r/EngineeringResumes Resume/CV Template

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% resume starts here
\begin{document}

% name
\centerline{\Huge John Doe}

\vspace{5pt}

% contact information
\centerline{\href{mailto:name@gmail.com}{name@gmail.com} | \href{https://mitcommlab.mit.edu/meche/commkit/portfolio/}{portfolio.com} | \href{https://old.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/wiki/index\#wiki_portfolios}{github.com/name}}

\vspace{-10pt}

% skills section
\section*{Skills}
\textbf{CAD:} Siemens NX, CATIA V5, SolidWorks \\
\textbf{Analysis:} Thermal Desktop, Abaqus, LS-DYNA, STAR-CCM+

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% experience section
\section*{Experience}
\textbf{Job Title,} {Company} -- City, ST \hfill June 2022 -- Present \\
\vspace{-9pt}
\begin{itemize}
  \item \textbf{STAR:} \textbf{S}ituation \textbf{T}ask \textbf{A}ction \textbf{R}esult: \href{https://www.levels.fyi/blog/applying-star-method-resumes.html}{\underline{article 1}}, \href{https://resumegenius.com/blog/resume-help/star-method-resume}{\underline{article 2}}
  \item \textbf{STAR:} Situation Task Action Result
  \item \textbf{STAR:} Situation Task Action Result
\end{itemize}

\textbf{Job Title,} {Company} -- City, ST \hfill Jan 2021 -- May 2022 \\
\vspace{-9pt}
\begin{itemize}
  \item \textbf{XYZ:} Accomplished \textbf{X} as measured by \textbf{Y} by doing \textbf{Z}: \href{https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/google-recruiters-say-these-5-resume-tips-including-x-y-z-formula-will-improve-your-odds-of-getting-hired-at-google.html}{\underline{article 1}}, \href{https://elevenrecruiting.com/create-an-effective-resume-xyz-resume-format/}{\underline{article 2}}
  \item \textbf{XYZ:} Accomplished X as measured by Y by doing Z
  \item \textbf{XYZ:} Accomplished X as measured by Y by doing Z
\end{itemize}

\textbf{Job Title,} {Company} -- City, ST \hfill Aug 2014 -- Sept 2020 \\
\vspace{-9pt}
\begin{itemize}
  \item \textbf{CAR:} \textbf{C}hallenge \textbf{A}ction \textbf{R}esult: \href{https://ca.indeed.com/career-advice/resumes-cover-letters/challenge-action-result-resume}{\underline{article 1}}, \href{https://www.topresume.com/career-advice/how-to-get-more-results-with-a-car-resume}{\underline{article 2}}
  \item \textbf{CAR:} Challenge Action Result
  \item \textbf{CAR:} Challenge Action Result
\end{itemize}

\textbf{Job Title,} {Company} -- City, ST \hfill June 2014 -- July 2014 \\
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\begin{itemize}
  \item Start each bullet with a \href{https://old.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/wiki/index\#wiki_action_verbs}{\underline{strong, past-tense action verb}}
  \item Having trouble coming up with content for your bullet points? Read these: \href{https://old.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/wiki/index\#wiki_having_trouble_coming_up_with_content_for_your_bullet_points.3F_ask_yourself_the_following_questions.3A}{\underline{link 1}}, \href{https://old.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/wiki/index\#wiki_got_writer.27s_block_from_looking_at_star.2Fcar.2Fxyz.3F}{\underline{link 2}}, \href{https://archive.ph/Xmdqt}{\underline{link 3}}, \href{https://old.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/wiki/sample-bullet-points}{\underline{link 4}}
  \item Each bullet point should be 1--2 lines long and max 1 sentence long. Use \href{https://quillbot.com/}{\underline{Quillbot}}, \href{https://languagetool.org/paraphrasing-tool}{\underline{LanguageTool}}, and \href{https://hemingwayapp.com/}{\underline{Hemingway Editor}} to help you \href{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvPaEsuz-tY}{paraphrase and shorten them}
  \item Don't let bullets spill onto the next line with only 1--4 words on it, it's a huge waste of space \url{https://imgur.com/QCcZ792}
\end{itemize}

% \textbf{Job Title,} \href{https://www.fstl1992.com/}{Company} -- City, ST \hfill XXXX -- XXXX \\
% \vspace{-9pt}

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% projects section
\section*{Projects}
\textbf{Project Title} \hfill \href{https://github.com/matiassingers/awesome-readme}{github.com/name/project} \\
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\begin{itemize}
  \item The more work experience you have, the less relevant outside-work projects tend to become
  \item If you have something that really stands out, consider listing it here
\end{itemize}

\textbf{Project Title} \hfill \href{https://mitcommlab.mit.edu/meche/commkit/portfolio/}{project.com} \\
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\begin{itemize}
  \item Only list real projects, not mandatory school projects or trivial tutorial projects found online
  \item Something that someone uses to solve a problem
  \item Something that has users (can be just you, as long as you use it often) and is actively maintained and not just rotting in a GitHub repo, never to see a PR for the rest of its life
\end{itemize}

\textbf{Project Title} \hfill \href{https://www.hardwareishard.net/portfolio-database}{blog.com/projectname} \\
\vspace{-9pt}
\begin{itemize}
  \item Resume checklist: \url{https://old.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/wiki/checklist}
  \item Google Docs version of this template: \url{https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MBvhATv8y-ESORopRoLSZ3f3HjkM_Qa_f8fIHAEqgnI/edit}
\end{itemize}

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% \section*{Projects}
% \begin{itemize}
%   \item \textbf{QuantSoftware Toolkit:} Open source Python library for data analysis and machine learning for finance
%   \item \textbf{GitHub Visualization:} Data visualization of Git Log data using D3 to analyze project trends over time
%   \item \textbf{Recommendation System:} Music and movie recommender systems using collaborative filtering on public datasets
%   \item \textbf{Mac Setup:} Book that gives step by step instructions on setting up developer environment on Mac OS
% \end{itemize}

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% education section
\section*{Education}
\textbf{School} -- MS in Mechanical Engineering \hfill June 2006 \\
\textbf{School} -- BS in Mechanical Engineering \hfill Apr 2004

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