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MKeehl
3 years ago
Hi!

I recently graduated with a Masters degree in Computer Science. I conducted research and did my thesis in the field of Machine Learning and Computer Vision.

I'm interested in pursuing a career in the field of Software Engineering (instead of ML or CV) as I find it more fulfilling and enjoyable personally than working in CV or doing research, especially in startups.

I enrolled into graduate school right after graduation from university so I could only get professional experience while being a student. By the time I graduated grad school, all my professional experience was in the field of SWE (Full-stack Web Dev) through:

- Four internships: 2 x 3 months + 2 x 6 months - Freelance work: 1 year 6 months - Contract work: 3 months

However, during my job search for entry level dev jobs (in startups) in the last 2 months, I received many rejections (100 applications, 50 rejections, 40 no-response, and 10 interviews that didn't result in job offers).

Is that response rate normal considering my resume and my experience?

Here is a link to my resume https://imgur.com/Mssxs1K and I'd appreciate any feedback or thoughts about it (what to improve, add, delete...). I only included my four most recent professional experiences to keep my resume fit in one page.

Thank you

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