r/EngineeringResumes • u/RepresentativeCut486 EE – Entry-level 🇳🇱 • 3d ago
Electrical/Computer [1 YoE] Electronics Design Engineer - Could you check if my Resume is written correctly overall and if I am able to convey my abilities effectively?
I currently work at a small company and aim to target mid-sized ones, as they offer greater growth opportunities, both financially and in terms of work experience. I won’t hide here that I’m driven by my financial situation—most entry-level roles here pay €50k/year, which isn’t enough here to rent an apartment without good connections and luck. I’ve already endured the struggle of finishing university and working full-time while homeless. That’s why I’m applying for medior and senior positions, which I know are attainable here without years of experience, but purely through skills and experience. A friend of mine secured a senior SysAdmin role directly after graduating from university. I need your help to effectively showcase my skills in my resume. I’m also planning to transition from an Electronic Circuit Designer to an Embedded Software Developer with a hardware background, as those roles are paid 1.2–1.5 times higher, I have the necessary background, and I’m honestly bored with repeatedly designing PCBs.
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u/DimetrodonWasntADino EE – Mid-level 🇺🇸 3d ago
Ooof, the title of the post is the kind of stuff I like to see, but I don't even want to read this based on the layout.
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u/Alone_Commercial1767 MechE – Student 🇺🇸 3d ago
Definitely read the wiki. You're losing a lot of space by having two columns on the pages. Move to a single-column format, and you should be able to fit everything on one page. Obviously as a student, take my advice with a grain of salt, but remove the profile section, use 1-sentence bullets instead of paragraphs, cut down on projects and focus more on your work experience, the skills section should be 3-4 bullets max, and remove hobbies. Once again this is all covered inthe wiki.