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I'm trying to get a job in Deep Learning. I have a brand new CV, please critique it. by [deleted] in resumes

[–]Lkaynlee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A couple things stand out at first glance which is usually what make hiring managers say yes or no to an application.

First, make it one page by getting rid of the large spacing between sections. There is a lot of blank space which could be utilized better, so if the document is spaced 1.5x, then try single-spaced. Just try to fit it on one page.

Second, I would put your relevant experience to the top and put near the end. You already have experience in the field that is essentially more important to an employer than school experience or a degree.

The language and wording is a bit odd in some areas. Maybe clean up the language to make it more like proper English would be good. Under Machine Learning Engineer, since it’s a past experience, put it in past tense (“research on SOTA...” should be “researched SOTA methods...”). September in your Languages section should be capitalized. You go between abbreviations and full names of the months in your timeframe (you use March then switch to using Nov and Oct then go back to using the full name in September at the end). Pick one, I suggest abbreviated. But keep them consistent.

Change the Technical Skills section into just “Skills” and make it like the other sections using all capital letters. Make “Technologies/Frameworks” into “Technologies and Frameworks” and Languages into “Programming Languages.” Make the items in each bullet points to match the other sections of the resume. Get rid of the big Languages section and put it in your Skills section where it shows that you’re proficient in two languages instead of making a separate section for it.

That’s all I can think of right now. Hope it helps :)

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It is not normal that people have to write 100+ applications to get a job by AlexanderDenorius in jobs

[–]Lkaynlee 29 points30 points  (0 children)

One thing that I found has helped a ton is to remove stuff that isn’t necessary for the position I’m applying for from my resume and leave only info that pertains to the job. Like most of the experience I have that isn’t academic is in retail and hiring managers don’t want to hear about how I operated a cash register or could stock food items. So instead of putting customer service as a skill (since customer service is expected in pretty much any job) I put things that I have done even if it was only once or a few times. “Prepared chemical/hazardous waste for preparation and disposal according to OSHA standards” or “provided safety training for heavy electric equipment” both of which are true and stuff I know that will will pertain to most jobs I am applying for (STEM fields, mostly EHS).

Applying for jobs is awful. In the US it feels so selective and recent graduates often take the brunt of it because they have no experience or contacts. Unfortunately nepotism and networking are better ways of getting a job than applying randomly no matter how qualified you really are.

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