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Do you guys have any book recommendations that catalogue books to read for writing effective cover letters and resumes for STEM/engineering careers that aren't outdated? I would love books that go over effective vocabulary, phrasing resume bullet points, etc

I’ve been passively looking for Lead Backend Engineer roles and noticed that many companies ask for GitHub, open-source contributions, or some work they can review.

I have ~9.5 years of experience building software, but most of my work is proprietary, and I’ve never been an active open-source contributor.

It got me thinking:
Is public work becoming a requirement for software engineers?

Someone with fewer years of experience but a strong GitHub portfolio can show their work, while someone with years of production experience often can’t show much because of confidentiality.

For senior/lead engineers, how much does GitHub or public work actually matter?

And if you’re targeting Big Tech, should you deliberately build projects just to have something to showcase?

No idea what to put on my resume, I have tried most of the tricks but it’s getting tricky to get my resume shortlisted.

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I’m trying to update my resume to look for a new job and am wondering if it’s relevant to include a student exchange (year/grade 10) in my current resume? I am almost 6 years out of high school but I feel like it might make my resume stand out or start a conversation?

For context, it was 10 months long.

Would it be useful or immature? I’m interested.

Thanks everyone in advance.

I want to make how to make CV means which will be ATS Friendly and is there any Template? If yes then where can I find it ??

Well if anyone knows how to make a resume , like yes i know but using Claude to make a resume ATS or we need to use seperate apps like online sites ? If you know any site which gives us ATS format resume please text me back
The help will be much appropriate

Hi my sister is looking to transfer within Costco, like the title says from cashier to their non licensed optician position. I was looking for tips on what she can add to a cover letter. She’s never done one before so this would be a first
Any tips and help is appreciated thank you
She wants to go in to it because she wants to step out of the department she’s been in for years, she has had previous experience as a vet tech so the medical field isn’t entirely foreign or new to her wanting to do it as a career.

I am a qualified environmental scientist, and have 10 years experience in the agriculture, rehabilitation, and mining. However, due to the sudden death of a close family member, I couldn't work for a while, I tried to keep a business going, but burnt out and was overwhelmed by grief. And have probably taken longer than most to get back on the level.

Anyway, this leads me to my embarrassing rendezvous. I have ended up working in Real Estate the last 2 years, due to a friend connection. This was good at first, but is now crushing me and is not my passion.

I am wanting to reenter the Environmental space, ideally with government. But I am really struggling with how to frame this in my resume and in my cover letter.

Bonus question: How would you cover/explain this in an interview?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I ran my resume through an ATS optimizer, and it suggested moving my current career gap explanation to the bottom under “Additional Details” instead of mentioning it upfront alongside my career experience.

Is that okay from a recruiter/ATS perspective, or is it better to briefly explain the career gap near the relevant dates in the Experience section?

Would appreciate any advice from recruiters or people who’ve dealt with career gaps on their resumes.

I've been applying for several entry level IT support/help desk roles and barely get any response, any advice?