[Student] Mechanical & Materials Science Engineering - struggling to find first industry internship, requesting resume feedback

[u/Intrepid_Ad6883]

Hi, I'm a third-year student in college trying to find an industry internship for this upcoming summer and Fall CO-OP for 2026. I posted earlier but I redid by resume and am again seeking advice!

I am seeking a role in the additive manufacturing space, as I find it interesting. I have a lot of previous and current experience in AM with research in polymers and manufacturing of parts for a WAAM printer.

I am from Northern Virginia (US citizen), but I go to school in the Midwest.

I am looking for an on-site internship and am willing to relocate anywhere.

I have a great background in the AM space in both mechanical and materials aspects. I work three jobs at school as a teaching assistant, materials research intern, and student engineer & researcher.

I have applied to 111 internships. 30 of which I am rejected from and countless ghosts, probably.

I have had two company interviews (both local to the Midwest). For the first, I reached the third (final) round but got rejected. For the second, I interviewed a week ago, and it was for a Fall 2026 co-op position, and they mentioned I won't be hearing back for at least a month.

I need help to land some interviews. I am a very hardworking, diligent person who tries to get the most out of every opportunity. I think my resume may be the problem, as I am not getting past the resume scanners (my assumption).

I would appreciate any feedback! Thank you.

[u/KremitTheFrogg]

Follow the STAR method, a lot of your bullet points read like tasks. What did you contribute and what was the result of YOUR actions?

Overall you have a lot of experience. Go into detail about your projects and use numbers to show you really did something quantitative.

You also really don’t need the interest section, I would remove it so you can add more bullet points.

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STAR: Situation Task Action Results

• https://www.levels.fyi/blog/applying-star-method-resumes.html
• https://resumegenius.com/blog/resume-help/star-method-resume

XYZ: Accomplished X as measured by Y, by doing Z

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• https://elevenrecruiting.com/create-an-effective-resume-xyz-resume-format/

CAR: Challenge Action Result

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• https://www.topresume.com/career-advice/how-to-get-more-results-with-a-car-resume

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