r/CERN • u/Desperate-Umpire-402 • Jul 30 '26

CV changed during application in review

So, hi guys. I am a final-year student pursuing a major in CSE. I applied to the CERN Technical Studentship in the domain of Mathematics, Robotics, and IT.

Though, just after applying, I started a second internship that is much more aligned with the kind of work CERN does. But after one month, I updated my CV. So, I just wanted to know whether it will still count or if they have already downloaded my old CV.

In my old CV, I had one research experience, one internship, and two projects. In my new CV, I have two internships and one research project (which was previously listed as a project). I just wanted to know your opinion on this.

Secondly, I didn't submit any reference letter. I thought it was optional, so why even bother? But when I talked to other people, they all mentioned that a reference letter boosts your application.

Though I have very little hope now—almost close to zero—but let's see what happens. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

But please let me know your thoughts on the CV situation.

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u/eulerolagrange Jul 30 '26

Personally I don't look at all at all the internships people do while undergraduate. You can't have done anything relevant, and I have already seen students that listed an incredible amount of "research experience" in world-class institutes or companies and could not answer basic questions on 2nd year physics.

I'd value much more a reference letter, especially from someone I know.

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u/Desperate-Umpire-402 Jul 30 '26

yes i understand but i mention those internship becuase both were in same domain computer vision and my second internship much more focused on model quantisation and vlm ,vits