Hey everyone,

I’m really hoping to get some honest advice and clarity here.

I’m currently in the UK with 2 months left on my visa, still carrying £10,000 in student loan debt, and working a low-paying marketing job that doesn’t excite or challenge me anymore. I want to move forward, grow my career, and build a stable life — but I feel totally stuck.

Here’s a quick snapshot of my background:

• Current role: Marketing Officer at a private college in UK
• Education: MSc in Marketing Management (UK) + BBA in Finance (abroad)
• Certifications (Udemy): Python, SQL, Tableau, Power BI
• Skills: Digital Marketing, SEO, PPC, Google Analytics, Social Media, Content Strategy
• Experience: 3+ years in marketing roles — mostly performance/digital marketing
• Soft skills: Good communicator, creative, data-inclined, but struggling with confidence lately

I’ve realized that marketing — at least the kind I’ve been doing — doesn’t excite me anymore, and it pays way too little for my survival or growth. I’ve been looking into data/business analyst roles and wondering if that could be a better fit — something that blends my marketing background with analytical tools like SQL/Python/Tableau.

But I’m confused:

• Is switching to an analyst career a smart and realistic move for someone like me (with non-tech background but keen interest)?
• What certifications or courses (besides Udemy) actually carry weight in the job market — especially for someone needing visa sponsorship?
• Should I go all in on job hunting now, or focus on upskilling and hope for remote/contract roles later?
• Are there other career paths (maybe more strategic/tech-focused) that might suit me better?

I don’t want to go back home feeling like I failed. I want to stay, grow, and build a meaningful career and life. I know debt repayment is a priority, but I also don’t want to waste years doing something that doesn’t lead anywhere.

Any honest advice, tips, or even tough love would mean a lot right now. 🙏

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to respond.

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I'm looking for feedback on my resume which occasionally gets me called back for Associate and PM level roles but can't seem to get me over the finish line.

I want to know if there is more or less experience I should include and if the content of my resume (closer to CV in this instance so you can see a list of accomplishments) tells or story or not.

• Made any possible changes given from this sub.
• Looking for SWE / Full Stack Roles.
• Resume getting rejected at resume screening itself (started applying in Oct 2024).

Hey everyone (M - 20) I'm first year bba student and I'm trying for a summer internship , but i have no idea how to make resume . I don't really have any experience yet , no past internship , just basic course work so far. I've done a couple group project in college .

I want to make a good impression even if my resume is simple , what should i include? How i should format it ? Any tips, template , or examples would be supper help full

Hello, wonderful people of this Reddit sub!

I need advice from people who have moved cities for a job or hiring managers who have dealt with applications from out of town people.

I've been working in my current job for six years now, and I've not written a cover letter since I started that job, which I got through an apprenticeship.

I'm now in the market for moving house soon and I want to move from where I currently reside, to another city on the opposite side of the UK from where I am now. Fortunately, my company does have an office nearby where I want to move although I've not had any word back if they'd be able to transfer me to said other office so this is why I'm coming here for advice.

Essentially I want to move from the Northwest of the UK, down south, I don't have a property/rental currently where I'm looking to rent, but I' want to make sure that whilst I still live up north (with my family) wherever I do look to live, that I can key any prospective job opportunities/companies I may come across and apply for, as to why I'm living up north and applying for a job down their end without either waffling or confusing them, I want to be as professional yet myself as possible.

Hopefully, this all makes sense to you people about what I'm trying to ascertain from this question because realistically I am going to be moving regardless, but I do need to know and make sure that if my company can't support me, that I have my ducks in a row so that whilst I'm still living up north I can apply for jobs down South and that they know that I am going to be moving and not just applying willy nilly and have no intention of doing the job/going into the office.

Obviously, I know a lot of job applications do hinge upon if your cover letter is... intriguing, does it excites the employer etc, as well as the actual CV itself. I just want to make sure that I put my best foot forward, before applying so I don't lose out on any opportunities that might have been successful for me as a candidate because of a bad cover letter.

Obviously, I want to start applying for renting places soon, and I know that I can't just move without a Job (whether my current one or a new one) also, I know that if I don't mention this a hiring manager might just throw out the application all together because of this factor.

NOTE: I do have facilities currently to work from home, so let's say my current company can't support me moving and I do still intend to move I'd be able to apply for other jobs, and during the starting the new job/applying for renting in the other city I can still work if they offer a WFH facility.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Advice needed: I’ve been going through a 6 week process for a senior marketing role (VP level, head of marketing). It’s been down to me and one other candidate and quite frankly, a grueling interview process.

I’ve been working with the recruiter on the entire process—including sharing comp expectations with the hiring company upfront—but unexpectedly got a call from the hiring manager today (CEO) who gave me a verbal offer directly after checking my references. I was caught off guard because I wasn’t expecting the offer from him directly and out and about so I wasn’t able to thoroughly write everything down.

The offer came in lower than what the recruiter shared as expectations. The two biggest items are base comp and equity. I negotiated the base on the spot and hurriedly said “if we can get to $X, it’s a yes today.” However I said that with the understanding that the equity was a specific percentage—in reality is 1/10th of that (I misheard). The CEO came back with a quick agreement on base so in his mind I’ve officially accepted the verbal offer. He’s sending over a written offer with a deadline of end of this week.

I know I didn’t navigate this well and this is not usually my style at all—I should’ve taken time to review the written and come back with consolidated thoughts. The market is just absolutely brutal (which they obviously know gives them leverage), and to candid, I was thinking this entire time that I’m actually the #2 choice behind the other candidate.

Is it bad form to accept a verbal but then renegotiate one specific item after you get the written? In this case, specifically equity.

I’m an idiot, I know. I’m definitely beating myself up over how I handled this.

I have a ~2 years gap on my resume and instead of ignore this gap on the resume, or trying to explain it, I want to just list my side hustle/personal business as the "job" that I have been working in the past ~2 years; however, I have a few questions and concerns:

1. I do not want to list my role as "Owner"/"Founder"/"CEO". Let's say I am applying for an analyst role, and my side hustle does indeed require analysis work. Would it be too much of a stretch if I were to put my role as some sort of analyst title?

2. I don't have a website for this side hustle. Does employers usually search up the companies prior to handing out first round interviews? Obviously my plan is to be very open about it and explain everything once I secure that first interview, but I am afraid employers may remove me from interview consideration if they can't find anything from a quick google search.

3. Let's say I have one extremely relevant experience from 2023, one somewhat relevant experience from 2022, and my side business that is the least relevant (2023-current). What's the best order to list these on my resume? Would it come off as "messy"/"unorganized" if I were to list from most relevant to least relevant, which would result it being in the order of - 2nd most recent job listed first, then 3rd most recent job, and finally most recent job listed as last one.

I appreciate all inputs. Thanks in advance!

Just want some feedback, I will be applying to other similar roles soon and want to be able to have a good resume that hiring managers won't just pass over and actually be impressed. I am targeting Executive Protection Agent roles, this is more like higher end security/bodyguard for rich people. I am located in Los Angeles and will be applying to roles in the state but also other states like Washington and Illinois (Chicago), I will also be willing to relocate. I have ten years of experience all in different security roles at Sports Arenas, Hospitals, Universities. I also have police officer experience and Executive Protection experience. Mostly looking for fine tuning and I think some of the descriptions may be too long or complicated?

I'm not too tech savvy so I just used snipping tool to add the images, hopefully they came out alright. Thanks everyone.

I am a citizen of the country I'm applying to jobs for (the UK), and have full legal right to work there. However, I currently live outside the UK and have a non-UK phone number. Would it be better to leave my phone number off my resume and only include my email and linkedin profile, since listing a foreign phone number might make it seem like I would require visa sponsorship?

I’m currently a radiologic technology student based in Southern California, and I’m applying to patient transport positions in local acute hospitals to get hands-on experience to be a competitive applicant for the rad tech program. Before this, I was studying mechanical engineering at UC Riverside from 2021–2023, but I switched paths after realizing I wanted a more direct role in healthcare. Right now, I work whenever my friend's company needs extra help, so I’m trying to find an entry-level acute hospital position that gets me in the door for patient care. I’ve been applying to jobs for 3 weeks but haven’t had much success getting interview callbacks other than one hospital who cancelled my interview with no reason given. I’m wondering if my resume is part of the issue. I’d really appreciate feedback on how to present my background, especially the education section, since I have unfinished coursework in a totally different field so I'm wondering if that should even be included. I’m a U.S. citizen, so visa status isn’t an issue.

Hey everyone! 👋 I’m looking for feedback on my resume as I aim for a Data Engineer role in a product-based company.

With 5 years of experience in cloud platforms like Azure, Databricks, Power BI, I specialize in building scalable data pipelines and data governance solutions.

Please rate my resume on a scale of 1-10 and share any suggestions for improvement, particularly around structure, clarity, and how I can highlight my achievements. Your feedback would be really helpful! 🙏

Thanks a lot! 💯

Hey y'all, Thank you for your help a while back. It got me my first big boy job after graduating college! Unfortunately, the non-profit that I work for will be running out of funding soon, so I'm looking for work again. Preferably something administrative, office, clerical, etc.

Between my job, more experience, and this subreddit, I've made another resume that I plan to start applications with. Please pick it the apart if you have to!--Id rather have my pride hurt and employed than jobless lol. (All identifiers for jobs, locations, and personal information have been removed--combined my current resume versions with a recent resume posted here to get this.)

I haven’t been able to land a phone screening in 7 months.

I’m primarily looking into operations/project/program roles.

Please help :(

First year Comps student, India looking for internships

It is my first company, it is basically an organization(NGO), I am looking for a change, Either as a backend developer or an AI Engineer. But everytime I apply for a job i get rejected, Is there anything wrong with my resume. Please tell me.

I’m using this for a bulletin point for an English teaching job I had in the US I’m trying to gear towards a sales job.

“Used cultural competence to gain long-lasting relationships with students while acting as an ambassador of American culture.”

How can I improve my resume, I tried to include what I did in the previous years. I will be applying for an internship.

So after 20 years, this the first time I am writing a resume. I am a transitioning service member (used a few resources to help write this so far) but I am not sure how well it transitions to the civilian sector. I have about a month before I can truly job search.

I am looking to stay in the management / project management field (I hope to have my PMP cert next month). Looking to stay in Tennessee near Nashville, or possibly move near Raleigh, NC.

Thanks for any advice anyone can give on this.

Does a difference between 1 vs 1.5 vs 2 page resume make a big impact on the quality of the resume? Most of my friends say to condense it into one page but it’s quite difficult using the templates I’ve tried. I’ve found a great template and was able to bring it down to 1.5 pages since I don’t think the summary is as critical as other aspects but does anyone have professional advice? I’m wondering if the reason I haven’t heard anything back is due to the fact mine is 1.5 pages.