My ResuMemo Blog
Journey to your dream job
recent posts
- The Biggest Career Trap for U.S. White-Collar Workers
- đź’Ľ How a Chinese Female Quant Landed Front-Office at Morgan Stanley
- AI Got Me the Job | Ep. 1: Job Customization Is About “Evidence,” Not Fonts
- Job Searching Without Strategy Is Just Glorified Guesswork
- 🎙️My First Internship Story — How Persistence Opened the DoorÂ
Category: New Graduates
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🎓 As an international student job hunting in the U.S., mass-applying is the fastest way to burn out.2 a.m., you’re hammering that “Easy Apply” button on LinkedIn…Three days later? Zero interviews + an inbox full of rejection emails. The truth is, success isn’t about sending more applications—it’s about making every resume hit the heart of…
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Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions like:“Xixi, can you take a look at my resume?”“Do you think this sounds technical enough?”“Should I apply to more jobs to improve my chances?” And honestly, I just want to say:Slow down. You haven’t even figured out what roles you’re aiming for—why are you already tweaking your…
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When I first started grad school at Lehigh, I honestly didn’t know where to begin. I knew I needed internship experience, but I had no idea how to get it. No U.S. work experience, no connections. Just this quiet anxiety sitting in my chest — like I was already behind. So I did the only…
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When I first graduated, I thought I was ready. After all, I had the degree, a semi-decent GPA, and a resume full of intern-ships that sounded way more impressive than they actually were. I thought I’d slide into the real world with the same energy I’d brought to group projects and finals week. Reality laughed.…
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Navigating your first tech job can feel like decoding a sea of similar-sounding titles:Data Analyst, BI Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, ML Engineer, Software Engineer. What do these roles actually do? What skills do they require? And how much do they overlap? This blog breaks it all down with plain language and a helpful heatmap…
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Or, How to Get Rejected in 0.2 Seconds by a Company That Says They Value Diversity Every year, tens of thousands of Chinese international students graduate from U.S. universities, degrees in hand, dreams in heart, and LinkedIn profiles suspiciously full of inspirational quotes. Many of them set their sights on America’s most prestigious industries—technology and…
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— And How to Overcome Them Graduating is exciting — but job hunting? Not so much. If you’re a recent graduate, you’re not alone in feeling overwhelmed, confused, or stuck. In fact, most job seekers hit the same roadblocks again and again. At Resumemo, we’ve analyzed hundreds of job seekers’ journeys — and here are…
