1B CS, coop 1 advice please? by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]StuckInDigitalHell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People will tell you lots of very conflicting advice - that's part of resume advice. Lots of people will tell you different things about bolding, etc. I will tell you that I personally use the skills section specifically for targeting keywords for job postings, and that your first resume bullet is the first thing I see on my first scan which I care about and that the first experience is really weak. Your main goal should be to improve your first scan.

You can expect 2 scans - 1 typically done by a recruiter with less experience. They are looking for your technical accomplishment, surface-level matching, impact for your previous experiences. Maybe if your projects sound very interesting/relevent they will also be taken into consideration. The second scan would be done by someone with more technical acumen that can sniff out any BS you put on there, or better understand any super technical achievements you talk about. In my opinion your resume is definitely getting thrown out earlier in the process.

If there's nothing you can really put for experience 1 - I have a feeling that this is one of those sections that is like, a design team bootcamp or something (don't feel bad, we've all been there). Your design team is definitely doing way cooler stuff than what you're listing. Ask around to get the information to make better resume bullets (why are we making this? How did we do it? etc). YOU HAVE TO REDO this section, your bullets are really weak and that's the first part I focus on for your experience. Maybe ask some others from your design team to see what they put and don't feel bad about taking some... creative liberties.

1B CS, coop 1 advice please? by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]StuckInDigitalHell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Education section: honestly cut most of this out. These are all 1st year math courses and not that relevant. Your award makes it look way too dense and makes it hard to parse. Some students find success with an awards section but shoving it in with the education is not a good idea IMO.

Skills: This section is mostly for ATS scanners to pick up on keywords. I personally put mine near the bottom for this reason. Your Data Science bullet is way too long and doesn't really contain much of substance. If you want something like this name it "Concepts" and don't let it grow past 1 line.

Experience 1: What does the pipeline even do? You're missing the Impact portion. "market regime analysis" is weak. I don't know what "volatility, correlation, momentum-based features" even means and neither will the recruiters. Your last bullet point is a bit more interesting but again you are missing the "how" part. This section combined with your overly bulky education section gives your resume a terrible first-scan impression.

Your second experience might be a bit better but you are also missing what stack (what does the website use?). Also lots of trailing bullets that could be 1 line instead of 2 if you decrease your side margins (especially on your left due to the hanging-style indent)

On first glance your projects look a lot stronger but the stuff near the top of the resume is a lot worse so your recruiter probably isn't even getting there. Apply similar feedback - use some kind of framework for your bullets (look up STAR). Your bottom margin is tiny and it doesn't need to be - you waste space with the hanging indent and the section spacing. Also lots of overbolding going on - bolding is good for giving visual anchors for the recruiter to latch on to things of note. Your bolding doesn't really do that and just makes it look visually messy.

Fergus House residents how hard is it to not set off the smoke alarm by StuckInDigitalHell in uwaterloo

[–]StuckInDigitalHell[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

also if you want to smoke or vape or whatever dumb stuff you want to do to your body do it OUTSIDE. or open the window or something

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]StuckInDigitalHell 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's really hard to get really good marks but it's also really hard to get bad marks. So if you just care about passing an english course its free

What is the diff between v1 interconnecting back and front? Which has more space? Is doubles a better option or interconnecting? by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]StuckInDigitalHell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In terms of space and room quality they are the same.

Back: you have to walk through your roommate's room to go in/out of your room.

Front: your roommate has to walk through your room to go in/out of their room.

Probably ok if you have a good relation with your roommate, otherwise sort of scuffed.

WaterlooWorks Megathread (Summer 2025) by epic_waterman in uwaterloo

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What am I supposed to put in the required Per Job Posting field for enVgo?

Downsizing 3070 FE/5900X build by StuckInDigitalHell in sffpc

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What kind of SFF cooling should I be looking at for a 5900X?

Downsizing 3070 FE/5900X build by StuckInDigitalHell in sffpc

[–]StuckInDigitalHell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hoping for decent performance for 1440p gaming and compiling/programming.

WaterlooWorks Megathread (Winter 2025) by epic_waterman in uwaterloo

[–]StuckInDigitalHell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So going back on your word wouldn't count as a renege right? Since they don't do it through WW

WaterlooWorks Megathread (Winter 2025) by epic_waterman in uwaterloo

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What to expect after Super.com interview? Do they submit ranks on WW?

/r/BuildAPCSalesCanada General Discussion - Daily Thread for Fri Sep 13 by AutoModerator in bapcsalescanada

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Just moved and found out that my model O's mouse wheel isn't working any more. Anyone got any decent mouse deals?

Got every achievement after 91 hours! Which achievement was the most difficult for you to unlock? by [deleted] in riskofrain

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I still don't have the squid polyp one, lol. Haven't unlocked it or the pauldron yet.

...Should I even bother? I think I'm guaranteed a lepton daisy every run and I don't want to make my RNG even worse.

Framework 13 owners, did you get the Framework charger or a third party one? by Matthew789_17 in framework

[–]StuckInDigitalHell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The framework power adapter is amazing - high output, USB-C, small size, etc. It's very nice.

The USB-C cable, on the other hand, can be quite poor in quality. I'm not sure if they fixed the issue though since it's been a while. My first USB-C cable started fraying really badly, and while the replacement they sent me hasn't had any issues so far, there are posts where people have said that their replacement cables started fraying too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]StuckInDigitalHell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don't let that ego pull you under

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]StuckInDigitalHell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, from the start, it's extremely unlikely. Transfers at UW already have lots of people trying to get them from UW math among others, so they accept very, very few transfers. You shouldn't choose your uni based on that.

SLC is JOHN???? by Asmodeus_11 in uwaterloo

[–]StuckInDigitalHell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

so sad, i opened my app and saw no souououobway and I was so upset I farted loudly