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Ameer Hamza • Edited

Hi, guys I'll be graduating soon(hopefully 😂) my pdf CV is at ameerhamzariaz.github.io
I would love feedback on how to improve it to stand out. Thanks

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Molly Struve (she/her)

Can you help me make my github page look this good?!!! haha

  • Right off the bat, one thing I notice is that your summary statement is super broad and you talk about skills from UX to the backend. You might want to consider narrowing down what you want to work on and be more specific in that statement. Do you want to do more UX work? Would you rather work on the backend? If you don't know, then maybe put that you are still trying to figure out what you enjoy working on best. I think admitting that you are not quite sure is better than just being super broad.
  • Skills: The logos are fun but I would stick with listing out the actual names
  • Major Projects: LOVE the tools used section that is a nice touch!

This looks pretty slick. When you put it on paper make sure you can fit it on a single page. You might be able to do without some of your early education if you find yourself running short of room. Also consider tailoring it for the job. If you are applying for a front end job make sure all the design stuff is front and center. If you are applying for a backend position then make sure that relevant is prominent.

Keep crushing it :D

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Ameer Hamza

Thanks Molly for your sweet comment. It's true I am still trying to figure out what I want to do when I graduate. That's why I did my semester projects on different platforms/techs.

Which lead to another problem being "Jack of all trades master of none". Hopefully something would zing eventually.

Thanks once again :)

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Molly Struve (she/her)

Having a broad skill set to start out is great bc then you can really choose what you enjoy. I started out as a full stack dev and then over a few years transitioned to exclusively the backend bc I realized that is what I enjoyed the most!

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Kim Arnett 

Your page looks great - I would still recommend having a PDF (maybe even reflect the design elements you have here). Most managers and recruiters will print and email resumes around, so make sure it's printer friendly. Nothing says you can't have both :)

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Ameer Hamza

Hi Kim, the webpage already has the link to download resume as PDF.(I'll try to make it more visible) btw here is the link. Let me know what you think. ameerhamzariaz.github.io/src/Ameer...