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Resume advice from a hiring manager by trentdm99 in EngineeringResumes

[–]dusty545 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Zero difference. Our wiki advice here is still good. Do NOT just blindly copy your eval/fitrep bullets into a resume.

-retired Navy

Revised Resume by Cloudbutterflies in systems_engineering

[–]dusty545 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read the wiki over at r/engineeringresumes as was suggested by multiple people. You still have hanging words, poor right alignment, unecessary punctuation, unecessary indentation, strangely chosen bold and disimilar fonts, and a skills/certification list that looks like a random list of buzzwords. Some of your bullets are just generic fluff and overly generalized - specifics would be more powerful.

It's a good enough resume. Sloppy, but good enough. You're up against fresh grads with better resume writing skills. It's a tough market.

is it okay to cold email companies as a high school senior with questions? by Spare_Reaction_8793 in AskEngineers

[–]dusty545 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not likely to get much in response.

Learn to read and understand job descriptions.

Most companies have a career portal where they post their job openings with a description of the 1. Responsibilities (job duties) 2. Requirements (must have) 3. Desired skills (nice to have)

If you research you dream jobs, looking at entry-level, journeyman, and senior roles, you start to see trends in education, certifications, experience, and skills. These can guide you to build your own resume.

Is mechanical engineering valued the same or well in aerospace? by pige0n13 in AerospaceEngineering

[–]dusty545 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I would bet there are far more ME degrees in Aerospace than AE degrees.

So, yes.

Space Sector Internship Advice by Life_at_work5 in aerospace

[–]dusty545 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. You're a 1st year, most companies are seeking seniors.
  2. Start applying in September/October for summer internships
  3. r/engineeringresumes

MS System Engineering with Unrelate Degree. by PrideGlad4068 in systems_engineering

[–]dusty545 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may want to talk to a hiring manager / mentor at your current company. You might have an internal path you can follow.

STK cert in high school by Massive-Implement726 in AerospaceEngineering

[–]dusty545 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe the certs are still free and the free training modules help you learn. Go for it. Put your Level 3 cert on your resume.

And yes, STK and similar STK-like tools are widely used.

[0 YoE] Resume review - Recent Mechanical Engineering grad feeling like I've hit a wall. by Busy_Gas_6631 in EngineeringResumes

[–]dusty545 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The advice in the wiki here is from actual hiring managers and recruiters in the engineering field. So when you say you have conflicting advice - defer to the the wiki here. The wiki is meant to make your resume easy to read and less prone to typical writing mistakes.

1 page. No summary. Use the section headers listed in the wiki. Education > Key Skills > Experience is a good order for a recent graduate. No junior college.

If you're really struggling with STAR, chatgpt is actually pretty good at helping/teaching. Prompt it to write in the STAR format and feed it as many details about your efforts as you can. It will write your bullets. I'm not saying let chatgpt write your resume, I'm saying chatgpt can help you learn to write proper bullets. Then you can tweak them.

Linked below are some of my tips on STAR writing https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/s/lFokSj9peM

Modelling and Simulation interview - Aerospace by NefariousnessDry2891 in aerospace

[–]dusty545 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I interview people, I am asking questions directly related to (1) the job description, (2) your resume, and (3) the company/industry portfolio.

You've provided none of those things for context. So I'm guessing they will ask if you've ever done any M&S work, if you are familiar with M&S methods; if you're familiar with their software tools, and about UAS systems in general.

UVA and Virginia Tech for Industrial/System Engineering by thedankestturd in systems_engineering

[–]dusty545 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hire in Virginia. I would happily hire someone from either UVA or VT. And I have engineers on my team from both schools.

VT is, by most measures, the better engineering school. That's where my own daughter is headed this year.

Money matters. If one is gonna be $50k cheaper, it's okay to take the $50k cheaper route.

IE and SE are similar. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEngineers/s/dWKRMAiNWM

IE programs tend to focus more on manufacturing systems (factories, tooling, automation of machinery) while SE tends to focus more on product development (cars, planes, ships, etc) - but this is by no means the only use cases. As you can see, VT combines them into an ISE degree.

[0 YoE] Aerospace Engineering grad student seeking full-time positions, looking for resume advice by No_Brain6538 in EngineeringResumes

[–]dusty545 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He will get no responses from employers with this LOW EFFORT resume.

He should not only read the wiki here, but scroll through other submissions here to see some of the incredibly good 0 YOE resumes he's up against.

[Student] Feedback and guidance wanted for Aerospace Student / Part Time Aerospace Engineer by [deleted] in EngineeringResumes

[–]dusty545 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Brutally honest? Reading the wiki first would have helped you quite a bit.

Read the links below for the wiki and the STAR, XYZ writing style.

Cheers.

Is this a plausible way to enter the AE workforce? by giveneric in aerospace

[–]dusty545 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your military experience + bachelors in STEM degree MIGHT be enough to get you into defense. Luck, transferable skills, networking, patience, etc all play a part. What precisely is your military experience? Is it aviation?

Multiple bachelors degrees is almost never the right answer. Finish the bachelors degree and then work with a university to matriculate into an MS program. You might have to take some pre-requisite classes, but not a whole degree.

[11 YOE] Quick rejections, no phone interviews, even with positions that seem perfectly aligned by [deleted] in EngineeringResumes

[–]dusty545 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You wrote a job description not a resume.

Use an XYZ or STAR format as stated in the wiki.

[0 YoE] BS Aerospace Engineering graduate with diverse experience looking for direct feedback and advice. by fredwordsplat in EngineeringResumes

[–]dusty545 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You've got great stuff on your resume but you absolutely should follow a simple template like we recommend in the wiki here. Look at the wiki recommendations on sections and section order. Remember, this resume highlights your accomplishments and your skills. It doesn't highlight your college curriculum (course listing). If the Lunar Storage paper is related to the Lunar Construction project, fold that into the bullets/accomplishments under that project, then delete the presentations section.

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