Software Engineer Resume Review
UPDATE : I have updated my resume after the feedback. Thank you guys! **** Hi guys. New to the job market after a recent round of layoffs. Help a homie find new employment. Please let me know what you like or not like. All feedback welcome. Thank you in advance #jobs #resume #resumereview YOE : 8 Years TC : 🥜
2 page resume goes into the bin
I really liked the topics section. I have used that in my resume after looking at yours ( but made it relevant to my skills of course )
All that the recruiters care is your GC status. Don’t matter what nonsense you put below
Two pages? Trash. 🗑️
Not giving advice here. I just find it interesting that people really list this many languages. What’s your thoughts on having so many listed?
My first thought is they don't have a deep comprehensive knowledge of any.
quite an assumption. Most likely they know a few very well, and the others know well enough to do basic work in.
Great resume, let me see how well you actually know one of the languages
What do you people think of the “skills” section? As a swe I find it silly to list “web technologies”, “db”, git, “OS”, AWS stuff, etc. At the same time, recruiters might not know better and be just looking for boxes to check. Does it even matter? Should those sections be tailored to the specific role and only contain the tech that’s listed in the role description? Do tech recruiters even read them?
I have it
Did you just call git a "backend technology"? Lol what?
Only include languages you’re proficient in, or at least differentiate between languages you’re proficient in versus languages you just have some working experience with. Most job postings typically include languages and tech they’re looking for their candidates to be familiar with so just always adjust your resume accordingly for each job you’re submitting for.
Make it so Amazon is under one heading under work experience, and only list it as mid level. And make it so the stuff you put under Amazon is focused on outcomes and numbers if you can. Like increased revenue by x or something. Fill as much of that up as possible. Remove publications. Lie if you have to. And shorten the languages you listed to the ones you're the most comfortable with. And make it one page too
Two questions. What do you mean mid-level? Also, that outcome focused resume seems so gimicky. I hate those. Is it an absolute requirement over being brutally honest about any impact?
PS - thank you for reviewing!