SDE new grad resume example
Campus placement shortlists move fast and often run through software first. This layout scores 98/100 against our 30 published rules — the highest in our catalogue — while still reading like a designed document rather than a text file.
Measured by exporting this exact resume and running it through the 30 rules we publish. Certified: we only badge templates at 90 or above, a stricter bar than the 85 our checker calls interview-ready, so the design leaves headroom for your own content.
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Why these bullets work
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“Built the transaction categorisation service in Go that now labels 1.2 million transactions a day at 96% accuracy”
An intern bullet with production numbers. Daily volume and accuracy say the code shipped and stayed.
“Cut the nightly reconciliation job from 42 minutes to 9 by batching database writes and adding two indexes”
A before-and-after runtime with the two changes that caused it. Interviewers ask about exactly this kind of bullet.
“Built REST endpoints in Node.js for order tracking used by 4,000 student customers”
User count on an internship project. It turns 'built endpoints' into something that had customers.
Making it yours
- Order projects by what you can defend for fifteen minutes, not by what sounds most advanced.
- Name the specific stack per project rather than keeping one long skills list.
- Keep GPA visible only if it clears the bar your target companies screen at.
- Every project should answer 'who used it' — even if the answer is thirty classmates.
Common questions
Does a 98 mean this resume gets shortlisted?
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. The score measures whether software can read your resume correctly — parseability, structure, contact details, writing quality. Whether you are shortlisted depends on what those bullets say. A high score removes an obstacle; it does not replace the content.
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