u/One-Science2163

Been going through a lot of fresher resumes lately and having conversations with 2024-25 passouts about their job search.

One thing that genuinely surprised me:

Almost every single person is using either their college placement cell template or a random free template they downloaded online.

And almost nobody has ever received proper feedback on whether their resume is actually working or not.

The only signal they get is silence — no callbacks, no rejections, just nothing.

Which made me wonder — where were we supposed to learn this?

College doesn't teach it. Parents don't know the modern format. And most online advice is either too generic or not written for the Indian job market.

For those who figured it out — how did you actually learn to write a resume that got you callbacks?

And for those still figuring it out — what's the one thing you wish someone had told you earlier?
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Been going through a lot of fresher resumes lately and having conversations with 2024-25 passouts about their job search.

One thing that genuinely surprised me:

Almost every single person is using either their college placement cell template or a random free template they downloaded online.

And almost nobody has ever received proper feedback on whether their resume is actually working or not.

The only signal they get is silence — no callbacks, no rejections, just nothing.

Which made me wonder — where were we supposed to learn this?

College doesn't teach it. Parents don't know the modern format. And most online advice is either too generic or written for the US job market.

For those who figured it out — how did you actually learn to write a resume that got you callbacks?

And for those still figuring it out — what's the one thing you wish someone had told you earlier?

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I've been speaking to a bunch of 2024-25 BTech/BCom passouts lately and the stories are genuinely concerning.

People with decent CGPA, good projects, internship experience — applying to 200-300 companies and getting maybe 2-3 callbacks.

I'm trying to understand if this is a market problem or a presentation problem — meaning are freshers not getting shortlisted because jobs don't exist, or because their resumes and applications aren't making the cut?

Would love to hear real experiences here — not sugar-coated ones.

If you're a 2024-25 fresher:

• How many applications have you sent?
• How many callbacks have you gotten?
• What do you think is the actual reason?

Not here to sell anything — genuinely trying to map the problem.

I've been speaking to a bunch of 2024-25 BTech/BCom passouts lately and the stories are genuinely concerning.

People with decent CGPA, good projects, internship experience — applying to 200-300 companies and getting maybe 2-3 callbacks.

I'm trying to understand if this is a market problem or a presentation problem — meaning are freshers not getting shortlisted because jobs don't exist, or because their resumes and applications aren't making the cut?

Would love to hear real experiences here — not sugar-coated ones.

If you're a 2024-25 fresher:

• How many applications have you sent?
• How many callbacks have you gotten?
• What do you think is the actual reason?

Not here to sell anything — genuinely trying to map the problem.
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