Desperate Need of A Resume Review

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Vurjin

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Vurjin
Mar 5, 2020 10 Comments

Hey guys. I am a biologist who is switching in to software engineering. In the last 6 months i have gotten an internship and a contract job. Problem is i still cannot get a call back and have been unemployed (besides the short lived contract job) for a while. I desperately need a job.

Long story short, i meet someone who would refer me to this position at amazon:
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/950209/front-end-eng-i-nyc-q42019

i would like to maximize my chances of getting a call back. If someone would be so kind as to give me advice on how i can improve my resume, it would be much appreciated.

Desperate Need of A Resume Review

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  • Amazon
    ajWr25

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    ajWr25
    TBH with a name like Mr. Unemployed you're gonna struggle to get hired no matter how much you polish your resume.
    Mar 5, 2020 1
    • New
      Vurjin

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      Vurjin
      OP
      got it, will get name change
      Mar 5, 2020
  • Amazon
    t4kp

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    t4kp
    Echoing FB above. If you want to keep that section move it at the end of the resume. Move education towards end too.

    I personally have a short 2-3 sentence summary of the role then directly after it my project highlights (general overviews and outcomes) instead of breaking it up like you have. Served me well for years.
    Mar 5, 2020 2
    • New
      Vurjin

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      Vurjin
      OP
      can you please elaborate what you mean by outcomes? for instance, my twitter-clone website or my meetup-clone website, what can talk about?
      Mar 5, 2020
    • Amazon
      t4kp

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      t4kp
      basically what the impact of the project was. Answer the "so what?"
      Mar 5, 2020
  • Remove language and technologies section. More perfect form, tell about what have you DONE.
    Mar 5, 2020 1
  • Amazon
    ymeOK

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    ymeOK
    What’s the difference between items in Employment and Technical Experience , you cannot tie and relate them together ? It’s always better to show what projects you did in what company and which skills you used or acquired !! Combine it and push eduction to bottom.

    Also put language skills above education at bottom of page !
    Mar 5, 2020 0
  • SAP
    RrWs73

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    RrWs73
    Remove “Source code can be found”. Just links to live app and git repo
    Mar 5, 2020 0