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Been Looking for a job for months..

I've been looking for a job na align sakong degree unta which is civil engineering here in cebu but it's been four months and all I received was rejection, either they're looking for someone who has 2+ years of experience or preferred nila male ang i hire.

I'm just loosing confidence in my self right now because even though I graduated, passed the board exam.. it seems like it doesn't put me in an advantageous side when applying.

Ubos na savings ko, like legit and I'm loosing my passion na for this degree.

I'm just here to ask if you know any company na naghire? or kahit any part time lang to help me survive this job hunting journey of mine?

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u/Dramatic-Lock5436 — 16 hours ago
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Technical Engineer in Keyence Philippines??

Hello! does anyone here know about Technical Engineer in Keyence? Badly need some advices on how their Hiring process works. From assessment (I'm currently here!) to Final interview. Im a fresh graduate in CpE. Thank you!

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u/tetemonnn — 20 hours ago
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I Tried ChatGPT to Fix My Resume. Here’s Why It Missed the Point.

Comparing https://resume.zoevera.com against https://chatgpt.com

And what a purpose-built ATS checker caught that GPT-4 didn’t.

Let me be upfront: I use ChatGPT for everything. Code reviews, draft emails, explaining stack traces at 2am. It’s genuinely useful. So when I needed to tailor my resume for a senior backend role, my first instinct was to open a chat window.

That was three weeks ago. Here’s what I learned.

What ChatGPT actually does well

Ask ChatGPT to “improve my resume” and it will:

  • Clean up passive voice (“responsible for” → “led”)
  • Suggest stronger action verbs
  • Add structure and formatting consistency
  • Rewrite vague bullets into something that sounds more impressive

For general writing quality, it’s genuinely good. If your resume reads like it was written by someone who hasn’t slept in 48 hours, ChatGPT will fix that.

What ChatGPT fundamentally cannot do

Here’s the problem: ChatGPT doesn’t know what job you’re applying for.

You can paste the job description into the prompt, sure. But there’s no mechanism for it to:

  1. Score your resume against that specific JD — it has no concept of a match percentage
  2. Identify which keywords are present vs. missing — it will suggest improvements but won’t systematically audit keyword coverage
  3. Know how Applicant Tracking Systems parse text — it will rewrite content without knowing whether an ATS will ever see it

ATS filters work on keyword frequency and placement. A resume that reads beautifully to a human can score 40% on an ATS if the right terms aren’t in the right sections. ChatGPT optimizes for human readers. ATS systems are not human readers.

I ran a test. Same resume, same job description (Backend Engineer, Node.js/AWS stack). I gave ChatGPT the full JD and asked it to optimize my resume for ATS.

The output was well-written. It added “microservices” and “REST APIs” in a few places. But it missed:

  • “AWS Lambda” — mentioned 4 times in the JD, absent from my resume after the rewrite
  • “CI/CD pipeline” — appeared in the required skills section, never added
  • The Projects section — ChatGPT rewrote my experience bullets but left the Projects section untouched, which is where most of my relevant backend work lived

When I ran the same resume through resume.zoevera.com, it flagged all three gaps explicitly, with section-level attribution. The ATS match score went from 54% to 81% after applying the suggested changes.

The core difference: diagnostic vs. generative

ChatGPT is a generative tool. It produces new text. It’s very good at that.

An ATS checker is a diagnostic tool first. It measures the gap between your resume and a specific job description, then tells you exactly what’s missing. The rewrite comes second — and it’s grounded in what was actually identified as absent, not what the model thinks sounds better.

This distinction matters because:

ChatGPT hallucinates improvements. It will add metrics you never achieved (“improved system performance by 35%”), use terminology that
sounds right but wasn’t in the JD, and rewrite bullets that didn’t need rewriting while leaving critical gaps untouched. Every line needsfact-checking.

A purpose-built tool works from the actual gap. The keywords it adds are the ones the JD asked for. The sections it flags are the ones the ATS will score. The output is closer to submission-ready.

A practical workflow

These tools aren’t mutually exclusive. The best result I got came from using both in sequence:

  1. ATS checker first: identify the keyword gaps and get a scored rewrite that closes them
  2. ChatGPT second: use it to polish tone, tighten sentences, and clean up anything that sounds mechanical

The ATS checker handles precision. ChatGPT handles prose quality. Neither does both well alone.

The cost argument

ChatGPT Plus is $20/month. If you’re actively job searching, that’s a fixed overhead whether you use it or not.

Most people search for jobs in windows — a few weeks of active applications, then nothing for months. A per-session model makes more
sense: pay when you need it, nothing when you don’t. ZoeVera’s pricing works that way — free analysis, one-time payment for the full
rewrite, no subscription.

For a developer audience specifically: if you’re applying to 10–15 roles over two weeks, you’re not optimizing resumes 365 days a year. The math on a monthly subscription doesn’t work.

What I’d actually recommend

  • If you just need better writing: ChatGPT is fine and you already have it
  • If you’re applying to roles where ATS filtering is real (any company using Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS): use a dedicated ATS checker first, then polish with ChatGPT
  • If you’re a developer and haven’t thought about this: your resume probably uses technical jargon that means something to you and nothing to an ATS keyword parser. “Built scalable backend” is not the same as “developed microservices architecture using Node.js and AWS ambda” — even if the underlying work is identical

The ATS doesn’t know what you meant. It only knows what you wrote.

Tested against a real Backend Engineer job description. Tools used: ChatGPT GPT-4o, https://resume.zoevera.com. June 2026.

u/Enough_Charge2845 — 3 days ago
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Ai Engineer Gen prospettive in Puglia

Ciao a tutti sono un full stack dev con competenze trasversali tra BE FE Devops e da qualche anno anche Ai. Mi sono specializzato e lo sto ancora facendo nella creazione di agenti e orchestrazione di flussi Ai e anche di creazione di pipeline si ML per fare forecasting e detecting outlier . Detto questo volevo capire quali fossero le prospettive in Puglia , attuale e e sto sui 48k e vorrei salire un po’ , ma non vedo molte aziende allineate con una Ral più alta e i colloqui stanno diventando molto duri e selettivi . Aspetto arriveranno tempi migliori ? Cambio direzione ? Torno sul Java Ts py puro ? Che ne pensate ?

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u/Ambitious-Display-69 — 6 days ago
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how do i land my first engineering internship

im 19 and an incoming soph in meche and have been struggling so hard the last year to land an internship. been feeling really insecure about it this summer because i keep seeing everyone else in my grade posting abt their internships on linkedin and i feel like im so behind. does anyone have any advice on how i can land my first internship? what was your engineering experience like? am i cooked if i cant get one next summer

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u/SheepherderTop8073 — 6 days ago
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(Hiring) AI Intern

We’re hiring: AI Intern

Join an early-stage team building the OS for precision diagnostics at the intersection of AI × Healthcare × Technology.

Looking for someone with:

• Computer vision & image processing

• Model training & optimization

https://beyond.ciltriq.com/apply/top

u/muhammedsirajudeen — 7 days ago
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Help to switch job

I'm a mechanical engineer with N3 and studying n2 working as a production engineer in Japan,thinking of switching the job as a design engineer and I do search the Jobs in indeed and doda and many but they never mentioned any japanese requirements and as a foreigner can I apply for those jobs? What should I do..?

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u/Street-Question-3711 — 6 days ago
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Hi i am a mechanical engineer and I had to quit my job due to workplace accident

Hey engineers i need some help and guidance from seniors here i was working in a cfbc power plant and was an operations engineer and i was good at it but due to health i had to quit my job can anyone tell me what career paths i can take i know cad design very well and learning ansys simulation too.

If anyone here is into cad or runs a business kindly hire me or keep me as an apprentice i dont need quick money since i got a substantial paycheck but i need to figure out a career path for future

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u/Advanced-Coyote9961 — 7 days ago

Anyone need a job referral??

Still looking for people who are interested in a referral for a position at Raytheon. Message me or comment below!

Willing to work with you to find the right role.

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u/Slot_Drive2121 — 10 days ago

Looking for a co-founder

Hey guys,

I am the solo founder behind Ashcroft-Motors, an early-stage automotive technology venture, and I am currently looking for my technical counterpart and CTO.

About Me & Current Status:
I operate as the business lead coporate strategy and visionary for the project. I have already mapped out a comprehensive, 6-page technical design its not much but its something. To keep corporate paperwork and cap-table structuring entirely clean, the company remains unincorporated until I find the right technical partner to split co-founder equity with from day one.

The Venture Concept:
We are designing a rugged, low-electronic sedan engineered specifically for law enforcement, emergency services, and defense sectors.

  • The Problem: Modern fleet vehicles are heavily dependent on complex software and electronics, making them highly vulnerable to digital attacks, component failure, and EMP threats.
  • The Solution: Our vehicle is 100% EMP-proof, runs natively on bio-fuels and renewable fuels, and deliberately bypasses non-essential electronics to maximize field reliability and mission uptime.
  • The Market & Pricing: We are matching current municipal fleet budgets with a highly competitive target price of $31K baseline MSRP for standard police cruisers and a $35K high-speed interceptor variant. Our long-term roadmap expands from secured government contracts directly into commercial taxis, rideshare, and the consumer market once stable cash flow is secured.

Who I am Looking For:
I am searching for an ambitious, Technical Co-Founder / CTO.

  • Background: Ideally a senior student, recent graduate, or expert engineer specializing in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Design, or Embedded Systems.
  • The Role: any hands-on builder who is excited to dive into a 6-page design with me, take ownership of the technical side, and lead the development.
  • Location: Midwest US preferred (Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois) for eventual physical prototyping coordination, but open to remote for the initial architecture phases.

Compensation:
This is a co-founder partnership track offering an equitable split of founder shares/equity.

If you wants to revolutionize the fleet automotive and defense industry, please drop a comment or slide into my DMs. I have a standard NDA ready so we can safely jump into the technical blueprints and see if we are a good fit and guys if you know anyone intrested please pitch them this and thank you for your time

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u/anti-zlaigy — 10 days ago

How is the job market in engineering?

Im about to start college this fall, and I'm still debating what major I should choose. Im confident that I will choose a major related to STEM, but what? I have been thinking of nuclear engineer or environmental engineer since Im pretty good at physics and biology, but then Im having doubts again on the future job market, landing a solid job with a solid income. Even though I want to learn hard challenging topics so that I get something out of my upcoming college years, I also want to guarantee my spot in the future job market. Everybody says different things during university, after graduation and their yearly income; some say it's worth it, some say they're struggling to land a job or enough salary. Im just very confused and I don't know what to do, I really want to repay my parents back for what they have done to me up until now, and now Im scared whether I can do that or not.

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u/Sorry-Sprinkles7337 — 11 days ago
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Summer Work?

Hi! I graduated with a degree in civil engineering and have about 2 years worth of experience in some MEP and transportation design (so not much lol). However, I made the decision to leave the engineering space and become a math teacher! I was totally bored this summer at home, don’t want to lose my engineering skills, and the extra pay wouldn’t hurt. Has anyone heard of places or know of places that might would hire me part time or full time during the summer (doesn’t have to be design work or transpo/MEP)? With my schedule, I could even work part time during the school year if needed. Thanks!

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u/Dry-Definition-2094 — 13 days ago