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How To Supercharge Your Resume As A Junior Engineer

So many junior engineers struggle for a very simple reason: They haven't taken the time to build real software. In this video, we talk about how earlier-in-career software engineers in particular need to stop dancing around the core issue and just start writing the code.

Here are the core points:

  • Resume optimization only goes so far - At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how well your resume is formatted. If the underlying material isn't good, you don't have a real portfolio. If you are looking for your first job, this means that you need to be creative with what you put in.
  • Use side projects to create your own experience - You don't need a formal company and work experience to write practical code that matters: You can do it completely on your own as long as you have a decent computer and an internet connection. It is easier than ever before for anybody to deploy their own app or website, all for free.

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Get More Interviews: Write A Stellar Resume As A Software Engineer

Get More Interviews: Write A Stellar Resume As A Software Engineer

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7.4 seconds: That's how long the average recruiter spends on your resume according to this well-documented eye-tracking study. When it comes to tech where any decent job posting will get 100+ applicants in the first 24 hours, this study rings quite true with recruiters almost always spending just 5-10 seconds on a candidate's resume (sometimes less!). Because of this, you absolutely have to make your resume extremely polished. Despite this, so many software engineers make basic mistakes and phrase their experience incorrectly. The wisdom in this course will get you out of those traps and maximize the chances of your resume surviving the initial screen and getting you an interview. After going through this course, you will: πŸ’‘ Truly understand the principles behind a stellar resume πŸ—‘οΈ Avoid the common traps that make resumes suck πŸ’― Get maximum credit by best framing your experience πŸ“Š Make the right resume based on your level πŸ€” Know what to do if your resume isn’t enough The tricky part about writing a stellar resume is that there's so much misinformation online about what makes a good resume, usually coming from people who have never worked at top tech companies. This course cuts through all this noise by giving you time-tested tactics from proven engineering leaders who have been behind the hiring loop from all sorts of companies from FAANG to hyper-growth startups. By completing this course, you will also get a real resume from the instructor himself that you can use as a concrete template.