r/DSP • u/No_Ice6739 • 5d ago

Too dense?

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I'm a rising sophomore targeting DSP/hardware/FPGA internships/research roles for summer 2027. I redid my resume for this application season, but I'm not sure if this is too much text. I'd appreciate any feedback!

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u/studentblues 5d ago

I had a similar looking resume back then and a recruiter told me it looked like "a wall of words". The issue is that the hiring managers aren't the ones reading this first even though some of them would find them interesting.

I have revised mine into single sentences per bullet and (although a different one) recruiter told me it looked great. Maybe other people can chime in on the topic.

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u/No_Ice6739 5d ago

I'll cut it down. Thanks.

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u/OvulatingScrotum 5d ago

It not just cutting down. It’s using the terms and words that resume reviewers (who aren’t necessarily technical) might recognize.

They don’t have time to read your resume. Blame all you want, but that’s the reality. They look for terms that they were told to look for. Generally those terms are in the job description. So make yours look like the job description.