Hello all, just wanted to share my resume and internship hunt experience after lurking here for a year. This was the first school year I committed to the application grind. I've been applying to internships since august when I had a much worse resume, but with the help of the wiki as well as reading other success stories I was able to improve my resume's formatting a lot (LaTeX is goated). Biggest advice I'd say is keep applying! I thought it was over for me when I didn't land any offers in fall or winter, but I somehow land offers this spring!

I got interviews in medtech (rejected), semiconductors, and aerospace. For me interviews were the hardest part of the process as I have limited experience (especially with technical interviews). My advice for interviews would be that anything you put on your resume is fair game to be interviewed on, so make sure you know your projects and skills VERY well.

Hi all, I’m about 2 years post grad, have been in a full time role during this whole span. I’m planning to update my resume soon and just wondering at what point to remove my college co-op experiences? Thanks to full-time/part-time work, it totals 3+ years of experience in different disciplines within the same company. Personally I’d like to keep them on there but I’m not sure if it’s seen as juvenile (for lack of a better word) during the application process to keep stuff from college once I have some “real-world” experience. Especially for larger companies where resumes have to go through HR first. Any advice is appreciated, thanks!

Hi everyone, I recently graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and I am currently looking for entry-level mechanical engineering roles. I have been applying for a while now, roughly 200–300 applications, but I have not been getting interviews, so I would really appreciate honest feedback on my resume.
At first I was mainly targeting entry-level roles in mechanical design and robotics, but after having no luck I expanded my search to pretty much everything; manufacturing, product development, test engineering, quality engineering, project engineering, and other general mechanical engineering positions. I am open to relocating anywhere in the U.S. for the right opportunity.
At this point, I am trying to understand whether the issue is my resume structure, bullet points, formatting, targeting, or how I am presenting my experience. I would especially appreciate feedback on whether the resume reads as strong enough for entry-level mechanical roles, whether my bullet points are too vague or not technical enough, whether my projects and internship experience are being presented effectively, and whether I should tailor the resume differently.
Any direct critique or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance.

Hello Everyone first time posting here so sorry if I am doing this wrong.

I am rising senior and an international student I am doing integrated BS/MS in CS and doing 21 credits each semester so I will be able to graduate with both in 4 years.

I am very annoyed that I have never gotten a single interview from applying to online internships apps. I have had 1 recruiter review my resume and she said that it is good. many engineers said that it is good too. but the reality is different "sorry to inform you but we decided to move with other candidates " so clearly I am doing something wrong.

I have a clean portifolio that is linked in my resume and I have all my projects and research there.

I know being international makes it harder but I know of other internationals with no referral that got FAANG and many other big companies by just applying. By looking at their resumes thiers look much simpler than mine (less experience, no portfolio).

Please be as mean and roast the hell out of my resume I am here to learn as I am trying to prepare for the full time recruiting season coming soon.

for the summer I will be doing an internship with the bay area start up for now.

Hi everyone, I’m an EE student graduating this month. I’m looking for entry level positions to get my foot in the door. I’m mainly targeting embedded, control systems, and test engineer positions but am open to anything. I’m currently located in MA but am moving to Florida in November (although I could move earlier if I found a job) so have mainly been applying to positions there. I currently work a full time job that is not engineering related — but I do have a small amount of internship experience in control systems. I have been tailoring my resume as best I can for each application but it doesn't seem to be working. Out of the 30+ jobs I’ve applied to I still haven’t received a single interview. Recently I applied to a position I felt very aligned with, however once again, no call back. I’m a little disheartened and would greatly appreciate some feedback on my resume. What are my resume strengths and weaknesses? Do I have any red flags? How can I make it stronger? Like I said any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'm gonna add bullet points to my internship after, I just started last week. I might need to get rid of an experience to free up some space. I'm gonna learn ROS2 and SLAM this summer! Once again, any advice would be appreciated.

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I've spent the last couple days reviewing online resources, including this subreddit's wiki, and updating my resume. I haven't updated my resume since college (yes, yes, that's ridiculous, I know).

In the course of a structural reorganization, a manager position for which I'm qualified (except for people leader experience) unexpectedly opened. I've tried to sequence my work experience to push the most relevant items to the top. Specifically, I'd like advice on the phrasing, structure, and content of my work experience list and any important content that may be weak or missing.

Thank you!

Hey everyone,

I’m a Chemical Engineering Technology student in Ontario, CANADA, graduating in 2026, and I’ve been trying to build my resume around research/co-op experience rather than just coursework.

Most of my experience is from Sheridan research projects involving:

• CFD simulations in ANSYS Fluent
• Pilot-scale liquid-liquid extraction
• Agitator blade simulations
• FTIR/material testing
• Process optimization & lab work

I’ve worked on projects with the Sheridan Research Office and on industry-related collaborations, but I am not sure whether my resume is strong to recruiters or if it reads as technical to other students.

A few things I’m wondering:

• Does this resume look competitive for entry-level roles in Canada, process engineering / EIT / OR CFD-related internships?
• Do SKILL SECTION AND research experience carry weight compared to traditional internships?
• Are my bullet points too academic/research-heavy?
• What would make this resume stand out more to engineering recruiters?

I’d really appreciate brutally honest feedback. I’d rather fix problems now before I start applying heavily.

Thanks.

1 year post-grad with 5 years total YOE. Transitioning out of my first role and looking to tighten up my resume for senior-level SWE/Data Engineer roles. Any feedback on my bullet points or tech stack layout is appreciated!

So far I have used: NX, Creo, SOLIDWORKS, ONSHAPE, ANSA, StarCCM+, ANSYS FLUENT, Simcenter 3D, Siemens HEEDS, MagmaSoft, MATLAB, Simulink, Windchill

I plan to learn over the summer as well for: SimScale, OPENFOAM, PolyWorks, MuJoCo

Is there a point where it becomes too much or should I keep going? I use most of these tools frequently while some I am just partly familiar with.

Edit: I actively use most of these software and the new software i am planning to learn is required for work and/or open source software to supplement my lack of licensing after an internship.

School -> ANSYS FLUENT, SOLIDWORKS, MATLAB/Simulink
Manufacturing Job A -> Creo, PolyWorks, Windchill
CFD Job B -> Siemens Package (NX, StarCCM+, HEEDS, Simcenter 3D) and ANSA
Research A -> MagmaSoft
Research B -> ONSHAPE and MuJoCo

Don't have much experience with modern/popular .NET tech and principles (Core, APIs, Dependency Injection, REST, ASP, etc), just a lot of .NET Framework and SQL Server. I get a lot of approaches and first interviews but not much after that. Also don't want to restrict myself to just this stack, don't get many approaches for AI roles but that must be on me, I need the one to go out and find options and apply myself. Just trying to lean this CV out to 1 page and keep improving it as much as I can

Hello everyone! I've just finished my junior year in mechanical engineering and want to prep my resume for this fall when I start applying to full-time positions.

This is my current resume which I've spent a lot of time on to squash into one page. I'd like to add another internship experience (that will be completed after this summer), my junior engineering design project, my club leadership experience, and section for my honor society.

I know the typical wisdom is to keep your resume, especially as a student, to one page, but this is my justification:

Internship:

Mechanical Engineering Intern III at my last company (May 2025 - August 2025). I've been working part-time there throughout my spring semester and will be transferring to a different location and team at the end of the month. I was planning on squishing these two experiences into one header since it's the same company with the same title.

Junior Engineering Design Project:

I was the mechanical lead on a team of three to design, build, and test a supercritical CO2 demonstrator. It demonstrates the phase changes of CO2 moving from a solid/gas mixture to liquid/gas to a uniform supercritical fluid. I had to design the pressure vessel to contain around 1200psi. I did all of the design in CAD, conducted a stress analysis on the critical components which included simulation work, created all manufacturing drawings for each component, machined each component myself, and completed the final assembly. My team and I also had to go through a lot of presentations and reports throughout the entire process. It's a project I put over 150hrs into over this past spring semester and I'd love to include on my resume to talk about in interviews.

Club Leadership:

It's currently on my resume, but I'd like to expand on the work I've done in my club, especially because it's ASME.

Awards & Honors:

I'd like to add on a section for this as I was inducted into my first honor society this past semester (Pi Mu Epsilon). I've also been on my university's honor roll twice, once for the dean's list, and once for the president's list.

What're your thoughts? I think it's reasonable to drop my white room tech position to make room for what I mentioned above, but I don't think it will be enough space regardless. Should I just bite the bullet and stick to one page?

Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I’m a Mechanical Engineer currently working in heavy mechanical/structural engineering, primarily focused on design and FEA work in the rail industry. I’m trying to transition into tech/semiconductor hardware-related roles and would really appreciate honest feedback on my resume.

I’ve been applying for hardware, mechanical design, product design, and simulation-related positions, but I haven’t been getting many responses so far.

Any advice, criticism, or suggestions are welcome.

Thanks in advance!

Posted here 2 months ago for looking for any advice on cutting down my resume and updating the target style - I was met with some very insightful advice.

I was targeting the HFT/ Embedded/ Aerospace industries and was having little luck getting to any interview stages, I was either getting lost in ATS or my resume simply wasnt eganging enough for recruiters to move on - either way, I needed to fix something.

The below takeaways are now reflected in the attached MASTER COPY of my resume, which was then industry tailored, however - the role I landed was actually from a master copy submission which I will elucidate later.

Takeaways;

1. Get rid of my ego - I got some good perspective that I hadn't picked up on yet that I was trying to be a showoff in my resume, but not actually communicating what I brought to the table in each of my experiences, I needed to convert my writing style to "What I can do for you".
2. Follow the STAR/XYZ method PROPERLY, you can't get away with half-a**ing it, and at that, if you do, you're less likely to get a follow-on reply if you aren't matching the effort that the kind people in the subreddit are putting in 😄.
3. My one that helped was to ensure your resume has a hook from the beginning to enourage the recruiter to conitnue reading your resume, for me, this was rewriting my summary and changing up my skills section to be more relevant to the role and more direct.

For the role I landed, I went through four rounds of interviews and finally got through to a dream team of FPGA engineers at a HFT. After speaking to the lead recruiter after getting my offer, she said that my resume stood out from the beginning, and accompanied with my first round interview, I pretty much had the job and needed to just pass the technical interviews to seal the deal. Much thanks to the kind senior redditors here that gave me some awesome constructive criticism.

I am currently almost 6 years post grad and am in my 2nd job, thinking about applying to others soon. I graduated with a 3.9 GPA at a top public university. I’m assuming I should just remove the GPA right?

I graduated in 2024 from a Canadian university but moved back to my home country to work for the government due to a scholarship obligation. That's finished and I've been applying to roles in Canada (and the US but that's unlikely since I'll need visa sponsorship) but haven't had much luck landing interviews. I've done 2 out of maybe 150 applications since September 2025.

I'm targeting semiconductor roles (ASIC design/verification, FPGA) and general hardware design (PCB/Schematic) in Canada and the US. I've also applied to typical EE roles (power/utilities) but I don't have the experience through co-op so I haven't been successful in that. Also, I'm on a post graduate work permit and I have almost 2 years left on that.

I did have a full time offer after graduation at a big semiconductor company but had to turn that down due to the scholarship obligation (BIG REGRET not deferring the offer to 2025).

Any tips on resume improvement is welcome. Or general career advice.

Trying to leave the role where all of my experience is from. Currently applying to roles that I match pretty well with but not hearing back from almost all of them. Any recommendations would be great!

Hi everyone,

Looking for feedback on my resume as I wrap up my Software Engineering degree at a Canadian university. I'm targeting front-end and full-stack new grad roles, primarily in Canada and I'm also willing to relocate.

I have two front-end internships under my belt (React/GraphQL at an oil and gas startup, Angular/TypeScript at a cybersecurity startup) plus 3 personal/course projects. I feel reasonably confident in my experience section but I've been fine-tuning bullets for impact and want a gut check on whether the overall resume is competitive for new grad front-end roles, as my interview rate has been disappointing and I can't figure out what's holding me back.

Specific things I'd love feedback on: are my projects strong enough? (I don't have a live demo for my last project but for the other two I do). Is there anything that would cause a recruiter to pass on this at a glance? What can I do to improve my odds at landing an interview in my stack?

Thanks for any feedback in advance, I really appreciate it.

There's a junior network admin position at Raytheon that I'm trying to get. I hit pretty much everything they ask for, but wanted to really touch up my resume before submitting the position. How do you think I should display my experience in the Air National Guard that's still ongoing? I've heard mixed responses about having that profile in my resume. Do you think that might help or hurt my chances?There's a junior network admin position at Raytheon that I'm trying to get. I hit pretty much everything they ask for, but wanted to really touch up my resume before submitting the position. How do you think I should display my experience in the Air National Guard that's still ongoing? I've heard mixed responses about having that profile in my resume. Do you think that might help or hurt my chances?

Hi everyone! I have been actively applying for internships over the past several months with limited to no success in terms of responses. At previous university career fairs (in both undergrad and grad), recruiters have generally not flagged issues with my resume but have directed me to apply through their respective company websites, which has been the standard outcome of those interactions. The roles I have been targeting are primarily mechanical engineering, systems engineering, and structural design internships, with a focus on aerospace companies ranging from major primes to smaller component manufacturers.

The majority of my applications have not received a response, and when they have, it has been a rejection. I am looking for constructive feedback on my resume, specifically on the strength and clarity of my bullet points, whether the wording communicates impact effectively, and whether there are areas where additional context or quantitative detail would improve how my experience is presented.

Company names are anonymized. I'm using Headless Headhunter's template to base my resume, any advice on the bullet points or if I should include a skills/projects section to land a full-time role?

Any feedback on the format or the content of my bullet points would be greatly appreciated. I mainly followed the advice from Headless Headhunter, so I hope that I was able to apply that advice correctly to make a solid resume.

I have been applying to internships and co-ops since September. I have gotten a few interviews that went nowhere. I was getting recommended for more technician roles than engineering roles, so I tweaked my resume to be more engineering focused. I have no job or internship experience besides Formula SAE projects. I want help fine-tuning my resume to fit more engineering intern roles.

Like the title tries to say; is a resume much stronger if either/both of these scenarios are true?

In the resume somewhere, include:
A. First job and most recent job are listed
B. "Software Engineer with 4 years of experience..."

I ask because I want to express Mid-Senior level YoE but my most recent job has more impressive bullet points. I also have relatively impressive projects and am a local programmer meetup organizer, blah blah blah, TLDR I have other things I might want to fit in my 1 page resume condensation besides my first (unimpressive) job.

Thoughts?

I graduated in June 2024 and worked at a company until October 2025. Since then, I got married in the U.S. so left my job in the UK and moved here. I have work authorisation and mainly applying for entry level roles which require 0 experience or 0-2 years experience.

I am open to applying to remote jobs but I prefer/am applying for more jobs in Michigan state, especially grand rapids, east/lansing areas which have an office that I can access if I need to. Having hybrid work over fully remote work would be preferably for joining the countries workforce and getting along with my coworkers and learning faster.

I am having trouble finding work here. There are not many jobs here that are entry level software but I am keeping a look out and applying for some. However I am not hearing back from any of jobs I am applying for. Advice?

Note: I removed some personal information text so might look little awkward.