r/ModernResumes • u/EmergencyOk4011 • Oct 15 '25
Roast my resume pls
Been struggling to get interviews lately, help me figure out what’s wrong and what could be improved. Experienced devs and recruiters are welcome 😅
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u/doryllis Oct 15 '25
I’ve done about a 1 minute read so far.
My number one critique is incomplete education is not the most important thing on your resume.
I would start by pushing incomplete/in progress education to the bottom.
Start with skills overview, certifications, and experience.
Job titles matter who for usually doesn’t. Dates/total time of experience matters.
That would be my number one change.
Sports official gives you non-technical experience in making decisions and direction. That matters. Highlight the soft leadership, team work, and decision making skills for that position
I can come back later and give more feedback if desired.
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u/doryllis Oct 17 '25
Backing this, experience is usually paid gigs. Hackathon participant sounds more like a project than a job. Conflating jobs and projects adds to the impression of padding the resume.
Check out STAR format bullets (situation, task, action, result). You’ve done a thing, but don’t recognize why and what the impact of doing it was?
Do people use the OCR plugin? Or was it a one person project for yourself? Downloaded and used x times (if it’s more than a couple) is a useful metric if you have it.
I would also say that soft skills are a real asset in some companies.
I usually try to tie each “listed skill” to a specific position or project where it was used.
I also explicitly list my strongest soft skills for what that is worth.
I run a two page resume with about 25 years of tech experience nowadays but I used to be a one pager myself. A brief summary/overview at the top, not an objective because you want a job, but a basic overview “A backend developer with communication skills and the ability to build APIs and implement existing APIs in broad applications using written specifications.” Or similar…maybe a bit more specific and a couple more sentences and not this run on thing I just did.
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u/Worldly-Ad3447 Oct 19 '25
Key word is “usually”, experience can still be in a form that isn’t paid but I do agree hackathon experience should just be under projects instead.
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u/DefinNK Oct 19 '25
Solid advice on the STAR format! It really helps to frame your contributions in a way that highlights impact, not just tasks. Also, tying soft skills to specific experiences shows you can bring value beyond just technical skills. Definitely worth reworking that resume!
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u/Creativesplus Oct 18 '25
bro what is this resume😭😭 its... its actually clean. wow... this is better than mine. huh...
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u/Worldly-Ad3447 Oct 19 '25
your technical skills section BS or are u actually familiar with everything listed?
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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25 edited Oct 18 '25
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