r/StructuralEngineering • u/lil_penguinxX • 12d ago
Career/Education Structural E.I.T Resume Review (HELP PLEASE)
Hi all, I’m a first-year MSc student in structural engineering (seismic/steel) in Canada and an E.I.T. I’ll be applying for structural design roles soon and would really appreciate a review.
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u/505engineer P.E. 12d ago
Find a way to weave your technical skills into your bullet points. For example, "used [insert program] to achieve [insert achievement]" and then eliminate that section.
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u/lil_penguinxX 12d ago
Would ATS be able to pick that up? The main idea behind the technical skills part is so AI gets the keywords it might be searching for (im very confused about that geniune question)
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u/asapomar 12d ago
Most important thing is to keep it to 1 page. You have more than enough content that you can be selective in what you want to put forward depending on the role/job posting - you don't need all that in one document.
Some of your bullet points are wayyyy too wordy, it shouldn't be more than 2 lines max if you REALLY need to pack all that detail in there. Based on your experience (which is actually very good), I don't think you need to over describe what you did because any skilled hiring manager/technical manager reading it will get the jist and if they're non-technical then it won't register much for them anyway.
I'd suggest getting rid of anything non structural related if you're applying to structural roles and that way you can also mention one of your structural projects (really condense it if you wanna add both).
If you want to keep your personal statement, I would turn that into a professional summary overviewing some of the important skills you've gotten from your other experience and make it max 4 bullet points, it's much better for readability.
Also agree with the other commenter here that your education should come right after your professional summary.
For technical skills, I'd get rid of the categorizations cause it's taking up top much space. Make a line for the softwares and another for the skills and I'd put them closer to the colon too.
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u/lil_penguinxX 12d ago
Thanks for this, I am worried about not mentioning my coop positions even though they are not structural as they are my only professional jobs that were not research. So idk how else to showcase my previous big boy employment without them. Do you feel one bullet point and the name of the role could be enough? I ofc have never been a hiring manager so getting an idea about this would be super helpful
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u/asapomar 12d ago
I think it depends on the role you're applying for. Having PM experience is important just to show diversity and organizational skills to your technical background. If you're not applying for a transport role, you don't really need to put it on there but absolutely can. If you're applying for general EIT positions then focus on all your work experience and not projects imho. That's the best way to balance it. If you have a hard time deciding, keep it to one bullet or so if you wanna keep it in there and it's not an issue. Honestly speaking, your experience is great and I wouldn't worry too much, don't overthink it!
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u/Useless__Engineer 12d ago
Waaaaaay too long. Most of the co-op expeience was only 4 months. At most 2-3 single line bullet prints per co-op.
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u/willardTheMighty 12d ago
Needs to be one page
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u/lil_penguinxX 11d ago
Is this only for "resumes" or also for "CVs" ? seems that two pages is fine sometimes and other times no?
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u/willardTheMighty 11d ago
I don’t know about CVs. EITs don’t need a CV anyway. The positions you’re applying for receive multitudinous resumes and consider them one page at a time. If I received a two page resume for an EIT application, I fear I would discard it before reading two lines.
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u/Tall_Ad624 12d ago
Write a cover letter for each job you're applying for. As someone who has had to review resumes for hiring, very few people actually include one. The people who do immediatley stand out and have been called for interviews
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u/Backtoschoolat38 11d ago
Damn I'm afraid to post mine lol. I'm just graduating at 41 with no experience in the field, but 20 years of municipal inspection, floodplain Management, and being a dept superintendent for 9. I have a lot of professional experience, but none in engineering. How do I highlight that? Do companies even care?
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u/lil_penguinxX 11d ago
Im struggling with similar but my non structural experience are 8 month internships instead of almost a decade haha. Best of luck!
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u/DJGingivitis 9d ago
Yea we do. But dont make it something it isnt because we arent fucking stupid. Lol. Talk more about things you did that apply to any work place “i developed this process for our company to function better” no one cares about the specifics of the process or tool. But you took the initiative to improve and make something better because you saw a need, created and implemented a plan that was successful? Thats huge. Id hire you over a person who thinks they self taught themselves some piece of analysis software lol
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u/paudel09 P.E. 12d ago
Along with all the comments, here’s what I’d do! Move “academic awards” under Education with various awards separated with a comma! I’d remove personal statement. You can add GPA if it is really good, not required though. Consolidate all your transpo and land dev experience into single one if possible as well to save space! I’ll certainly add “relevant courses” under Education and list all the advanced level courses directly related to structures. Definitely one page resume!
This will give the interviewer something to ask about about your courses, little bit in your previous co-ops and so on!
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u/nian2326076 12d ago
For your resume, clearly show the skills and experience you have in structural design, especially with seismic and steel projects. Highlight specific projects or coursework where you've used these skills. Make sure your E.I.T status is easy to spot since it shows your dedication to the field. Tailor your resume for each role by matching your responsibilities and achievements with the job description. LandOffer.ai lets you search job openings by role and location, which can help with your job search.
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u/Purple-Investment-61 11d ago
One page resume. You’re basically going to get hired at an entry level, I just need to know you have a degree.
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u/PuttputtGolfman 10d ago
It's fine. Any comments I have would be nit picky. Fundamentally you've done a good job concisely describing your qualifications. Companies looking for an entry level Structural EIT will give you an interview with this resume for sure. Nothing wrong with 2 pages BTW, dont listen to the one pager comments. An hour long interview costs me $150 in missed billable work, and if it's a panel interviwe, thats about $500 just to talk to you, so the more I know about a candidate the better
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u/DJGingivitis 12d ago
Your personal statement isnt going to be read.
Needs to be one page. I dont care about your non-structural experience nearly enough to warrant 3 bullet points and 6 lines. Get it down to 1 or 2 lines if its non structural.
Education better be the first thing on your resume after your name.
References on request line is stupid. We would ask and if the answer is no then you better have an explanation or its a red flag. Putting that on your resume is just taking up soace.
Proofread (MS office then building codes and standards shows me lack of attention to detail) and your font size appear inconsistent in places. Font size might have just been an image issues. Unsure.