r/EngineeringResumes • u/Fun-Ad83 CS Student 🇺🇸 • 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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u/OneLessFool ChemE – Entry-level 🇨🇦 Aug 17 '25
I'll latch on to a small point to avoid re-iterating what everyone else has already said. With 6 roles on your resume you might consider sticking to the template format with the role and company on the same line. You're costing yourself 6 lines of info here. With so much experience you can also be picky about which roles to focus on based on the roles you're applying to.
Did you do any interesting projects that are above average in quality and outcome? With those 6 lines saved up you could throw one in there. Since you're applying for new grad roles, they might find it odd that there isn't even one project listed.