Ask HN: Review my 2024 new grad resume

2 points by irisman 1 year ago | 4 comments

Here is my resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rWVzoQZt39hrTSHwlAUHzV9Y0wUnoikt/view?usp=sharing

Sent 650 applications from sep-sep, without spray and praying, and still got nothing. Stopped looking in late sep.

Started my job search again 2 weeks ago, 50-100 apps. Sent 10-20 cold dm's as well to managers and above at places. Had one interview 2w with a mid sized YC startup (Vizcom). Was a casual chat with the CTO, then got ghosted after.

Wondering how decent my work is, because I've seen the Linkedins of 10-15 employed new grads, who imo had less work to show. So boggles my mind a bit on what I am doing wrong.

curiouscat321 1 year ago |

What kinds of jobs are you applying for? Your first job talks more about the business side of starting this startup than your technical experience.

I think there needs to be an emphasis on your technical proficiency and less about the status of your startup. Are you even interested in a job given your startup?

irisman 1 year ago | |

software/product engineer. I'm also open to being a product manager.

Startup will go into life support on mid feb after MVP launch. Word of mouth takes a lot of time to grow, so growth is a slow burn.

I haven't been able to write code at my startup for most of my time here. It's split between reviewing code, sales, or product work. I do mention some technical work, but I'm wearing many hats, so it's a bit hard to show mainly technical exp.

curiouscat321 1 year ago | | |

You should have several resumes. Your SWE resume should focus heavily on your technical abilities. Your PM resume can talk more about this other stuff (not an expert).

As it stands, I’m not sure who would be hiring somebody with a founder/manager profile like yours.

I think you do have enough technical experience. You just have to sell it.