How I got Post-Grad offers at these Companies

How I got Post-Grad offers at these Companies (w/ no connections at a non target) JPMorganChase WELLS FARGO Fidelity Charles SCHWAB HPE amazon splunk> Microsoft 1. I tailored my resume Quality >> Quantity if you did 1000 apps with a bad resume and did 100 apps with a great resume?? what's better?? THE KEY BUZZ WORDS. Passing the resume screening should be the least of your worries once you have a well set resume Have a good template and be well formatted. I recommend the Jake resume template Experiences, projects, skills, leadership. All is good but needs to be explained well on your resume. They care about actual numbers. method is to have a business that you are passionate about. will help you in interviews later 2. I did externships during the semesters I was able to get experience my freshman year working with real employees at big time companies like Amazon, TikTok, and epic games amazon EPIC GAMES JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. extern.com is the resource I used. I vouch for them because having experience on my resume early, allowed me to get my first internship at aws externships are a great opportunity to have experience on your resume early, helps you stand out having experience is the main reason why I got my internships in which allowed me to get full time offers as well 3. I started to LinkedIn farm my network brought me opportunities to internally apply recruiters would randomly hit me up for a coffee chat to learn more about me and to see if I fit their description for a role at their company I had a LinkedIn since my freshman year and I now have about 3.5k connections. from all over the country you can also learn from others and ask questions regarding anything 4. I stayed positive I know how hard the process is, you just can't lose sight of the future you want. It's good to worry but everything happens for a reason and everything will fall into place if you put the work in. One offer just creates a snowball effect Keep your head up and keep grinding because this job market isn't gonna fix itself 5. I studied for a lot of certifications I was able to get 3 certifications for free while in school Certifications show to recruiters you can learn. Projects shows that you can apply that knowledge Given me the upper hand on other candidates that don't have certs AWS Certified Security - Specialty Amazon Web Services (AWS) Issued Apr 2023 - Expires Jul 2027 Show credential AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Amazon Web Services (AWS) Issued Jun 2024 - Expires Jun 2027 Show credential AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Amazon Web Services (AWS) Issued May 2024 - Expires May 2027 Show credential AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate Amazon Web Services (AWS) Issued Apr 2026 - Expires Apr 2029 Show credential AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate Amazon Web Services (AWS) Issued Mar 2026 - Expires Mar 2029 Show credential AWS Certified AI Practitioner Amazon Web Services (AWS) Issued Feb 2026 - Expires Feb 2029 Show credential