resume help

[Vonkhan]

Originally posted by: jai6638
Hey.. Just curious how it worked out for you?

Were those 3 positions co-op / internships? They aren't marked as such.

Those are 3 co-ops which are part of Northeastern's co-op program.

1. You MUST mark it out - otherwise if I'm a busy hiring manager I see 3 jobs in 3 years = this guy can't hold onto a job ... NEXT!

2. Don't send a Word file, convert it into PDF

3. "Recommendations available upon request"

4. COVER LETTER !!! Can't stress this one enough - read up & research the company you're applying to and tailor the letter to them

 

[zoiks]

You need a cover letter. Try explaining positive stuff about yourself in that letter and other commendations that you got.

Also You need to look at posted job descriptions and then tailor your resume to those descriptions. It has always worked for me.

 

[CanOWorms]

Are you only applying to jobs in the Boston area? I cannot believe a fresh grad with that resume cannot land a job somewhere.

 

[Gibson486]

wow...this was taken from the grave....

Thanks for the concern. Searching still stinks, but I am finally getting calls....

The problem I am always running into is that companies feel that I am over qualified (technician jobs), or not qualified (design jobs) enough. It is kind of this weird circle. I actually have a staffing guy working with me at the moment and the thing that pops out to him is that my final coop didn't extend an offer to me. IMO, I think it is my GPA and gaps on my resume.

BTW, I am searching in the boston area. CanOWorms, trust me, people keep asking me why I have not landed a job either. I have literally went to interviews where they have said..."this is not the type of position we can see you in....why on earth would you lower yourself to this when you have experience at xxxxxx".

 

[CanOWorms]

If you limit yourself to a particular geographic area, then I can see why you are having issues.

Also, for every design engineering position, there are 10 non-design engineers. Are you only applying for design positions? Don't even bother for technician jobs. It might be useful to mention your courses if you specialized in a certain area.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
If you limit yourself to a particular geographic area, then I can see why you are having issues.

Also, for every design engineering position, there are 10 non-design engineers. Are you only applying for design positions? Don't even bother for technician jobs. It might be useful to mention your courses if you specialized in a certain area.

I am applying for everything I can. i have stopped with design postions long ago though.

 

[duragezic]

That is weird man. All but one of my friends who've graduated from Michigan Tech who were EE or CompE have gotten good to great jobs. One who just graduated as an EE never had any internships or co-ops and his previous work experience wasn't anything related, had like a little over a 3.0, ended up with a job paying almost $70k/yr. He had multiple offers that all happened within about 1.5 months from the career fair where he gave out resumes to going through interviews and getting the offer.

I'd definitely try you schools next career fair. Our second one is coming up in February.

How are your programming skills? Or what area do you want to get into? I guess as a CompE myself, it wasn't really about design positions vs. non-design or technician work, I just sort of went towards embedded programming or software positions, and there was definitely plenty of demand for them. Either way I wouldn't expect they hire many new grads for design positions. Just sort of a general engineering position, doing either hardware or software (testing, doing Matlab and/or Simulink stuff, coding, etc).

So I'm sure your resume has changed since the OP but you should post a picture of the current version so we can see how the design of it is just in case. And if you made the changes recommended we should see those to see if there is anything left that you could improve.