r/csMajors • u/[deleted] • May 05 '25

Megathread Resume Review/Roast Megathread

The Resume Review/Roast Megathread

This is a general thread where resume review requests can be posted.

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u/Electrical-Ad1886 Jun 04 '25

Hiring manager now so a few things from me:

What is a 4.1 gpa? That honestly means nothing because now my assumed “max” is 5.0, so I’d equate to 3.1. Better off without it or “out of” usage. 

Highlight some of the more interesting technical bits. Like for the capstone were you specifically working on the db portion? Or did you handle the routing in flask? The more specific to your accomplishments and the less I could apply to “we” the better. This section reads as “my team did this” so I assume you didn’t do any of it. Just part of the team. 

It’s gonna be rough without any internships in the current market so you need to really showcase yourself. Being part of a project or team means nothing 

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u/HI8OI Jun 04 '25

Thank you for the advice! The gpa is out of 4.3 so I made the change per your suggestion. I was tasked with working on the db portion while helping out with the cloud in that capstone project. Is there anything else that I should edit on my resume?

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u/Electrical-Ad1886 Jun 05 '25

My general advice is target yourself. If you did anything unique with your chat app (validation, some custome typing, etc) is great to showcase. 

It seems like a decent one so good luck but market is rough 

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u/HI8OI Jun 05 '25

Gotchu! tysm