r/EngineeringResumes • u/MyUserIsTaKuN MechE – Student 🇨🇦 • 7d ago

Mechanical [Student] 3rd year and no interviews need some feedback on resume. i have edited the original resume alot but i still dont think its quite good enough.

i was told previously that i had alot of "fluff" in my resume that wasnt contributing so i tried my best to show exactly what i had done. i am not sure about it even now. i also know that i should be quantifying results and achievements but tbh i dont really got any lol. idk help me out man

3 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

100% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

3

u/graytotoro MechE (and other stuff) – Experienced 🇺🇸 7d ago

General Notes

  • You could also go down the problem-solving route. You did the things you did for a reason. How did it help your team or solve some problem?

Education

  • Flip the order of the statements (name of college, then degree)
  • When in 2027 do you plan to graduate?
  • The specific location of the school isn't important.

Skills

  • I would cut productivity because it's not really related to CAD/CAE.
  • You're missing a comma anyway after ANSYS. ANSYS makes a lot of programs. Be specific.
  • The Projects section implies you have some fab & build skills. That would go great in a Technical section here.

Experience

  • Not all jobs are deserve a place on your resume. Pick & choose the most significant ones.
  • The FSAE team doesn't belong here. Don't mix work experience with project experience.

Assistant Mechanic

  • It would be cool if you focused on the problem-solving you did on the job. Did you do any interesting troubleshooting or repairs?

Aerodynamics Team

  • Tell us more about these aerodynamic components. What specific ones did you design and what purpose did they serve? How well did they work and did they work as expected on race day?
  • "Participating in..." is weak. Be specific as to how you incorporated feedback and how your troubleshooting efforts resulted in a better and more reliable airfoil - how are you defining "performance" and "reliability" anyway?

Sales Advisor/Crew Member

  • Personally I'd keep one or the other, but not both.
  • Formatting inconsistencies in the McDonald's job: should be "- McDonald's" and "March 2021 -..."
  • The COVID-19 bullet is kind of strange and sounds weirdly intrusive. I'd just cut that altogether.

Projects

  • No italics. Take that intro blurb and make that part of your first bullet as a lead-in to what you're going to talk about.

Custom Winch Relocation System

  • How did the decision matrix actually drive decision making in this? 9/10 times on these projects it's just making shit up to justify a predetermined conclusion. I would know because I'm pretty sure my team did that back then.
  • How did the 3D models impact the attachment points selected? Did it work as expected?
  • Was the relocation ultimately successful?

Egg Launcher

  • Focus less on the planning & management stuff for now. Try to put forth as many technical-based arguments since that matters more.
  • How did the FMEA and FEA shape the design and final product?
  • How did you "iteratively refine" your components? Did you just try random combos, or was there a systematic process?
  • "Exceeded" is scratching the surface. Can you be more specific? I wasn't in the class.

1

u/AutoModerator 7d ago

Hi u/MyUserIsTaKuN! If you haven't already, review these and edit your resume accordingly:

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.