I (24 F) finally got authorization to work in the U.S. as a w-2 employee and this will be my first time applying for entry-level corporate jobs.

During college I was not able have an internship because of the work authorization constraint. I was a Resident Assistant for the university which granted me a scholarship + a full tuition scholarship I had already earned.

I also worked as a nanny during my last 2 years of college and have been nannying since I graduated.

I would love some feedback on my resume as well as some advice on how to maybe approach interviews and the overall application process, knowing that I graduated May 2025 and have not had a job where I used my degree yet.

My aim is to find a job in Business Analytics / Business Intelligence since I have a degree in Business Analytics and a degree in Business Admin.

Thank you!

Hi everyone, looking for some honest feedback on my resume.

I have a computer science degree and about a year in IT support at a managed service provider. I have been applying to support engineer and integration engineer roles as a step toward software engineering or AI work in the long run.

The problem is I keep getting rejected early and have not landed a single interview yet, so I feel like something is off with the resume itself. Does it read too much like general IT support? What would you cut or change?

Resume is attached. Thanks for any advice.

I just got rejected from a job without an interview. I haven't steadily worked in 4 years. Any advice is appreciated.

Hi people.

So I have ended up in a very odd situation. I have been unemployed for a long time, over a year, due to my own choice to not work, do my own things.

In the last few months I've been starting to look for a job. Recently, I've sent out a lot of CVs and received no calls. I've started panicking, thinking why that could be the case and realized that potentially me having this large of a gap for not working could be an issue. So I wanted to do an experiment- make it look like I worked for 1 year longer, apply to a bunch of positions and see if the calls start coming in or it's something else (maybe a season, just me as a person not fitting the role or something like that).

I did that and... I received a few calls in the last few days. This makes me think that a large gap in unemployment might've been the reason.

Which would all be fine and well, but the problem is that one of the places that called me is actually, genuinely a place that I would love to work at. Their culture, their mission and everything- I would love to be a part of that.

We already had a first online call, we vibed really well, I liked them a lot, they seemed to like me a lot and already invited me for a talk IRL in their office.

Now that I really want to get this job, I realized that this could potentially cause issues and be a reason for me not being hired even if they decide they would like to hire me otherwise.

Are there any good ways to go about this? I didn't expect to be in this situation... Just wanted to experiment and see if that changes anything and what to do about it, and now I'm in a pickle... If it would've been random companies that I don't care for that much, I wouldn't mind letting go of their invitations, but this one company... I really badly want to work for them.

Hello everyone. I'm submitting my resume in hopes to get into a GI case management position while I only have bedside nursing experience. I highlighted my roles that could possibly be more useful for case management.

Are my goals too off center for what I am applying for?

Is my overall presentation appropriate for a recruiter to easily read?

While I did grammar checks - does my wording sound consistent? Thank you.

not getting any calls pending status

Need Help curretly in final year

Please don't hold back - dream role is product manager, mostly applying to APM + analytics + consulting positions and not hearing back. Have gotten OAs back, but no actual interviews.

• Been at one of the biggest US DSP's for over a decade and it's 100% time for me to leave, especially after my most recent, one-sentence mid-year review that ignored paragraphs of self-review looking to gain a clear path forward. Don't hav
• I've applied for audio editing posititions with podcast houses, the big cable affiliates, as well as other Music Director roles at DSP's and radio stations, as well as multiple DSP roles akin to Artist & Label Management/Supervisor. I'm wondering if I should pivot from the entertainment industry altogether, but curious as to how to make my skillset attractive to an entirely new career path.
• Located in Washington, D.C, I've always selected/been willing to relocate, though I'd rather remain in DC.
• I've applied locally, across the US, remote & non-remote
• Been with the company for 12+ years, ascending from intern to Music Programming Director. Recently been made clear that I have plateaued, and recent company initiatives and politics have made me turn sour.
• My biggest thing is that I've simply stopped getting rejection letters altogether - I'm simply not hearing back from anyone at all.
• This is a very niche industry, and definitely relies a lot on who you know - however, I have exhausted all of my "knows".

Anonymous Resume

I am currently targeting entry-level IT jobs (IT Specialist, help desk, or long-term internships that could transition to full-time) and hope to land a position before I graduate this December. I've received several rejections and generic rejection letters from many of the jobs and internships I've applied to. Looking for any feedback/critic about the structure of my resume. (Resubmission to comply with resume rules).

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone reading this is doing well! I have a bit of a conundrum, and I don't want a weird looking resume to be the reason I don't get an interview. I'm currently working in the same government legal/enforcement position I had before starting my graduate program. I also completed a fellowship that aligns with my degree and focuses on policy work. I'm now an alumni collaborator with the same organization and continue to do policy-related work.

When applying for policy jobs, I'm unsure how to organize my experience. I want to highlight my policy work rather than my legal/enforcement background (although I do have transferable skills from that role). My concern is whether it would look strange to list my fellowship experience before my current job, even though the dates wouldn't be in reverse chronological order

For example:

[Organization] — [Location]

Alumni Collaborator | May 2025–Present

X-stuff in this role

Fellow | August 2024–May 2025

X-stuff in this role

[Government Agency] — [Location]

[Job Title] | 2010–Present

X-stuff in this role

My instinct is to put the most relevant experience at the top, especially since I'm trying to transition into policy-focused roles. But would a recruiter look at the dates and think, "This person does not know how to organize a resume!," and move on?

Would it be better to keep everything in strict chronological order, or is there a way to prioritize relevant experience without making my resume look off? For reference, I’m using the Harvard template but have moved my education to the bottom on the advice of others, since my graduation date was last year.

I'd appreciate any advice, especially from people who work in recruiting or have successfully transitioned into a new field! Thank you!

Don't hold back. Looking to recruit for consulting this next recruiting cycle. Made it to final round at McKinsey and LEK before, but unable to convert to offers.

Edit: Interested in strategy consulting.

My second job after high school I worked at a car dealership where I had an accident after 5 months of working and damaged one of the cars which caused me to get fired. I did good work during the 5 months previous to that and it was noted by my managers but I also fear employers finding out about me being fired. What should I do?

Hello!

I am graduating with a bachelors degree in just a couple months. I’m wanting to start applying for jobs because I know the hiring process can take a while, especially the way the market is right now.

My issue is that I have not worked a traditional job since 2018 and have been a stay at home parent. I’ve seen mixed things about putting that on a resume and am wondering what you all think. Is it helpful to put that on a resume? Should I put my last job in 2018 and just address the employment gap if they ask in an interview?

Any advice is appreciated!
Thanks!

I'm reworking my resume after being at this one career-relevant company for two years. My previous experience was retail, food service, and hotels, so my existing resume only has those on it.

My question is how should I structure my experiences section? I was at this relevant company for five internship rotations across two teams, so should I have it as two bullet points, and include my hotel job from before then? Do I just leave it as one bullet and have my two prior jobs? Or do I go away with the three bullet point idea and only include one or two?

I feel as though jobs that are in computer science will only care about this computer science role.

This is what I feel most confident in:

[10 YoE, Planner, Customer Service, USA]

I am trying to add my current work to my resume. I will put what I have so far below, but I am stumped. I work remotely for a cafeteria for about 4-6 hours a month. All I do is input items from the menu into two programs. I don't have a supervisor or team. There isn't any quantifiable thing that I improve. I just want this to look good in a couple bullet points as it is the only thing I have to fill in since my other previous job. I am pretty much just trying to get another retail job which is the majority of my other work experience. What do I add to make it pop at the top of my resume?

What I have for my resume currently (ignore spacing):

School ISD Menu Planning; Remote
Planner           August 2025-Current

• Proficient in Back of House and Mosaic programs

Please roast this resume like your life depends on it :)

I have been applying to new grad SWE roles but haven't even been receiving OAs. At this point, I'm highly demotivated...

any tips ??

I’m(20) trying to make a resume for my first job so I don’t have anything to put for experience. Do I just leave it blank?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently looking for Junior Data Engineer / Data opportunities and I’d really appreciate some feedback on my resume.

I’d especially like feedback on:

• Whether my resume is clear and easy to scan
• Whether my experience sounds relevant for Junior Data Engineer positions
• Whether I’m including too much technical information
• What I should remove, rewrite or emphasize
• Whether the resume would perform well with ATS systems

I’m mainly targeting Junior Data Engineer roles in France and Europe.

First, there's the full name; then, on the next line, the phone number, email, LinkedIn, GitHub, and portfolio.

I have been thinking about how resumes present professional experience.

Two candidates can have the same job title and similar years of experience, yet have contributed very different things in those roles.

One might simply list assigned responsibilities. The other might show how they identified a problem, took ownership of a task, improved a process or helped a team achieve a result.

Both have experience. But the second resume gives us more to evaluate.

That makes me wonder whether we sometimes focus so much on qualifications and job titles that we overlook the evidence of how someone approaches work.

Of course, a resume cannot tell us everything about a person. It is not a personality test, and good writing alone does not prove competence.

But it can give us a more useful picture of someone’s professional judgment and contribution.

What do you think is the most overlooked thing a resume should communicate beyond qualifications and experience?

I worked as retail sales associate and was later promoted to shift leader. Should I list it as a separate experience entry or should I put it in as “shift leader - retail sales associate” or should I put it in the bullet list below.

Here’s an explanation of what my resume looks like

Experience
Company | retail sales associate | Month/year- present
• blah blah
• blah blah
• blah
• blah

So far I’ve applied to over 50 summer internships and I’ve only gotten one interview in return. I’ve been denied without an interview from three of the Big 4 and still waiting on one of them. I don’t understand what’s going on.

I am currently unemployed and in search of my very first MEP company to work for. I am about to start applying for jobs and I would appreciate if someone with some experience can go through my resume and give me some key pointers. The 1 year work gap (2023 to 2024) was due to a family emergency that required me to take time off and become a temporary caretaker.

Hello, I am applying to the Conservation Corps and need some help looking over my cover letter (picture 1) and resume (2-3). I have no professional experience in the field I am applying for. I have some extracurricular experience which I mentioned in my cover letter. On my resume, the blue sections are the same company but a different role over different seasons (temporary). Is there a better way to list the positions?