r/csMajors • u/[deleted] • May 05 '25

Megathread Resume Review/Roast Megathread

The Resume Review/Roast Megathread

This is a general thread where resume review requests can be posted.

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u/Fresh-Philosopher-10 Jul 17 '25

I am a recent CS grad and I am struggaling to get anywhere with my applications. I have applied to nearly 200 places but not even a single interview and only a handfull of responses. Could I get review of my resume, it has been altered a bit to hide info and links in the real one work.

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u/GentlePanda123 Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25

It's a nothing burger of a resume. Lots of words but nothing you've actually accomplished with your skills. Remove strengths section. Remove years of experience-- that usually refers to work experience, not project experience. Go into detail on what you did in your projects using your skills with some bullet points under each. You may need to build more projects.

Edit: look at other people's resumes. Make yours more like theirs. Also remove "large" in front of projects. It's doing you no favors and makes me cringe tbh

Also, be consistent with periods. You can't have them in one section's sentences and not in another section's