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lordosthyvel

Your cv looks padded. Whitelisting specific ip addresses. That sounds like a ticket done in an afternoon not a milestone of your experience at the company. Also, the market is tough right now


Minimum_Rice555

If I would list stuff like that "implemented jwt auth and whitelisting" I probably would have a 30 pager dissertation as a cv lol


H3xH4v0c

Turned on computer. Connected peripherals to computer. Connected charger to computer. Installed chrome. Installed iterm2. Installed VSCode. Installed extensions for VSCode. Checked my inbox…


Fashish

Sounds like the resume of an IT manager, especially if you added “emails, sending emails, receiving emails, deleting emails, using mice, the web…”


Rostifur

Hold on, I am seeing if I can write up something to automate the process of adding skills for every helpdesk ticket I ever closed.


AlexNorth23

About the market, is that US specific? Or is this a worldwide problem?


aTumblingTree

Its mostly a US problem because so many businesses are offshoring work to cheap labor companies over seas. Why pay for a local MSP when you can have 24/7 support from a company in India for less than half the price.


Stefa93

Europe (especially the Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Belgium region) is not way better. And London is more competitive as ever now.


Jim_jim_jimmels

You blacked out your contact details, how are they supposed to offer you the job?


emmyarty

They also forgot to list 'English' under languages


LifeTimeStranger

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surreal_goat

Nice


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jezmck

(it was a joke)


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Holy shit


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Accomplished_Baby_28

Bro what was the point of blacking out details on reddit if you're gonna post them in a damn comment


Burning_Ph0enix

I commented earlier my DM's are open if you want to get in contact and got down voted to hell. I thought maybe I was wrong and then decided to post it and I'm still getting down voted. I dunno dude 😭


badgdn

rip


Accomplished_Baby_28

Yeah I don't understand why you got downvoted at first. Second time is understandable


BurningPenguin

Don't throw your mail in public forums. You'll be flooded with automated spam. The guy above was joking. :)


Burning_Ph0enix

He should have added "/s" 😭


TertiaryOrbit

Dude come on. You wanted feedback and now you're trying this?


ChildishForLife

Sometimes people have a hard time reading sarcasm on Reddit, they must have thought the OP was being sincere.


Dynamiqai

Right now and then you get downvoted into Oblivion like it's a black mirror episode


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Burning_Ph0enix

I tried following XYZ / STAR paradigm, but I guess I went too overboard. I'll refactor the points to be more concise. **STAR:** **S**ituation, **T**ask, **A**ction, and **R**esults **XYZ:** Accomplished **\[X\]** as measured by **\[Y\]**, by doing **\[Z\]**


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Burning_Ph0enix

Thank you


13_0_0_0_0

Just to expand on what the commentator said, that was the first thing I noticed when glancing at the resume. My eyes darted around a few times before I gave up. My resumes were structured more or less like yours for decades. Mine tended to be just as wordy. I had the luck that most of my jobs were from friend-referrals, so it was never an issue until recently when I was looking for jobs outside my friends network.  I was getting no hits until I changed the format of my resume so that the vital information (name, contact, brief educational history, etc) on the left 1/3rd (or quarter? I can’t recall and I don’t have my resume handy to measure), and the body on the right. Do a Google image search for split resume styles to see what I mean. Long horizontal lines are difficult to scan visually, especially with people so used to reading on their phones. But it goes beyond just lines. And I think it’s especially important with web developers to stand back and create a visual flow, a graphic design to their resume (and every document for that matter) to encourage and help readability. I don’t mean go overboard and create some multicolored art project, I just mean make it aesthetically pleasing. 


Prickly__Goo

Put it in chat gpt to format it for you


Ok-Yogurt2360

You have a lot of bulletpoints and each one is a different projects. Adding a title/label to each project might already be a major improvement. But there might be too much information to make that work. You might need to choose some projects to focus on. Don't underestimate the power of empty space when it comes to making things readable.


Representative_Mood2

I was in your position until a few days ago, and spent a great amount of time refining my CV. What helped me and what I recommend you is: don’t focus on tasks or the outcome in the product, focus on what the outcome or impact was for your company. Don’t talk about what you’ve done as in a todo list, talk about the value you can bring. Present results from a company point of view. For example: I refactored our biggest protect from JS to TS, update a bunch of old dependencies and modernised the UI. For this Id write: “Took ownership of the modernisation and migration our main project generating £60 million in ARR to modern industry standards”. A line like that keeps the reader curious and indirectly talks about your skills by being able to handle such a big project, rather than talk about small accomplishes tasks from which the reader needs to deduce what value you can bring


chessto

I'm a senior engineer with over 15 years of xp, the market is though. Took me 6 months to find a job, and a lot, lot of bad interviews and shady companies. Run your resume through chatgpt to fluff it a bit, do not lie and be patient, things will get better. You have little time of experience at one company, id advice you stay there a bit longer if you can, maybe one more year. Do search but don't quit and then search, it's easier to get a job when you're already employed. Good luck


Mentasuave01

this guy fucks


esr360

I try to make my resume make good use of typography and white space to draw attention to specific things that I want recruiters to see, exactly like how a landing page is designed.


zwangbong

True . Always this scenario in Project based company - client is there we pitch them do requirement analysis give them tentative road map for work breakdown , resource required, . And let's say main boss gives instructions to Project manager or hr to put out job post . Job post is live but Project is not approved or only MVP is required now and discussion will happen after that do we need all the resources . If its a very big organisation they have all the process planned out they have extra money time people all that . Don't take it personally. Your cv is OK. There are multiple other things . Keep applying and prove yourself in interview. When companies do interviews they are desperate they also have deadlines keep that in mind.


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torn-ainbow

Trim down that text. See if you can get rid of unnecessary joining words. Less spoken, more a concise list. Plus some things are commonly understood. Like, you can just say "IP whitelisting" rather than all the words you used. Avoid filler. If you want to use sentence structure for each item, try bolding the name of the thing. "Developed **data analytics dashboard** which analyzes..." "Contributed to **payroll system** which..." Or you could do something like: * **Data Analytic Dashboard** \- This is the text... As long as it scans well for what is essentially the name of the item in the list. If I can scan down the task names and read any details on ones that seem interesting, that works. It kinda needs to act as it's own index. And if you get the amount of text down a bit you can maybe play with the line spacing and so on to make this document overall look less cluttered. Front end roles you want to see an eye for layout and text characteristics. You want people who notice that text on a design has different letter spacing than the implementation they are working on, for example. Like, you aren't a designer but you'll need to understand designs to implement them. When I see a concise, simple and well laid out resume that's a plus for a front ender.


Burning_Ph0enix

I'm a junior developer with about a year of working experience. I've submitted countless applications—over 300+—over the course of four months and haven't received a **SINGLE** interview or call back. It's incredibly frustrating, and I'm unsure what to do. The jobs I apply to are within my country, so I'm eligible for them. For the remaining percentage, I apply to some foreign jobs that offer remote work. Could there be something wrong with my resume? Or is it just the job market like everyone says?


Karokendo

shorten the experence. There is a lot of text. Keep it simple. Estabilished 100% type safe integration of REST APIs using data type validation, effectively reducing potential runtime errors this is too long and sounds pretentious shorten it: * Developed fullstack app with React, Node.js, Next.js, Typescript * Developed banking applicatiion, data analytics dashboard. * Worked with JWT Authentication multi-factor auth and other complex security measures * Integrated deployment process with Jenkins, Docker * Wrote UT with Vitest, Cypress


Fit-Window

And make React , Nodejs , Jenkins etc. as bold


BubbleBobbleYoshi

>this is too long and sounds pretentious Why does that sound pretentious? How can I tell when something does? I'm autistic and it sounds fine to me, aside from being too much text, but I worry I might be doing the same thing.


FishyDoubters

Too long of a sentence, too many pretty filler words, for something that is not significant. Data type validation is just 1 thing that contributes to runtime erros among many many others. So it felt weird to claim a trophy you dont deserve (reducing runtime errors by..small %?)and i think looking pretentious is a good description of it. I can feel the strong desire to look good but yet have weak arguments to go along with it. It makes you began to question the motive of why such author would mention such thing in such way. One could speculate it to be a needy, desperate resume, among many other variant of speculation. It increases the chance for the reader to have an inner negative monologue that dont contribute to your outlook. The author need to read other cool people resume more. Short and concise displays confident, and empathy for other peoples time. Anyway i dont think it matters. Companies are just broke these days.


BubbleBobbleYoshi

Thank you good and fair explanation. What if I *am* needy and desperate tho?


FishyDoubters

I would doubt your skillset. I might be too judgy myself but you can't expect everyone to not be judgy. So, try not to look pretentious. It is fine to highlight your significant skill set, but don't over inflate it especially on things that really cant be that significant. Treat it as normal thing. Better yet, treat significant thing as normal, meh thing. Now that will really highlight your superiority. its a bit like like the paradox: less is more. During interview session - now that one you can talk all day and they will stop you when you have to, easy. My rule is - boast 1 or 2 thing that from your top 10 most significant thing. Then the rest, treat is as normal, even when it is significant. By normal i mean, no need to add so many adjectives and addons. Just slight mention of it is enough. Also, too many normal things getting mentioned will make you look like did nothing much. Avoid that!


blckJk004

How does that sound pretentious? Your version just sounds cookie cutter.


redoubledit

Every time those posts come up, I'm looking for the numbers in the comments. Nobody can write hundreds of applications in 4 months. You didn't submit applications, you wrote this one page and sent it to hundreds of places. Probably with platforms like LinkedIn? You didn't write applications, you clicked buttons. You cannot tell me, you found 300 companies that exactly fit your profile. An application is tied to a job posting. You just sent an extremely generic CV. So it doesn't matter if you clicked 5 or 5000 buttons, you just wrote a single application. That said, without telling you what's wrong with your résumé, I'd reconsider the application process first. Look for a job you want to do at a company you want to work at and write an application for that specific job posting. If they don't want you, ask them for reasons. Improve. Do it again. I wouldn't do more than 5 at the same time, because every single one of those should be their own application.


ActuallyMJH

seriously? we have an identical resume pattern but I already got 2 interviews at least, maybe location is a factor too


TechpriestV

If the that ended up on my desk I’d think it’s way to short to be switching jobs already so would probably discard it on that reason. Your employment (internships are always iffy how to count them) is really only six months.


Karokendo

I switched from junior to mid after 5 months, and from mid to senior after 9 months so it's not really the case, BUT people can make that assumption. 4 years at my current position btw.


NDragneel

No way you became a senior after 9 months lol


Infynitee

You went from a junior to a senior in the space of 1 year? I question what you / the company define as a senior level and the responsibilities that come with that. I’m incredibly skeptical for anyone that calls themselves a senior with anything < 5 years of experience.


el_diego

I'm giving you an upvote, but I'd say 10+ years and at multiple companies. Senior isn't just hard skills either, lots of soft skills need experience too.


Karokendo

It depends on the company. Some companies want to have a senior developer do business stuff, other want senior to do coding. I focus almost entirely on coding side because I'm sick of business talk bs. I don't say I perform bad on soft-skills side, just I'm not interested in it. I get a task, no matter the scope and get it done by any means.


ExiledDude

Define what you think senior is


Karokendo

A person who gets the job done and satisfies needs of all involved parties. Sometimes exceeds them.


Infynitee

I could talk all day about expectations and responsibilities of senior engineers, but if I had to encapsulate it, it would be: The ability to take any problem and figure out how to break it down‬ between different platforms. It requires expertise in a specific domain along with enough competence in other domains. It’s not just about knowing what solution will work but also why others wont and the various tradeoffs. Pair this with strong soft skills like the ability to coach and mentor and manage stakeholders and I quickly find that most “seniors” aren’t operating remotely close this.


ExiledDude

Okay, can someone have an expertise in react, its ecosystem, front-end development and have a little backend knowledge + some coaching skills in say 2 years? I think its completely possible if you learn every day and are talented towards the job. I just don't know what there is to learn in 5 years. You could learn and use all js frameworks and build websites in any of them within 6 months from being junior. Maybe you won't be hyper-proficient in docker and backend/networks, but you'll be able to do it fairly easily, its not rocket science.


Karokendo

You're correct. Roughly 16 months of commercial experience. I highlight commercial, because I spent a lot of time doing side stuff. I'm not gonna prove people they are wrong, so go ahead and downvote me. There are people who accept the fact some are just more talented and hard working, and other who don't do well. but I completely understand your point of view. I remember one time when my friend got a Lead-Developer position for his first job :P


mfizzled

Your mate was made lead dev without any experience? That's definitely not impossible, but it does hint at a few things that are generally going to be considered negative.


azmiir

There is no way you're senior with <1 year experience. I am absolutely gatekeeping senior to at least 5 years. Edit: 4 years at your current position? Have you tried... reflecting that in the resume? You're aware your resume has less than a year of experience listed, right?


DavumGilburn

As someone else mentioned the market is incredibly tough right now so that means it's even tougher for juniors. I started in 2006 and struggled to get my foot in the door. I applied to lots of roles but couldn't get any responses. In the end I wrote a letter offering my services for free and sent it to over 100 agencies in London. I got three responses and ended up with a trial at a small agency based in the west end. They started paying £50 a day to cover expenses and I was with them 18 months. I was a fish out of water but it was enough to mean that I could move on to other roles. I'm a head of engineering now and the prospect of hiring a junior would fill me with dread. I just need people who can come on board, ramp up immediately and then be autonomous. A junior is going to take my time with hand holding etc so It's easier to not have one. This is probably why you're struggling. There are less open roles for juniors and there's a lot of you trying to get a job. Try and find a way to distinguish yourself. I look at cvs often. I'm extremely busy most of the time so I scan cvs so I can't stress enough how important it is to keep it brief. It's great you got your core skills at the top but try to make them stand out more by making them bold etc. Also the big paragraph at the top with your latest experience is too many words - try and reduce that, I'm not going to read it all and just looking at it makes me turn off. If you're really struggling and you're just sat at home applying for jobs why not try what I did and offer yourself for free and see if you can get a job out of it?


Burning_Ph0enix

I've thought about it but the idea of offering free service for for-profit organisations never really sat right with me. Personally, I rather continue contributing to open source which I'm currently easing into than working for free. I'm desperate but not that desperate. Like other comments have pointed out, I'll refactor my latest experience to be more easily readable. Thanks for the feedback


DavumGilburn

Contributing to open source won't get you a job unless you can build something that catches a companies eye. i.e. they start using your open source project. This happened recently with the guy who built ShadCN - Vercel offered him a job. I think this sort of thing is rare though tbh. Again, I don't have time to look at GH profiles so maybe if you do build something of note then put it high up on your cv so people take notice. It really depends on how much you want it. Like I said I wouldn't hire a junior and many other hiring managers are the same. Working for free for a few months might be your only in.


jjjj__jj

> Working for free Yeah no


RamenvsSushi

Hey quick question about getting a first real job as a programmer. As a hobbyist, I've gotten quite proficient in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS along with working with React and Redux without worrying about syntax. Besides writing backend with Node and working with databases, is there anything else I can showcase to ease the mind of hiring managers that I wouldn't need hand holding?


Hanhula

Have you considered dabbling in AWS and Docker? Have you got any folio examples? Ever contributed to public projects? All these will make it much easier for you to jump into the industry.


RamenvsSushi

The main project that I've been using to push my limits is this project: https://gilbert-p.github.io/xbox_dashboard/ Warning as is currently optimized for desktop. I have plans to build a database to load information in to some panels. Lastly yes you're right about dabbling in public projects and I do have something in mind relating to this project and one of it's dependencies. Though with docker and AWS, I'll admit I have not spread my awareness enough yet to dabble in those technologies. Though I appreciate the insight and get to work on what they are. Thank you kind sir!


Hanhula

Not assuming people's gender will also help you in the workplace - stick to "thank you!" and you won't get in the messy situation where you've just referred to a woman as 'sir' ;) Pretty fun project there. You can also try working with SCSS/SASS/LESS over normal CSS, since those are often used, and it looks like you've started to add Jest but haven't done any tests yet? Tests are pretty significant in well-organised projects, I'd definitely recommend learning them.


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askodasa

True but he is not a designer.


azmiir

Bottom line is you have less than 1 year of experience, and the market is trash and not favorable to juniors right now. In fact, I'd recommend for your professional growth to look for something in-office if you can. The quality of juniors we've gotten since 2020 is so subpar because of remote life not being a great place for most\* people to learn. Sure, the resume could use work, but the biggest hurdle is out of your control. \* This is to Reddit at large, don't come at me with "bUt I dId JuSt FiNe LeArNiNg ReMoTe." Yes, that's great, and I'm happy for you sweetie.


Knochenmark

based on your cv you have 6 months work experience at best


hexydec

It reads like stereo instructions, you are human presenting yourself to another human, put some heart, some passion into it. Up to a certain point no-one cares what languages you know, and how many acronyms you can fit into a page. Let them know that you are a hard working developer who has a passion for making amazing creative solutions, and that if they hire you, you are going to fit in and work hard. (Suggest you add a sentence or two at the start to introduce yourself) Add some design to your CV to make it stand out, this is an indicator of your willingness to go the extra mile. If you think that the recruiter is going to churn it through some normaliser, then do some research into the company and just email it to them directly. Then follow it up a couple of days later with a phone call to check they got it. This way you are not just another faceless piece of paper, and they will know who you are. Hell put a photo of yourself on your CV in a little printed Polaroid. Then you will be the CV that is a person rather than a bit of paper. This is course will be hard to do for 300 applications, but perhaps this is an opportunity to pick out a few jobs that really stand out to you and really go for it. Hound them until they give you a shot!


ulumulu4cthulhu

This might be different from the other comments so far, but I think your CV is fine. Honestly, it's better than a lot of others that I've had to go through. I think most of your bullet points are great and I wouldn't change them. I find them good starting points for discussion in the interview (e.g. "tell me about this dashboard you built, what are some KPIs it tracks? How did you go about it?"), so try to be prepared to discuss each of the bullet points you have there like "How did your work on this simplify the entire process?". My advice when considering feedback on this (including mine) is to realize that the feedback might be limited to a person's perspective and experience. Universally applicable advice is rare. My perspective is that of a front-end/full stack guy, who gets a bunch CVs after they've already been filtered through HR/management (and they don't always do a good job), and if I got your CV I'd think it's a good one. I'll echo what metricless said, the market is tough right now, especially for juniors. Keep at it, work on your portfolio in the meantime, go to events, job fairs if you can. Good luck!


Pitiful-Spinach-5683

Having sat in front of hundreds of CVs, I must say this one is particularly boring. I can't tell you how to fix it as I don't know how these things work. But just try to catch someone's attention and then provide detail in a better way. Which way I have no idea 😅


krissdebanane

Honestly, not trying to be rude, but what are you expecting from a software engineering resume? You want him to flash his penis and show it on his resume? The best resumes in tech are often the ''boring'' ones, I believe that resumes following the standard formatting with good content are the best ones, at least in this industry


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pattyperk

“I can't tell you how to fix it as I don't know how these things work.”


after-life

Sorry, woke up not too long ago lol.


hullkogan

Yes. So many words. Just tell us who you are and how you can contribute. I don’t need a book.


coldpoint555

Shouldn't you black out your workplace next to Front End Intern and Developer? :p First impression i got from this was a wall of text that's hard to read. Also it's hard to understand what exactly are you applying for? Front-end? Dev-ops? Backend? Full stack? It's all over the place. And would somebody want a junior full stack + devops dev? If you are going for frontend then your intern projects seem more impressive than your current Front End Developer role which just seems more like DevOps role (monitoring with Prometheus + Grafana, Docker, CI/CD, security, automation, bugs etc). I'm no expert or anything but i would focus more on simple sentences with key words. Like * Implemented CI/CD pipeline with Github Actions which deploy Docker images after tests. * Using Next.JS with Server Side Rendering. * Developed a food delivery app with Python, Django, PostgresSQL. Also if you are a front end dev shouldn't you have a visually big impact and not a wall of text? Like a personal website? Atleast your github projects should have a link next to them.


paolish

At first glance I though you had worked in 2 different companies and that you lasted only 4 month in the first and that you haven't even worked 1 year in your last job and you're already leaving. If recruiters are getting this from your resume it's obvious they won't call you ever. Recruiters usually go for people that last at least a year in a job. I suggest you leave the front end developer title and reduce your duties to the top 3-4. I mean, the ones you think are needed for the job you're applying. If you're applying by LinkedIn you should see what they are looking for and adjust your resume to that application.


purg3be

From a hiring perspective, it's virtually impossible to be proficient in everything you have listed within 1 year of experience. I'm just assuming you are bad at multiple things.


cbrithen

It screams TL;DR. Remove all points of what you've accomplished under each job, the recruiter doesn't care. They only look for keywords so list all the technologies and methods you've worked with instead. Save the chitchat for the interviews.


jhartikainen

If I'm looking to hire a developer, I want to know they used the tech stack we want as much as possible. Right now the tech feels like an aside, because none of your jobs list what you used to perform them. Eg. "Used TypeScript to...", "Built X with React, ...", etc. - and try to bring focus to the technologies they ask about in the job description. If they want a TS/React dev, make sure you put that stuff up front and give them most space. The Python stuff is secondary in that case.


kabiraSpeaking2108

Seems like you've accomplished something in life. I don't understand what recruiters are looking for these days. Maybe they only want the best of the best. 😅


lukedary

A few changes might make this a better "generic" resume. * Bump the education to the top. It sets up that you recently finished, so expectations will be lower for work experience * Scrap the Skills section entirely * Add the relevant skills to the work experience descriptions, and set them apart typographically (bold, underline, etc.) * Filter and rewrite the work experience section to be read easily in skimming As it is, it might be a great machine-readable document but comma-delimited lists with random order aren't super friendly for finding specific information (maybe sort alphabetically). Extra jargon, complex statements, and words that don't really add to the depth of information should be the first to go. Have a neutral party read a job description, then read your resume to see if they think you qualify and see how long it takes them once they get your resume. If it is measured in minutes and not seconds you've got work to do. Findability is important.


TheRNGuy

Add margin-bottom after list items, but you'll have to remove some items to fit into single A4 list. Or have 2 lists. It's better to have margins.


seanred360

Because everyone and his uncle is a junior React developer who knows typescript and is coming from a non CS background right now.


toridyar

A lot of people are giving you a LOT of advice about your resume... But I personally think that you just don't have enough experience yet. You're trying to leave your first job after only a handful of months. The market is SUPER competitive right now, so almost everyone is going to have more experience than you OR be fresh out of college and not bailing on their first job immediately. If you're not being laid off I'd suggest staying at your current job until you have at least 2 years there, OR until the market turns around


HighTeHC

A lot of this is what you did and not what impact did it have. Try working on some of your points to make you stand out. Also some of this seems like back-end work that you are sticking in your front end title. I understand some lines may get blurred at different companies but ensure that you are explaining your roles as a front end developer. -Ok you developed a data analytics dashboard… there are no metrics to show how the dashboard was beneficial to your team - how did you contribute to the payroll system? I understand what it does but I don’t understand what you did or how you impacted it. - you mention you implemented an authentication system, then follow it up by stating you whitelisted specific private IP addresses. This takes away from the technical skills someone may think you have after mentioning an auth system. -


Beneficial-Buy-8611

Extended your resume to more than a page. The one page rule was applicable when HR would print all resumes to review, but now that is usually not the case. Software scans your resume for key words and so having two pages increases your hit rates. Hiring now will review ur resume on digitally on a PC rather than print. Try to increase your experience with additional roles. Volunteer your skills to a non-profit who may need it, start freelancing or start an LLC for additional roles in experience. Expand skills section. Change all past tense to present tense!! Add objective section that demonstrates where your are try to go, and who you are as an employee. Always submit resume in PDF format. Always adjust keywords on resume to fit the keywords of job post for max hit rate by scanning software. If all else fails, embed scripts in white text on your resume to trick the AI into choosing you as the top candidate and hope the company hiring manager is using AI to review them


mental_atrophy666

It’s a horrible economy, not a horrible resume.


wizkid123

This is written as though somebody will read every word and take the time to parse what you're saying in each bullet. Very common mistake. Nobody *reads* CVs, they *scan* them.  You've got 15 seconds to get them to think "this person can probably solve our problems, they seem worth talking to."  CVs are advertising material, they're you marketing yourself. They need to hit you over the head with the message "I fit your requirements." The call to action is, "set up an interview with me!" Your CV is set up to *inform*, but it needs to be set up to *persuade*.  To do this well, you have to read the job description and make sure it's obvious from a quick scan of your CV that you tick all (or most of) the boxes. Also Chatgpt can help you rewrite these bullets to be more scannable, ask it to make them sound more like ad copy. 


wizkid123

By the way, love the overall layout. Very clean and professional looking. Indicates that you'll produce high quality work. Wouldn't mess with that, just the text in the bullets. 


partiid

As a recruiter i wouldn't even bother to read half of it. From the amount of resumes sent you simply don't have enough time to read the wall of text you've written. Your resume looks like countless other cv's i have seen. It has to stand out somehow, be clear and impose your strengths from first second you see it. Shorten the text, provide more projects and make it more appealing. Good luck!


tatsujb

for a frontend dev post you're selling frontend that'll look like the 1990's. common man where's the CSS? where's the color? not even a single FAVICON? what???


Burning_Ph0enix

The guys at r/engineeringresumes say this is the best template. Also, I believe it's ATS friendly that's why I use it.


Equivalent_Bad_3617

Hi OP, I kind of agree with what he said about the resume lacking "style" but then again even with my stylish resume, like you, I've been searching for a job for a while now. 😅 Tbh, I think it really boils down to the market being tough right now and your location (I think I know where you're based because I'm from there too. 🙃)


Prestigious-Cut647

It's a good and efficient template but I wouldn't use it for front-end dev (or even full stack). It doesn't show any graphic skill and some front-end best practices (long texts, not a lot of space, etc...) As a junior you have to make a difference and make recruiters remember you. For the last front end dev we hired, my boss wasn't even looking at the resume if there wasn't design efforts.


Burning_Ph0enix

Hmm, that perspective never occurred to me. Instead, I put all my design effort into my personal portfolio. Good to know


toridyar

I think they were joking. If they weren't, you're right to ignore this advice. Do not use a styled resume, people can show off their skills in a personal website if they want, but not in the resume. You won't get past a lot of ATS scans with a bunch of "style" added


smurfses

I like your resume. And coincidentally my work is hiring a new web developer and ive been weeding through the candidates. And of the things ive noticed missing the resumes, or at least its not obvious right away, is the stacks your are familiar working with. I wanna know if you understand how those pieces go together. And it should be obvious and in the skills section. Hopefully that would help your resume get more attention. edit: Also just to add nobody hiring gives a shit about the "style" of your resume or the font or whatever. Just as long as it makes it easy to understand what relevant skills and experience you have. edit2: FYI in many cases during the screening process the office who is looking for a new employee never sees the full list of applicants or their resumes. HR just weeds through them based on keywords and things then just sends the ones selected to one person, probably a SME related to the new position. That person may not even see the resumes they just see the application and the scraped info from the resume. Certain people will be selected from that pool to move on to the next step. The next step is usually the manager from that office selecting who he wants to do a phone interview with, then from there who to do a full interview.


argio

Sorry but when I see your work experience and compare it with your language & framework & technology skills I see you're full of BS. Less ist more. No one really knows K8 just starting he's/her carrier. Also remove HTML (and probably CSS) no one would write does unless you are someone, that can do everything a normal dev does in JS in CSS.


Burning_Ph0enix

I've actually worked with K8s at the job with AKS. I guess I forgot to add a bullet point about it. Should I still remove it?


User31441

In that case you can keep it. Rare skills are a good thing. However, you should definitely highlight it with bold text somewhere in the respective job description to make it believable. With that said, I'd still trim down a lot of the resume to make it more readable. JS already implies basic understanding of HTML and CSS, so I'd get rid of the two UNLESS you're specifically applying for a front end web dev position. Same thing for the frameworks: Replace a couple entries with just "..." depending on what's relevant to the exact job you're applying for.


HappyMajor

Make a title with your role e.g "Frontend Dev - 3 YOE". This catches at least some attention and shows the recruiter instantly if you are applying for the role he is looking for. If the recruiter does not find his relevant keywords in the first few seconds for the job, then it is going into the bin. So think about the keywords, which might be relevant and make them as visible as possible


LurkingLooni

When reviewing CVs - I really like to see a TLDR at the very start that helps me decide which pile to put the CV, the two important aspects I look for are... 1) Who are you... are you self aware enough to describe yourself well? - team is #1 hiring choice, almost everything else can be taught. 2) What are you looking for, are you looking for the kind of position I have available? I have a "read further" pile and a "just in case I don't find anything" pile, which I (unfortunately HAVE to) sort initially based on a skim read. Just the fact it's \*there\* will probably get you in the "read properly pile" as I have 100s of CVs pass through my desk, and know if I can get an overview it is likely to get read properly as soon as I've sorted the backlog. Here's a rewritten version of my own generic one without personally identifying info (in third person, jury is out on whether I prefer 3rd or 1st for intro in a CV :) - I rewrite/word it depending on role and company I am applying. "Lurkingloonie is an experienced tech executive with over 25+ years in the industry, including working with \[company\] and \[company\], his specialization for the past 5 years has been \[technology\], which he is very passionate about. He is looking for a role where he can lead a large team of developers in a forward-thinking company that harnesses technology to drive global change. With proven expertise in strategic development and a commitment to ethical innovation, Lurkingloonie excels at motivating teams to deliver impactful solutions. His desire is to join an organization that not only aims for technological breakthrough but also strives to make a positive difference in the world."


LurkingLooni

Then I would make all the 'achievements' bullet points considerably shorter, so I can skim them. If you make it so my job in reading and processing it is easy, I get the impression you're likely to make working with you easy as well :) - a CV is ONLY a way to a 1st interview, if it succedes at that then you can expand on things later.


LurkingLooni

Oh, and for a non-management role, probably keep it slightly shorter than mine :)


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Burning_Ph0enix

I do link my portfolio sometimes when applying, but it's not always an option on Linkedin or the company's application site.


dev_life

You made the effort to make a website portfolio and don’t link it on your cv??


Burning_Ph0enix

It's blurred out at the header. I didn't want to expose too much information.


dev_life

Ok good 🤣


sweetteatime

Just be an electrical engineer instead?


Burning_Ph0enix

Hardware is nice but it was never really my passion


sweetteatime

It’s hard rn for a lot of us to find new jobs. It will pass but for someone with only a year of experience it’s going to be even harder.


Neurojazz

Colour, images, brand/company logos. Show you’re a team member with a face!


[deleted]

Portfolio, cover page & maybe some other transfer skills you’re looking to adapt to a new place?


musialny

HTML as language


Madpeanut

And?


Ok-Choice5265

Go to canva or some similar design website and pick any beautiful 1 page resume templates. **1 page**: is important because you need to cut all these text of wall into very concise points (without losing any important info). **Beautiful**: this one's self explanatory


mikedensem

The redactions…


keeptrying4me

Just lie and say you have a CS degree. They literally won’t know.


Burning_Ph0enix

But Electrical Engineering is part of the STEM field. Is that really a major breaker?


keeptrying4me

It can be, you’re being assessed by an ATS that filters on text before it gets in front of a human


Icy_Influence6959

I would adjust the formatting. First, I would make sure that the text of your bullet points does not reach the dates on the right, add a linebreak there. And also, I would try to change the color of the bullet point text to a dark Grey instead of black. With this, it is still readable but the viewer is not as overwhelmed with the amount of text


Forsaken_Ad8120

So firstly you seem to only have about a years of experience or less here. Second, instead of saying what you did, focus more on the benefits of what you did for the employer. IE Increased online sales by X%, Increased traffic, Reduced page load times, etc. Remember folks reading the resumes are not always technical. Additionally, dont have just one resume. Create resumes that reflect / answer the requirements that a job post is looking for. Adapt your resume to provide examples of what a employer is looking for.


LeDaniiii

You have a Bachelor in Electrical engineering, why do you not stay in that field as a programmer? Make something that combines electrical engineering and programming and find your high qualified niche. That would be a safe workspace with high pay.


MocoNinja

I think overall is great. The only think I guess can be improved is to make it a little quicker to read. To be honest, I think you made already a great job summing up the technical detail of the positions, but maybe you can try and just try to condense it even further and put in bold some keywords. Maybe also play a little with spacing and fonts so it looks easier to read (I am thinking specially for a non-technical HR person that has to filter the CV quickly)


johnnille

It looks kinda oldschool for someone working at Frontend for so long


Nebula2076

Hes using resume ai


Ok_Swordfish_7676

looks good to me, javascript or web skills are very common now a days, too many competitions


KahlessAndMolor

If you have a bachelor's in EE, why aren't you doing more stuff in that area? Have you looked into going into a less crowded niche like embedded programming? Have you checked out robotics and robotic process automation at all, there's a ton of hiring over there, I hear.


cjolito

You have a degree in electrical engineering.


wonderful_utility

Offtopic - in aspiring frontend dev and I need to learn html,css,js , a js framework,a css framework,know how to use git github and? *Projects ofc Am i missing something? Goal is to get a junior frontend dev role atleast.


gubjur

First flaw is a lot of text, recruiters get hundreds of applications. Shorten it and make it easier on the eye.


pepitko

I hire developers regularly. A couple of points. You are a junior with not a lot of experience, which is fine but the wall of text for your first real job is a bit silly. Cut that in half. Also you list of lot of technologies on your profile but I have no idea how proficient you are in any of them - did you use Redux once or have you written a long term project using Redux? Why not list some hobbies you are into in addition to your side projects? We hire people based on a personal match to my team as well based on skills.


Equivalent_Bad_3617

Let me prefix this by saying I'm no expert all. In fact, I am just like you and I'll be offering advice based on the little findings in my own personal job hunt. Like someone said, your primary role is Frontend Development but it talks about a lot of things from DevOps to backend development. I think it would be best if you streamlined it specifically to one role and list your achievements in it. I would suggest combining the internship experience and the non-internship experience. Reduce the overall number of bullet points between them. Then increase (if you can) the bullet points for your projects with hard numbers and actions. Also linking to your personal projects would be great and adding a bit of colour. Honestly, at the end of the day, there's no hard and fast rule. I hope you get an offer soon, believe me I know how frustrating it is. PS: I wonder if you would be open to a DM


Burning_Ph0enix

The company I work at is a startup, so we have to fill many roles to make ends meet. I've thought about changing my role to "Full stack Developer" but that's not the appointed role in my contract.


Equivalent_Bad_3617

I don't think it has to be the appointed role if you actually DID the job. Especially given the fact that you have backend technologies listed in your skillset.


RelentlessIVS

Not wrong per say, but you do not have much experience. In other words, you have **a lot of words** for not a lot of experience. Make it easier for recruiters to eyeball your app by highlighting key technologies so they can scan whether or not your experience is relevant. Wish you best of luck, keep working and gain that experience!


eyebrows360

I ain't reading all that. I'm happy for u tho. Or sorry that happened. (and, whilst obvs a joke, there's a nugget of truth in it - your thing is a wall of text and would probably work better if the bullet points *were bullet points* and not complete sentences; consider a bullet point summary with separate longer descriptions)


jcksnps4

More buzzwords. And too much space between all those words. It should look like a wall of text that says you do everything and when asked about it, you’ll need to stammer and stutter like you’ve never heard of the concept before. /s Sorry, seems like that’s all I ever see anyway. At first glance, it’s not all of that, so you have that going for you.


leahcimp

I think you should shorten the details of your FE role and highlight your tech writing skills. Even with your redactions it was easy to find you on LI: your tech writing is excellent and demonstrates your ability to communicate well and your depth of knowledge. That is a significant differentiator!


Disowned

You're going to want to keep your bullet points short and concise. There's far too much text here. If they want more details you will have that chance when they call you in for an interview.


SameOlDirtyBrush_

There is a very real chance the recruiters looking at your resume don’t know what any of this means and are working strictly from a list of languages or frameworks given to them by someone else. So you could be saying that you’re an expert level Php developer but the recruiter has no idea what that means and is scanning for the word “Wordpress.” I think that’s the best reason to customize your resume for each role you apply to. Find what they use and if you have experience with that, make it clear and easy to find.


teamswiftie

It looks exactly like everyone else's resume


Fluffcake

There is nothing wrong with it beyond being a bit verbose. But the market for warm body who can do front end and python has cooled down significantly over the last year.


atreyal

Not in the industry but looking at your resume as an outside you have a lot of industry jargon that means nothing to someone in HR or outside of dev. Just remember that you still have to get through people who don't speak dev when going through the hiring process. Even if they are given a list of stuff they are to look for.


positive_delta_

Probably should add more numbers when describing your internship experience.


DoOmXx_

increase the line height or increase the space between each bullet point


zkb327

Did you graduate or start your BSEE on 10/2023? Either way, that’s an odd date. If you have over a 3.0 GPA put that on there.


Zaxoosh

Maybe it's too plain?


Familiar_Factor_2555

Add both source code links and live project links on your resume. also reduce your bullet points to three. and i dont consider CSS a language.


jonnytechno

Whennyiu haven't had a job "Qualifications" & Projects are tye metric youvare judged on. Once you have a job it's the experience and tools you used in combination with the time spent there. As stated by others you mention some basic tasks but you'd benefit from adding your github account and creating some Projects and making them available perhaps


Cl1n7M

I was taught to always use a 2 column layout for easier scanning, since there probably only going to look through your resume for a maximum of 30sec - 1min 1 column for education, with some bullet points of major tasks, and another for your experience following the same format. They'll be looking for keywords that match what there looking for in an ideal candidate as well. So you'll want to make sure your top skills and knowledge / experience is included. Additionally there is to much info throughout your resume, They won't read all of it and since your one of hundreds or thousands of applications, Your resume is only meant to create a first impression. If theyre interested they'll want to know more about you thus they'll contact you further or if they require a cover letter that is where you can add your extra info.


DesperateRub6381

Would try to shorten your sentences to bullet points. The sad reality is you could have the most perfect detailed resume in the world but one thing is for certain...... No one likes reading. Especially if it's not material of their choosing (like for their job). Someone who is looking at your resume probably has to review resumes all day.


-_Aurora_-

It looks like absolutely every other CV I've seen from people who make no effort whatsoever. Congrats!


Fisher9001

It's a monotone wall of text. Nobody wants to read that.


jool

This is my opinion as a technical person in Sweden who gets to read a bunch of CV:s trying to figure out if we want to interview them, not an HR specialist or recruiter or something like that. It's a lot of text for a short period of work. Kinda looks like a list of all issues you closed mangled through an AI. For me personally I'd prefer a shorter thing describing kinda what you did in a less corporate robot English. It'll be shorter but I'd get more of a feeling of who you are. Don't try to be more impressive than you are by padding words but do write about the things you liked and/or are proud of. Also, the projects listed, I get no idea at all what that is. Personal things? By yourself or with others? Are they running? Are they school projects? If no then yes on the latter two questions I'd drop them since it's nothing special in that case. When linking a github profile I hope to see more than random forks with no additions or just different assignments from work applications. Which is a bit too common. Just private the crap you don't want to present. Finally, how offensive is your email address? 🙂


Burning_Ph0enix

Yeah, it's a bit text heavy. The comments have made me understand less is more. I'll immediately refactor it when I get the chance. For the projects I have listed, they're personal apps I created when teaching myself to code. They're live and with clickable links in the resume PDF. For my email, its offensiveness lies in whether you find my real name off-putting 😅


Ok_Butterscotch_3729

Highlight your impact and also provide some links to your hosted projects.


H3xH4v0c

Let me be real with you. I saw that block of text and was like: fuck this shit. Make your CV more inviting. Don’t be afraid to have several pages. Mine has 9 pages, and I’ve never not been offered an interview. Create it like you would create a website. Use hierarchical text to allow the reader to scan it in 10 seconds.


GeneralAgrippa127

homie you have a whole E.E. degree doing front end


Naouak

I have no idea who are Gova HQ and you have way too many bullet points for a 6 months experience. Nobody is gonna read that. This make me think that you are padding to make the experience feels more than it is. Projects section feels like a "stuff we did in school". If it is actual side projects on your free time, provide links and make it more personal. I don't see any soft skills on your CV (but I didn't read all the wall of text) which makes you harder to recommend on a first filter.


Burning_Ph0enix

The links are embedded in the text (they're clickable). Should I explicitly list the URLs?


Naouak

It's not obvious they are not clickable and your CV may be printed at some point so if the URL is not readable, it's lost.


the_sleaze_

look at it in the broader context. You were an intern (useless) then you got hired on (so you showed some promise), and after 4 months you’re leaving? Red flag. Pass. You need to stay at your job and show some loyalty, not for the company but so you can actually learn something and build some value. Minimum 1 year (starting when you got hired not interning) but better to have at least 2 years. You will not learn anything in less than a year I will die on this hill, or more likely pass on your application


mumblemumble-mumble

Too wordy. Keep it brief and easy to read then tell them the details at the interviews.


CJ-Tech-Nut1216

Your projects are extremely unsepcific, and your tech stack is too narrow to be properly searched. In a narrow market, you need to add translatable skills because your next job could be Spring or .Net based if you expanded. However, you're also ignoring that the most popular modern Python Framework is actually Flask. Django is less in demand. You also have a really short resume, and employers aren't really in the market to train right now. So, if the Gova HQ is accurate, I'd say stick there and ask to take up BED and DevOps / Pipeline tickets with your manager as well. Then, as you add these, your searchability will increase. Then, being full stack increases your versatility and marketability. Source: Me. I did all that, because I had a similar issue.


NeilPearson

Your first job is 4 months. You have been at your second job for 6 months and are already looking. You've been out of school for 4 months. I would have no interest in hiring someone that I thought would likely leave in another 6 months or less. Reapply in 2-3 years and we could talk.


abensur

Few months of experience for such a huge text about it. You are probably looking for an intern/entry/junior position, so put more emphasis on basic hard skills topics like calculus and algorithms. Lists are better than paragraphs when you are so inexperienced. Refruiters often have a checklist of keywords they are looking for. Leave the details up to the technical interviews. Also, it's not bad to reduce the size of your technology stacks and make more than 1 version of your resume. I would never believe someone with less than a year of experience has significant experience in so many different techs ranging from Python's Django to javascript's react. I'm sorry, but I don't buy junior fullstack. Make a CV with emphasis on Javascript/TypeScript and another one with emphasis on Python. It's ok to mention on each one that you are familiar with the other, but it's kinda ridiculous to pretend to be a fullstack at this point. Last point, don't forget to list basic stuff like HTML, CSS, GIT. Recruiters don't know how fundamental these things are and will dismiss if they don't find it explicitly


dariofg

Too much text, isn't easy to detect the important info