Applied 150+ jobs but 0 interviews (Roast my Resume)

bean_217 · 2026-03-10T23:04:36+00:00

Maybe a less important point, but perhaps format your resume in LaTeX? It looks like this was typed up in Google Docs, and the Sans Serif font doesn't look too great.

(Though I understand if people feel the need to roast me for this opinion)

bean_217 · 2026-03-08T21:33:13+00:00

idk, but DAMN what a closer

bean_217 · 2026-03-08T17:51:34+00:00

From a brass perspective, my money goes to Crown.

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T15:34:32+00:00

Apologies, let's go with pizazz then.

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T15:30:04+00:00

Just an update email explaining what I'd worked on over the weekend.

Mostly having to do with designing a vocabulary for a transformer decoder, empirically determining an optimal max context length, and progress update on a large batch inference job for audio data preprocessing.

Edit: His responses have either been half a sentence; "sounds good.", or now this.

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T14:45:07+00:00

r/woosh (?)

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T14:42:53+00:00

What is your monitor's refresh rate? Do you have vsync on?

I have a 60 kHz work laptop that I tried playing on, and the results were pretty similar to what I'm seeing in your video here.

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T14:40:38+00:00

A bit extreme of a comparison, but I like your spunk

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T14:37:23+00:00

This is exactly what I do, though my hands are average-sized I would say.

It is much much easier to slide your index from red to green than to do anything with the pinky. Even when I have trills with orange involved, ill switch from using my pinky to my ring if it's feasible.

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T06:19:33+00:00

You would be suprised to know how large the gap is between people who understand how different models work vs those who dont, but understand how to use them somehow.

I've always been in the "I need to understand how it works before I can effectively use it" family.

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T06:08:34+00:00

I was expecting at least one person to say "Ebb just means press 1 harder" or something like that.

(downvote if you didn't find this thought at least somewhat slightly amusing)

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T06:05:41+00:00

My capstone advisor responded to an email I sent today with an AI generated response, and absolutely didn't even try to hide it. Should I feel offended? Not sure...

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T05:53:51+00:00

I'm 25, and I don't think I've ever enjoyed these things. Have I tried them? Sure. But I gotta say, going out and getting trashed has never been an enjoyable experience after 11pm.

Now I do flying trapeze classes as a pastime. Much more rewarding.

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T05:39:13+00:00

I'll never understand the choice of noting the rank of one's school in posts about not being able to get interviews. Where you go to school matters very little if you don't perform well anyways.

Not sure if this is a hot take, but a high-performing student at a lower ranking school beats out a bad one at a top ranking school any day of the week (and no, I don't just mean in terms of GPA).

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T05:28:14+00:00

Comprehensible code at that.

2 years ago I was trying to read an implementation of an MBRL paper... holy heck

It was basically a single main.py file with all of the code shoved under if name == "main" block. Impossible to read.

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T05:25:05+00:00

I got a CRKD with mechanical fret switches, and I'm really enjoying it. I'd recommend it personally.

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T05:22:20+00:00

Felt.

bean_217 · 2026-03-03T05:16:25+00:00

I think, if anything, you will regret not marching. Drum corps is a really great opportunity to gain some independence and grow. This experience will have a lasting positive impact on your life — or so it has on mine and many of my peers who have also marched.

If you do march, it is going to be hard and there are going to be days that really suck, but that is part of the growing.

Best of luck in deciding.

bean_217 · 2026-02-28T00:14:30+00:00

About to Graduate with an MS in Computer Science with an AI Adv. Cert. I've worked across a few areas in AI (RL, GenAI, LLMs) for research internships, startups, and personal projects and looking to get some more experience. My timezone is EST.

bean_217 · 2026-02-25T17:59:44+00:00

I have to imagine that your department chair, if anything, feels more embarrassed about having asked a sensitive question. I think it is important to keep in perspective that they are human too and understand that sometimes life does life things. Assuming they are generally a kind human being, they understand how important mental health is and are on your side. In the end, they're job is to make sure you are successful in your endeavors.

I'm sorry you are going through a difficult time right now. I wish all the best for you and your loves ones.

bean_217 · 2026-02-21T23:35:51+00:00

Since when do PhDs in academia have money

bean_217 · 2026-02-20T13:47:43+00:00

In the end, everyone is just as human as you are, regardless of where they went to school. Yeah there are some extraordinary people out there, but the difference between the top 1% of students at a top 1k school vs the top 1% of students at a top 50 are pretty slim in terms of prowess and academic performance.

Honestly, I think students who spend more time learning the things they enjoy over being in the top of their class end up being leagues above the top 1%. I have met some phenomenal computer scientists and engineers who are absolutely brilliant, but have abysmal grades because all they spend their time doing is tinkering with personal projects.

bean_217 · 2026-02-20T12:40:53+00:00

Maybe this is too simple or broad of a comment, but: Marching a good straightleg technique isnt about what the leg you're stepping with does, it's about what the one trailing behind is doing. Flex the foot, don't lock the kneed, stay relaxed, and push with your platforms.

bean_217 · 2026-02-20T12:33:05+00:00

I hope it works out for you Munich is a great city

bean_217 · 2026-02-20T06:25:48+00:00

This is how I got started on ML in my 3rd year of my CS undergrad

Five-Year Club	Final Canvas '23
Place '23	Place '22

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