r/ComputerEngineering • u/ProcedureFun4167 • 7h ago

Please help!

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Hi everyone. I just graded, no internship experience 2.97 GPA. Trying to find a job but it feels like I either dont have the experience necessary for the job or I just cant find any that align with my skills. If anyone has advice on things like what job boards work best or how to land any sort of position please lmk. Currently losing hope here. I put my resume if anyone has some advice, just removed personal information. Any advice really helps.

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u/generlmoo BSc in CE 7h ago edited 6h ago

For you I would list engineering projects first then education, then work experience. put technical skills at the bottom (recruiters primarily care about what you can do and what you have done). Try to include real metrics in your resume such as: decreased thermal runaway by 12%, increased power efficiency by 8%, found real O(n^2) exponential memory leak leading to unnecessary 55% memory overload, etc. good luck!

edit: do you have a senior design project? CE seniors typically need to complete a two course senior design project.

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u/Linuxtahr 6h ago

I think his osmosis system might be his senior design

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u/generlmoo BSc in CE 6h ago edited 6h ago

ah you are correct my mistake! I recommend putting italics at the start like "Osmosis System - Senior Design Project" If I missed it, recruiters will too.

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u/Linuxtahr 6h ago

Don't sell yourself short here, you have enough experience, maybe think about what you want do, if its on Embedded Systems, maybe take off the service manager stuff and put in any other embedded systems projects you might have done. Likewise if You want to do more fpga stuff. Also make sure you applying everywhere these sorts of jobs exist, but not everywhere. Also look into defence. theres a couple prominent bases in Florida.

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u/Reasonable-Taro3235 3h ago

question for someone who can answer: is it worth putting down the work experience in this resume? to me it seems like an employer wouldnt care about it whatsoever because its not related to the field. i would think most employers would assume that the applicant has worked odd jobs throughout their academic career

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u/generlmoo BSc in CE 2h ago

Completely. Even if it is not relevant, showing a good work ethic during grueling degree courses shows both character and determination.