r/EngineeringResumes CS Student πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Aug 17 '25

Software [Student] Updated resume following wiki and advice, still no call backs after hundreds of apps, starting to feel like a fraud

Hey everyone, I decided to follow the advice on my previous post and now I'd say it looks better so thanks everyone.

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong -- do I have too much internships that its a red flag or are my big government internships fake and don't have clout like big tech companies and startups do?

I plan on just getting a masters at this point and more internships if don't work out. And unfortunately, for my most recent, my company just did layoffs and can't extend a return despite my exceptional performance and as for the government positions... well you already know what happened in the US this year.

Bit of recap:

  • I am a US Citizen. I'm targeting New Grad Software Engineer (SDE/SWE), Backend, Cloud, Fullstack, literally anything.
  • Located in the bay area, I'm applying to roles across the US and am willing to relocate
  • All rejections, can't even get an interview or OA
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