I have an 8 month work term coming up in my undergrade schedule, I'll be available to work from Jan-Aug 2024(Winter2024-Summer2024) It's my last internship before graduation - hoping to target internship opportunities at companies like google, cisco, discord, riot, spotify, bloomberg, meta, nvidia, shopify, slack, autodesk, microsoft What am I missing/need to do in order to take the next step? 2YoE, 1.5YoE in PM
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Use all black color to keep the look consistent. follow the KISS principle
Makes sense, not applying for design anyway, thanks!
Ok ! Many things might trigger a reject! It’s not reaching the HRs. The emoticons/symbols of dates and locations aren’t picked by the ATS ! Secondly, if you want, add a quick 2 liner on top of your resume as you have toooo many internships and I was tired going through them already. ( you can make space by deleting out in tech leadership team)
Ahhh gotcha, I wanted to pretty it up but probably went too far
Honestly I think it is just very challenging to get into PM straight out of college. Also, internships are a bit hard for companies to value as real experience because real challenges surface over longer time frames. That said, just keep applying if you're set on this. Since you are early on in your career, my advice is to aim for the companies you believe in, over the exact position.
I'm more than happy targetting PgM PjM or PO roles if offered, sadly I don't think I'm even getting past ATS, thanks for the advice tho!
I think you’re not being clear enough that you are looking for a Product Manager role
You are in a strong school and have a bunch of internships so that’s good. Some tips - on the application side, cast a wide net. PM is generally harder (but possible) to get into and nowadays it’s even more so. You have to get your foot in the door and it gets better after your first formal role. Go for the best role you can land (I’d recommend a recognizable name, relatively interesting work and good enough pay) - network network network. LinkedIn, referrals ….etc - on the resume side here are suggestions - all black - bold only titles, headers and some elements but not keywords in the paragraphs - I think you can trim down a lot. There is a bunch of superfluous language and also bullet points that don’t add value. If recruiters see a resume this sense before reading anything they’re expecting someone with 5-8 years experience not internships. Trim the fat and make it punchy. You described your most recent internship well try to mirror that across. And relax those margins! It looks two crowded, help the recruiter understand at a quick glance what you’re about - drop the icons, the calendar one maybe is helpful but the location one is noisy - center justify the tip section with your name and contact details - put the names of the places you interned. Describing them like that and labeling them “small startup” or such isn’t doing much. I assume you’re trying to make it clear given they aren’t known brand names but just name the company or institution and if you really must you can next to the name add the (fintech startup) labels but drop them form the other side which typically has your location and dates there
Thanks for all the advice! I’ll definitely drop the icons and try trimming down the language. is there any reason why bolding keywords within paragraphs is a bad idea? I always thought it made it easier for recruiters to read the important bits
In some contexts it does (example a document with long paragraphs proposing a plan but you want to make it easier to scan). Here the whole bullets need to be punchy and short so bolding isn’t needed and throws the alignment off with several keywords in the same page bolded. It’s not a deal breaker at all and not a reason why someone wouldn’t look at the resume but it’s just cleaner and more polished without
Quick tips: Add a professional summary and move your skills towards the top. I recommend this flow: Header Professional Summary Skills Professional Experience Education Volunteering/Organizations (optional) However, since you are still in school. It's fine to have education before professional experience. Recruiters and hiring managers need to know what kind of role you're interested in. This is why I recommend a professional summary. Without having one, you can possibly count yourself out due to the recruiter/hiring manager having to stop and figure that out. Skills are also KEY to highlight. Always put them towards the top. Lastly, correct your tense for your bullet points. All positions that are from the past need to be in past-tense, whereas anything you are currently doing needs to be in present-tense. Example: Direct (Present) vs Directed (Past).
Fixed the tenses, thanks for pointing that out, I'll try out the Professional Summary as well, makes sense that my resume isn't getting read, hoping that my experience is somewhat passable lol
Do not bold your key words. Network your way into a role
I've never been told to NOT bold keyboards, any reason why?
it's visually distracting and clutters the resume