I am a 34-year-old single woman. I am going through a major existential crisis because I have been working in digital marketing for 11 years and I have hated every role I've held. I feel like this whole industry is truly useless. I can't get past the "who cares" factor when I see my colleagues obsessed with tiny design tweaks that no customer will ever notice or care about. It's truly strange how much energy is wasted on a single email campaign or a promo graphic that 98% of people will ignore or delete. That's the "honest" side of things. Then there's the performance-based stuff, which is pure manipulation - clickbait and psychological tricks to fool people into clicking just to satisfy the algorithm. It's honestly exhausting and very disgusting.

There were a few projects that didn't make me want to quit immediately. For example, if a site needed a better navigation menu, I could see the value in something like that. But things always get out of hand. Suddenly, we find ourselves having to track every movement, run endless tests on trivial things, and try to put a specific price on every mouse click. The "data-driven" conclusions people reach are often just made-up nonsense to justify their presence at work. The constant pressure for never-ending growth is killing me. I am truly completely burnt out.

Am I the only one who sees this whole corporate structure as one big prank?

I am honestly ready to give up. I want to simplify everything, go back to my hometown, focus on my family, find a real relationship, and work in a coffee shop or a flower nursery. Something that doesn't need me to sacrifice my mental peace for the sake of a "brand."

I'd love to hear from anyone who has taken a step like this. Did this resonate with you?

Any input is greatly appreciated 🙏

So I've got an engineering degree (5 years, equivalent to a master's) specialized in Networks and Telecom, but honestly a good chunk of my coursework was straight up CS, algorithms, Python/Java/C++, databases, some ML and cloud stuff too.

I keep seeing Google job posts say "CS or related technical field" and I can't stop overthinking whether their ATS actually filters out resumes based on the degree title before a human even looks at it, or if it's just scanning for skills/keywords regardless of what your major says.

Anyone here gotten through Google's screening with a degree that wasn't literally named "Computer Science"? Did it matter, or did your skills section just carry it? Trying to figure out if I should stress about this or just move on lol

I’m looking for some honest feedback on my resume, specifically on how I can condense my experience without making it look like I’m leaving out important parts of my career.

I have nearly 10 years of IT support experience, primarily in desktop support, white glove support, executive support, AV/meeting support, and enterprise environments. I’ve worked with several well known companies and have a lot of experience that I’m struggling to fit into a concise resume.

My resume is currently way too long, and I know I need to cut it down. My biggest questions are:

• Which experience should I remove entirely?
• Which roles should I combine or shorten?
• Which accomplishments are actually worth keeping?
• How much detail is appropriate for older positions?
• How can I condense the resume without making my experience look less substantial?

I’m currently targeting IT support, desktop support, technical analyst, IT operations, and entry level security/analyst opportunities, so I’d also appreciate feedback on whether the resume is positioning me too narrowly.

Any constructive feedback on what you would cut, combine, or rewrite would be greatly appreciated.

I used to tailor my resume for every job I applied to.

Usually I'd open ChatGPT, paste my resume, paste the job description, and go back and forth trying to get a version that actually matched the role.

It would easily take me 5–10 minutes per application.

That doesn't sound like much for one application, but when you're applying to a lot of jobs, it gets frustrating really quickly.

Eventually I started doing it less and less. Sometimes I'd just send my regular resume because I couldn't be bothered to go through the whole process again.

I'm curious how other people handle this.

Do you actually tailor your resume for every job, or do you usually have a few versions and apply with those?

Yeah, I got pretty frustrated with this myself. I was spending 5–10+ minutes tailoring my resume for every job, and eventually I just stopped doing it for a lot of applications.

I ended up building a little tool for myself to speed up that process. I’ve hosted it for free , you can check my social link for access

Job seekers using generic resumes often fall below a 2% return, whereas tailoring a resume with exact keyword matches from the job description can lift conversion rates closer to 5% to 6% per 100 applications

What kind of career options do I have based on my experience?

Scientific analyst August 2025 - Dec 2025 • Conducted detailed secondary research and analyzed scientific publications to support project deliverables and client requirements. • Coordinated multiple assignments simultaneously, ensuring timely completion within strict deadlines. • Performed quality assurance checks to ensure compliance with project specifications and organizational standards. • Collaborated with internal teams to resolve data discrepancies and improve workflow efficiency.

Biotech Intern March 2025 to July 2025 •Collected, organized and maintained pharmaceutical datasets from multiple trusted sources. •Performed data validation to maintain the integrity of pharmaceutical datasets used in research projects. •Assisted in maintaining accurate project documentation and reporting. •Supported project activities by ensuring data accuracy and timely completion of assigned tasks.

Grants Assistant 2023-24 •Coordinated grant lifecycle, including pre-award activities, project initiation, progress monitoring and grant closeout, ensuring compliance with institutional policies and project timelines. •Supported preparation and submission of clinical trial protocols and regulatory documentation by coordinating with internal stakeholders to secure timely approvals. •Tracked project milestones, monitored grant progress, maintained grant management databases and generated reports and minutes of meeting to support informed decision-making for Institutional authorities. •Administered project documentation, grant records and contractual files, ensuring data integrity, regulatory compliance and adherence to organizational documentation standards. •Supported grant proposal development through funding opportunity analysis, facilitated regulatory reporting activities, including SAE submissions, and coordinated cross-functional communication to enable efficient project execution.

I seriously don’t know which one to pick. Times new Roman (pic1) or Aptos (pic2)

I think I have a lot of pretty widely varied experience and was wondering if my resume maybe isn’t focused or tailored enough to the specific industry I’m applying for.

Also wondering if maybe I don’t hit enough signals for that reason, for the automated AI filters they use.

Thank you for the help!

The first resume is older and the skills are older. I have landed a couple interviews with the first one a long time ago but switched to the new resume because I think it better outlines my skills.

MY SITUATION:
I am a recent graduate from central Michigan university with a bachelors in computer science and a minor in mathematics. I am motivated and practice, learn, read, everyday and have not given up on my degree and won’t. I just need my resume to land an interview so I can outline my skills in person(kinda the point). I am asking for help in which one is better and tips on your opinionated better resume. Im looking for in person work to start. Any questions I’ll answer asap! Reddit community goated thank you!

Months of applying, 70+ applications, and only 1 interview. Countless rejections.

I’ve just overhauled my resume for the second time to try to fix this, and I'm still getting rejections with no callbacks... What am I missing?

unemployed, been there from last 1 yr, resume is getting rejected from every job applications, no response from any job portals like LinkedIn, indeed even after apply 100s of openings.

what I am doing wrong ?

Engineering students, is it just me or does the job/internship hunt get ridiculously messy after applying to a bunch of companies? 😭 I’ve reached a point where I sometimes forget which resume I used for which company, what role I actually applied for, who I contacted for a referral, and when I finally get a callback, I’m like, “Wait… what was this company about again?” 💀 How are you guys managing all of this? Are you using Notion, Excel/Google Sheets, some job-tracking tool, or do you just keep everything in your head and hope for the best? 😂 Would genuinely love to know what your current system looks like.

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2 months without any interview so far, i am open to suggestions

I'm about to graduate with a finance degree and applying to entry level roles. I don't have any real intern experience however I have worked at a revenue department for a state park for several years. I also run a ecommerce peptide business with a partner, but I haven't added it to my resume due to it being gray market and all. Should I add it? i have good numbers to back it up.

Hello beautiful resume Jedis of Reddit! I was recently told by the director of my agency that we will shortly be posting for internal promotions and to prepare my resume.

My main question is the famous one vs two page resume. The common advice I hear is that resumes have no business being two pages unless I have significant (10+ years) experience. I don't feel that I do, but I was in grad school for a significant amount of time which makes me think that should count for something; hence the two pages.

Anyway, constructive criticism and/or tasteful mockery is very much appreciated. Thanks!

I've tried uploading as both .dox and .pdf and they both instantly get declined. Anybody got any suggestions on how to fix this issue?

Applying for an entry role in Melbourne, Australia, so location specific feedback appreciated too.

For 2 years in college I was in Army rotc which required a lot of training, work, and I think it shows what I was dealing with while on top of school. Recently, I got medical complications and am not able to continue on. I was wondering if I should keep this on my resume or delete it, or how I should frame it as I am looking for consulting/marketing/tech internships

For context I just graduated, have one internship and a fellowship, and some projects. Targeting product manager/ venture capital / consulting strategy / start up roles

is there anything i could include or change in my resume that would help me??

Hey guys,

I have just completed 1 year in IT and I am looking to switch company. What I wanted to know what is peak resume looks like ? I am earning okish now but really wanna crack some big company with great or best package for 1 year experienced.

What things in my resume are must, I really really wanted to know about this as I am confused alott now

And question for recruiters like what they look in resume when they see it and decides he might be worth giving a shot ?

Need help guys please

I have 2 years of experience as a data engineer. I am targeting for the Data roles like data engineer, analyst, business intelligence and analytics engineer roles. I have been applying from almost 8 months and i have applied to around 1k+ applicants but I haven’t landed a single interview or a call back. I have changed my resume around 30+ times.

I tweak my resume for each job description. But i don't know how to pass through the ATS or i have no idea why my resume is not getting shortlisted.

Please do let me know if you have any suggestions or can help me find a solution in any way.