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Hi. I've been applying to product based companies(always dreamed about) a lot since 6 months, but couldn't able to land one. I tried everything ATS and all. I need genuine suggestion/feedback about the details I'm missing out.
Everyone asks whether to put LinkedIn on a resume. The more interesting question is whether your LinkedIn and resume are actually telling the same story.
We see this constantly in resume feedback. Someone links their profile, recruiter cross-references, and the job title is different, the dates don't line up, or the summary reads like it was written three jobs ago. That inconsistency creates doubt that didn't exist before the link was added.
A mismatched LinkedIn is worse than no LinkedIn. It doesn't just fail to help... it actively introduces questions 😞
The thing worth knowing: your LinkedIn profile already contains most of what a resume needs. Experience, education, skills, timeline. The gap is usually formatting and framing, not information. Which is why importing your LinkedIn directly and fixing the gaps tends to produce a more consistent result than building two separate documents and hoping they stay in sync.
How many people here have actually checked whether their LinkedIn and resume match? Dates, titles, everything.
Me and my friends co-founded a company and was sold last year so I took a break. Mostly aiming at backend but I can also do Full stack. What can I improve here?
Hey everyone,
I’ve been actively applying for full-time software developer roles, but I’m barely getting callbacks and getting rejected/ghosted most of the time.
I’m attaching my resume here. Could you guys please review it honestly and tell me:
Also, if you recently got a developer job off-campus, what platforms or methods actually worked for you?
LinkedIn, referrals, cold DMs, company career pages, Wellfound, Naukri, Instahyre, etc.
Would really appreciate genuine feedback and suggestions. Thanks!
Hey r/Resumes! I am Looking for feedback on my resume as I just wrapped up my B.S. in Computer Information Systems specifically in Cyber Security and I am trying to transition into a full time Systems Analyst role.
Background: I currently work in IT support for a large county government agency while also completing an ETL development internship at a large public health plan. My experience involves many basic help desk technical support like identity & access management, Application Support, and building an SSIS ETL pipeline.
Targeting: Systems Analyst roles in the Los Angeles area, open to hybrid or remote. Applying primarily to local government, healthcare, and enterprise IT. (LOL to be fair applying to mostly anything right now, even if I consider myself having experience, I am still applying to many Helpdesk roles...)
Challenges: Getting callbacks has been inconsistent, I feel my resume may not be effectively communicating the transition from IT support/ETL work into a Systems Analyst trajectory. Any feedback on how well my experience translates, and whether my bullet points are strong enough, would be hugely appreciated. Additionally I don't think I did my best in my first 3 interviews.... I have not interviewed in over a year and my elevator pitch needs some work I can self reflect and realize what I could have done better mostly because after these few interviews I over thought what I could have done better and I also write down notes on their questions to reflect on later and the only thing I can say that I screw up on is how I present my self.... the thing is when I am asked a technical question I can answer it and go in depth into how I solved it and what my thought process was but lately these past interviews I felt like my elevator pitch was pretty bad because I start off by saying "I mostly started my IT career when I transferred to University" afterwards I talk about my experience . however none of them have reached back out so far and 1 of them already denied me. Of course I have plenty of rejection emails 😞 just flat out rejections. Trust me I don't have an ego either I am applying to many Helpdesk roles, I also understand having in progress certs are bad but idk I heard it helps get past by filtering. I am planning on getting my Net+ by June I already failed it once in March but I been studying bit by bit since.
Happy to hear any feedback on formatting, content, or anything else. Thanks in advance!
I can make my resume look like I spent significantly more time at two of my previous employers (started late in the year and left for greener pastures later the next year) but it leaves me with two positions for less then a year. My last position is rock solid and legitimately did over two years.
I could lie and make up the months and stretch it, but I don’t want to risk losing an offer over a background check.
Any thoughts are appreciated, thank you!
Im looking to get out of retail leadership and essentially just made minor wording changes to reiterate that I am specifically looking not just nee opportunities to broaden my peofessional scope, but specifically desire to do so outside of retail. Felt the need to specify this because I applied for a front desk role and got rejected within minutes, likely because they saw nothing but retail background.
i also accidentally listed the start date for a job that started in 2014 and ended in 2019 as starting in March 2024 🙃 I had someone review my resume and they didn’t even catch that error. I only noticed it because an application auto-filled parts on from my resume and then I noticed it wasn’t just wonky formatting and shuffled details for the auto-populated data but in fact was wrong on the resume.
anyways, I corrected it on the application itself but for some reason indeed wont allow me to go back and delete the resume i applied with to attach my revised resume. Is this something that is royally gonna screw me?
i just graduated and i haven’t had any internships( applied to many but just never landed one) i’ve been applying for full time constantly but haven’t heard anything. any advice on my resume ?
I have 3 years of experience, including over 2 years of full time and 11 months in internship. It's been 5 months since I graduated and gave only 1 real interview with no real call backs. Can someone please tell me what's so wrong that my resume is not even moving past through to the Hiring managers and/or recruiters? I believe I can do well in the interviews, given I get a chance to give one.
It'd be of great help and I would be eternally grateful if someone can give me real inputs that can at least help me get interviews.
As title says! Just looking for final polish advice! Also, if anyone knows of any opportunities in Los Angeles or Ventura County CA please DM!...THANK YOU ALL!
According to Jobvite, 83% of recruiters say they're more likely to hire a candidate who has tailored their resume to the specific job they're applying for.
But it takes (me) a long time to tailor the resume... which makes it very hard to do it consistently.
Do you tailor your resume? How long does it take you?
I used to try all the usual tools like AI writers, Canva templates, and Google Docs formats, but I was not really getting results.
What actually made a difference for me was using a site my buddy recommended that had a human resume checker first. I took that feedback seriously and improved my resume before relying on anything else.
Also realized my resume was two pages long, which was not helping. They trimmed it down and made it more focused.
After that change and sending out applications with the updated version, I finally started getting interviews and was able to land a job. I'm starting next Monday!
Just sharing this because I used to think it was all about having a nice looking template, but real feedback and direction matter a lot more.
I currently have it as:
Key Proficiency: Skill | Skill| Skill|
But my friend has it as:
Or
Key Proficiency: Skill, Skill, Skill,
As the title suggests, I’m having a hard time filling a time gap in my resume. At that time, I was displaced due to war. The gap is about 3 years. I’m working currently but it’s a casual job and I want to apply for more professional jobs. Any suggestions on how I could resolve this issue?
23 y/o on the job hunt looking to start using my degree for fully tech roles and relocation. These are my capabilities all feedback is welcome on my resume, how to apply and what to upskill on
So tailoring resume to jobs. You only want to see jobs that are relevant to the job that job seeker is applying for? If we only put jobs on resume that are relevant to the job on resume, what if there is gaps on resume because say we didn’t have customer service experience for a customer service job in the past year but we only wanna put jobs on resume that would be ideal for a cs job? You don’t really care that I was doing maintenance work in past year. It’s not hugely relevant to customer service. So I’m confused
I keep seeing two completely different approaches when it comes to resumes.
Some people say focus on making it clean and easy for recruiters to read. Others say the priority should be making sure ATS systems can actually parse and rank it correctly.
The problem is both sides seem right in different situations, but they do not always work together.
If you optimize too much for ATS it sometimes starts to feel unnatural to read. If you make it too polished and human focused, it might not even pass the first screening.
It feels like there is a balance that nobody really explains clearly.
What approach has worked better for you when you actually started getting interviews
Hi
I had a quick question and was wondering if I should fill a resume out when I start applying.
Im 19, never had a job before but rn I'm looking for something to start off especially since I'm out of college rn. I have been trying to apply (whatever even pops up around here) but didn't get any call backs or whatever. I'm not surprised of course, especially given the job market now. However, I also have filled in a application without a resume or noting experience, which might turn hiring recruiters away.
If I have to make a resume I will learn how to, problem is I won't even have anything to write on it so idk how to go about it. I have no experience, did not doing anything before I graduated HS so no volunteer stuff or whatever, idk about skills
I wasn't sure if that sort of thing is an issue on a resume or if it's alright to have some duplication given that there are only so many words that can be a verb starting a resume bullet?
Inalis ko career objective para magkasya yung training & seminar ko, gusto ko rin ilagay yung thesis ko nung college, ano po thoughts niyo? or alisin ko na lang po training & seminar since mga conference lang yun nung college?
pero naisip ko po kasi na maging redundant yung thesis ko kasi nilagay ko under education yung award ko na distinction in research content then title. help po
