Econ grad, 100+ applications, 0 interviews. Please critique my resume.
I graduated in June 2026. I'm targeting data analyst roles primarily, and I'm open to adjacent titles like business analyst, research analyst, pricing/risk analyst, etc. I have sent out 100+ applications and got 0 interviews. I do tailor my resume to each job posting with ai, but apparently that's not enough. I could really use some human advice. Please critique my resume, feel free to be brutally honest.
A little bit of context:
Why I wanna switch from current position: Right now I'm working at a small NGO as data analyst. I was referred to them by a friend. Although it's real work and I truly appreciate the chance given, it pays very little to nothing. It's not something I can keep doing indefinitely, which is why I'm trying hard to move.
Insufficient experience: I understand that experience is probably my biggest weakness. I have about a year total across a nonprofit role, a short AI evaluation contract, a two-month marketing internship, and a bookkeeping job. These past experience/projects were all pretty short and didn't have much impressive impacts, some were even abroad. Most of my strongest work is academic or self-directed rather than something a company paid me to do.
Professional summary: I heard including a professional summary help you pass ATS, but I was told that recruiters expect a more experienced candidate (who I clearly am not) when they see a professional summary, so I left it out.
I am desperate. Is my resume the problem, or is it the targeting? Could rewriting some of the bullets save my resume or do I genuinely need different experience before anyone will talk to me? Is data analyst path pretty much dead? What else could I switch into given that nearly all my skill sets are tied to data analysis?
