Need some help on my resume by vfulco2 on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @08:45PM (#18712364)

Remove objective. The employer doesn't care what you want. They have problems in search of problem solvers. Write a short paragraph detailing your strengths, achievements, hard skills and soft skills. Use the job descriptions and openings you apply to as the form of your career objective. This is considered a US-centric best practice.

My background: I run a professional career coaching service for global career seekers in Shanghai, China. All the best.

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Re:Show HN: Need some help on my resume by bryanrasmussen on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @07:29PM (#18711941)

Suggestion: Move the work experience up so first, education comes after work experience. Don't call it volunteer work, you did work for an organization that I suppose has someone who will recommend you. List skills in a skills section so that recruiter can focus quickly. If you built a content management system I suppose that means skills used on that project include HTML5, CSS, maybe some client side scripting?

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Re:Show HN: Need some help on my resume by jtd00123 on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @08:13PM (#18712181)

Thanks! I'll definitely readjust my resume according to those recommendations. Really appreciate it.

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Re:Show HN: Need some help on my resume by verdverm on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @08:40PM (#18712334)

Objective, the "reputable" part rubs me the wrong way.

Maybe say something like entry / first position where can learn / be mentored / grow skills

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