Hi fishes šŸ  Could I get some feedback on my resume? Iā€™m graduating from grad school this Fall and Iā€™ve been applying for Project Manager roles in Tech but havenā€™t had any luck so far. Any feedback is appreciated.

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I suggest redoing your resume using keywords used in PM roles in Tech. For example, I need to see how you communicate with your employees and what type of software you use.

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add a professional summary

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Great ideas! Thank you!

A summary would be great. Also see if you can use a format from google docs or microsoft word online to make it look a bit more modern and polished. The headings/underline looks a bit odd as well.

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Iā€™ll take a look at some new formats, thanks for the feedback!

Your bullet points are a bit wordy. Usually, I advise about 5 or less bullet points for your most recent or relevant position, then 4 for the next few. Once you have enough job history, really old positions get 2-3 bullets to save space (or come off if not relevant). Try to reword what you have here for succinctness and only include the really important/impressive bits.

Someone feel free to disagree with me on the next part, but I almost never look at relevant coursework when making a hiring decision. There are students who work hard and absorb the material and students who barely show up to the final; listing a class doesnā€™t tell me much. You could nix ā€œrelevant courseworkā€ to save some space.

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Thanks for your help! Iā€™ll shorten the bullet points to make them more concise. Iā€™ve heard similar points regarding relevant coursework so Iā€™ll remove that as well.

Another thing I'm seeing clients ask for is that they want to know which roles you gained experience in specific technologies. I would suggest listing your technologies within roles either as a list below your shortened details of the role or bolden within the description.

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