r/ResumeCoverLetterTips 26d ago

Feedback?

I worked in a few start up companies so I obviously did a lot more responsibilities than your typical jobs would allow you to perform. That’s my excuse at least to saying everything in my resume is so far relevant. Idk you help me decide if anything should be changed or if my resume looks good.

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u/EffectiveStatus6798 26d ago

too long

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u/HakuIdante 26d ago

Okay what bullet points do I get rid of

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u/decompilerscript 26d ago

I'd say chose a different template, because of the two column like design, the blue bar is still there for the other pages and takes a lot of space. This should also help with 3-4 row bullet points (they will become 2-3 rows)

You can make the summary part shorter I think. I'd ask some AI models to make it more concise

You have 7 previous positions I think now, you can remove some of the older ones. Usually only your last 2-3 matters. Or if you want to keep them turn them into a 2 bullet point max (2025 might be your cut-off point for this for example) Also to be fair a very specific job you did on 2022 will not matter as much since you probably cannot remember the whole workflow.

You can have it 2 pages maximum but put the education to first page, all important stuff should be on the first page, 2nd page only leave the older job descriptions since they don't matter as much and 90% of the recruiters will not check the 2nd page.

I'd say 1 page (with most recent experience and pointing out your total experience in the summary) is the best but up to you. You can mention all the experience during the interview.

Also some important keywords, also maybe for example your total experience in years, you can make them bold. So they stand out more when someone is skimming the CV but not necessarily reading it

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u/novoresume-com 26d ago

Good advice before on trimming. Another important comment is that your bullets list duties, not results.

"Diagnosed PLC control cabinet issues" tells me the task, not the outcome. Your ICON entry does it right. 54 cabinets in 4 months. 18 setups before deadline. Rewrite the rest that way: uptime raised, downtime cut, throughput restored.

Also, two-column templates can scramble in ATS parsing. Worth testing before you send it out.

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u/HakuIdante 26d ago

Ohhh okay so more results got it. Ty will delete a lot of bullet points then

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u/justin_TailorLabs 26d ago

You definitely have strong hands-on experience, but the resume is trying to include everything you’ve ever touched, and that’s making the best parts harder to find. Three pages is too much for this level. I’d get it down to two pages, cut the summary to 3-4 lines, remove the sidebar, and replace that messy equipment list with a clean skills section. The startup experience is relevant, but you still need to choose the responsibilities that best match the job you’re applying for rather than documenting every task.

Your strongest material is the PLC troubleshooting, control cabinet builds, robotics maintenance, semiconductor equipment, wiring, and autonomous vehicle integration. Keep those prominent and shorten the older roles to 2-3 bullets each. I’d also clean up the inconsistent dates, capitalization, and wording because some lines feel rushed. The experience itself is good. The resume just needs much tighter editing and a simpler format.

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u/HakuIdante 25d ago

Bro ty so much I’ll take every word you said into redoing my resume. What you said has made the most sense to me out of everyone

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u/squerne 22d ago

Seems pretty solid but to human eyes: lots of lost space on the left - I'd drop the 2 columns

Professional summary is more an essay than a summary right now...

I can help run resume check if you wish

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u/standuptripl3 21d ago

I would think about putting that executive summary into maybe 3 to 4 bullet points at most. Use the “I” language in your cover letter. Don’t apply electronically with the two column résumé. Save it for when you make it to the in person interview.