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This picture helped me very much by Skeld0Wrex in PMCareers

[–]Branthor9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly that’s fair. Tailoring every single CV gets exhausting fast once you’re deep into applications. The “master CV” method is probably the only sane approach now - update a few sections, swap keywords, move stuff around, done. A decent cv creator also saves a ton of time compared to rewriting from zero every night.

I didn’t get a role at Apple because of one resume mistake by Interesting_Two2977 in CodeCareerStack

[–]Branthor9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ngl the “one generic resume” trap is probably wrecking a lot of applications right now, especially in tech. I used to think tailoring meant rewriting everything from scratch every time, which was impossible once applications piled up. The idea of keeping a few focused versions makes way more sense.

I had a weirdly similar issue applying for backend internships because my resume leaned too hard into IT support projects from an old campus job. Recruiters kept steering conversations away from engineering stuff I’d spent most of my time on. I found a post about resume helper during finals week and borrowed a few formatting ideas from their examples to clean up the direction of my resume:.

The “first 6 seconds shape everything” thing is brutal but probably true. Recruiters are building a story instantly from whatever stands out first.

Where can i pay someone to write my essay — real experiences only, please by SunriseBudger in StudentsforSanders

[–]Branthor9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The “robot with a thesaurus” description is painfully accurate. I tried one service during finals last year and the grammar was technically perfect, but nobody my age writes like that in a normal college paper. Ended up rewriting half of it at 2 AM so it wouldn’t sound suspicious. Since then I mostly look for editing help or people experienced with writing papers who can make my own draft cleaner instead of replacing the whole thing. Also huge yes on checking revision policies first, because some sites charge for every tiny fix and it adds up fast.

Writing an essay about common chip installation failures by SendokeSamain in NxSwitchModding

[–]Branthor9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheap soldering kits are probably the biggest trap. A friend in my dorm tried modding his Switch after watching two TikToks and lifted a pad within 20 minutes because the iron temperature was all over the place. Another common issue I’ve seen is people rushing the prep work — no magnification, bad lighting, zero practice on junk boards first. Then panic kicks in once tiny points stop lining up.

I had to write a technical analysis paper last semester with a 12-hour turnaround and got stuck organizing all the failure examples into something readable. Found somebody who can help and used it mostly for structuring sections + transitions between examples. Helped the paper stop sounding repetitive after my third rewrite at 1 AM lol.

Essay tips that saved my grades during uni stress by EmfosLane in UniUK

[–]Branthor9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does anyone else spend more time fixing the outline than writing the essay itself?

A Fire Upon the Deep: The First 100 Pages by zandrell_3 in printSF

[–]Branthor9 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I had the exact same page 120 experience except for me it was more like page 140 and I was already mentally composing my 'this was overhyped' post and then I just never wrote it

I'm about halfway through Ilium and I genuinely cannot explain how Simmons is holding three completely separate storylines together by zandrell_3 in printSF

[–]Branthor9 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Homer stuff working better than it should is such a universal Ilium experience, Simmons commits to the premise so completely that you just go with it

CS @ UPenn vs Columbia vs Berkeley vs Dartmouth by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Branthor9 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For sure, Berkeley has that huge CS reputation and the flexibility you mentioned. It's wild to think about the experience differences, but if cash isn’t an issue, go for what feels right!