ATS RESUME MASTERGUIDE — FOR FRESHER

REELS DROP

🧠 OBJECTIVE
This document outlines the detailed evaluation criteria and expectations from fresher-level
resumes submitted for entry-level Software Engineering roles at Meta. It is designed to
ensure standardization, relevance, and alignment with technical hiring bar across Meta
teams.

📋 HIGH-LEVEL SCREENING TABLE

Section Weightage Must-Haves Auto-Reject Triggers
(%)

Header + Contact 5% Name, Email, Phone, Missing contact, broken

LinkedIn, GitHub (all links, unprofessional
clickable) email

Education 15% College, Degree, Major, No college, unclear

CGPA (>= 7.0/10), CGPA, fake-sounding
Graduation year names

Work Experience 25% Company name, role, Unverified internships,

dates, 2–3 impactful bullet generic work statements
points

Projects 25% Relevant, well-documented, No project context,

deployed or GitHub-linked copied or dead repo links

Skills & Tools 10% Programming, Tools, Too many tools, no

Frameworks, Cloud demonstrated use
(relevant to JD)

Achievements 10% Hackathons, open-source, Irrelevant achievements

ranks, awards or padded content

Volunteering/Club 5% IEEE, coding clubs, Non-technical fluff taking

s leadership roles too much space
Formatting + ATS 5% Single column, ATS-friendly, Multiple columns,
Fit clear hierarchy, PDF format images, weird fonts,
typos

🔍 DETAILED SCOPING — SECTION BY SECTION

1️⃣ Header + Contact Info
Sub-Field Example Notes

Name Prashant Kumar Centered, bold, not capitalized

completely

Email [email protected] Avoid Gmail aliases like crazycoder123

Phone +91 98765 43210 Include country code

LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/prashant Use shortened version

GitHub github.com/prashant At least 2 pinned repos w/ README

2️⃣ Education
Sub-Field Example Notes

College XYZ University Must be recognized; no spelling errors

Name

Degree B.E. CSE Include major clearly

CGPA 8.2 / 10 Avoid hiding this

Duration 2021 – 2025 Do not fake graduation years

Certifications AWS Cloud Practitioner Should be industry-valued, not Udemy

(optional) only

3️⃣ Experience
Sub-Field Example Notes

Company Meta (Remote Internship) Add if verifiable; logos

optional

Role Backend Intern Use standard titles

Timeline May 2024 – Aug 2024 Mention month + year

 Descriptio "Built internal dashboard in React used by 50+ Use action + impact +
n mentors..." stack

4️⃣ Projects
Sub-Field Example Notes

Title DevConnect – SaaS Dashboard Highlight the unique problem it

solves

Stack MERN + AWS Lambda Use 1 line to describe architecture

Key "Implemented Stripe payment for Show business impact or user

Contributions 3-tier plans" scale

Hosting devconnect.vercel.app Either GitHub repo or deployed

URL required

Visibility Public GitHub with README, Bonus: video demo on

Screenshots Loom/YouTube

5️⃣ Skills & Tools

Split into categories:

Category Example Tools Rule

Programming JavaScript, Python, C++ Limit to tools you’ve used in

projects

Frameworks/Librarie React, Express, Tailwind No random buzzwords

s

DevOps & Infra AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions Mention if actually deployed with
these

Tools Postman, Figma, Sentry Real-world usage preferred over

buzz

Soft Skills Communication, Problem Don’t oversell; no 5-star rating

Solving bars
6️⃣ Achievements

Achievement Example Rule

Type

Hackathons 4th in CU Technovation Hackathon Must be ranked or

recognized

Open Source Contributor to EddieHub’s GitHub Contribution link required

Projects

Online Profiles 400+ LeetCode, 100+ GitHub commits in Verify with profile links
2024

7️⃣ Volunteering
Club/Role Example Notes

IEEE Organised 3 tech events with 300+ Preferably leadership or core

Secretary participants team role

Anchor Anchored Freshers 2023 + 1 tech Only if no other tech exp

conference available

⚠️ Common Red Flags

●​ ❌ Resume > 1 page​
●​ ❌ Resume made with Canva (not ATS-friendly)​
●​ ❌ Tables/images in PDF​
●​ ❌ Using buzzwords like "tech-savvy team player"​
●​ ❌ Unrealistic numbers ("Handled 10 lakh users as fresher")​
✅ Final Checklist Before Upload
Task Statu
s

All sections complete (Header to Extra) ✅/❌

Clickable GitHub & LinkedIn links ✅/❌
Resume in PDF, no images/tables ✅/❌
All projects live or well-documented ✅/❌
File name: Aryan_Malik_Resume_Meta.pdf ✅/❌

🧪 BONUS: Internal Recruiter Questions

1.​ Does this candidate show ownership in any project?​

2.​ Are any of the projects built for real-world use or mock only?​

3.​ If experience is present — can it be verified via LinkedIn?​

4.​ Has candidate applied thinking? Or just followed tutorials?​

🎁 Suggested Resources
Tool/Platform Use Case

ResumeWorded ATS Score Estimation

Jobscan JD to Resume Matching

Zety Formatting Templates

VisualCV Minimal Resume Builder

Google Docs Final Editing + Shareable Links

Sample Resume - 1
Prashant Singh​
+91-xxxxxxxx
[email protected]
Bachelor of Technology​
GitHub Profile
Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur​
LinkedIn Profile

EDUCATIOn
​
•​ Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering(Cyber Security)​ 2020-24
Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur
​
CGPA: xx

PERsonaL PROjECTs
​
•​ Web Based Facial Authentication(Liveness Detection)
A website based facial authentication system, implemented using a Chrome Extension.
–​ Facilitating users’ logins to websites without having to remember their credentials
–​ Used Live detection techniques to create high order security.
–​ Technology Used: Python, Reactjs, Bootstrap.

•​ Realtime Chat App

A react based web application which allow users to chat in real time.
–​ Used Firebase Authentication(SDK) to facilitate authentication & Cloud Firestore to store data.
–​ Technology Used: Reactjs, Firebase, Bootstrap, HTML.

•​ Covid-19 Tracker
Daily and weekly updated statistics tracking the number of COVID-19 cases, recovered, and deaths.
–​ Tracking world-wide cases using google maps and live API stats and datasets.
–​ Technology Used : JavaScript , CSS, HTML, API.

ExPERIEncE
​
•​ AWS Cloud Virtual Internship
​
May - July 2023
AICTE-Eduskills
​
Online
–​ In-depth understanding of AWS cloud computing services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda,
IAM, VPC, and more.
–​ Proficient in designing, deploying, and managing fault-tolerant, highly available, and scalable
AWS solutions.
–​ Strong knowledge of architectural best practices, such as AWS Well-Architected Framework,
security, performance, and cost optimization.
–​ Hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and automation using
AWS Management
Console and AWS CLI.
•​ Palo Alto Cybersecurity Virtual Internship​
Dec 2022 - Feb 2023 AICTE-Eduskills​
​
Online
–​ Learned the fundamentals of Security Operations Center (SOC).
–​ Learned basics of Network & Cloud Security.

TEChnICAL SKILLs anD InTEREsTs

Languages: C/C++, Python, Javascript, HTML+CSS
Libraries : C++ STL, Python
Libraries, ReactJs Web Dev
Tools: Nodejs, VScode, Git,
Github Frameworks: ReactJs
Cloud/Databases:MongoDb, Firebase, Relational Database(mySql)
Relevent Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating Systems, Object Oriented
Programming, Database Management System, Software Engineering.
Areas of Interest: Web Design and Development, Cloud Security.
Soft Skills: Problem Solving, Self-learning, Presentation, Adaptability

PosITIOns of REsPOnsIBILITy
​
•​ On Desk Registrations Volunteer Aarhant Cyber Week Event - RCOEM, Nagpur​
Oct - Dec 2022
–​ Helped to attract close to 300 attendees to the event.

Sample Resume - 2

Bhaicodekrle​
+91-1111 00000
Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science​
[email protected] ​
XYZ University, ABC​ ​
Github | LinkedIn

EdUCATION
Degree/Certificate Institute/Board CGPA/Percentage Year
B.E XYZ University 8.51 2019-2023
Senior Secondary CBSE Board 91% 2018-2019
Secondary CBSE Board 95% 2016-1018

ExPERIENCE
•​ Meta​
July 2024 – Present
Backend Developer
​
Bangalore
–​ Developed Multi-Unit Tagging for Posts : Migrated post tagging from 1:1 to 1:many
architecture, enhancing scalability and improving tagging efficiency .
 –​ Optimized Cloud Storage Costs: Designed an algorithm to efficiently save customizable
canvas in AWS S3, reducing storage costs by 40% and improving save times by 30% .
–​ Built Image Conversion Tool: Integrated ImageMagick to automate HEIC to JPEG/JPG
conversions, maintaining
98% of original image quality in the existing backend infrastructure
–​ Independent Template Fetching Architecture: Spearheaded a standalone architecture to
manage and fetch user story templates using GraphQL, reducing cross-team dependencies
and streamlining sentry issue resolution by 50% .
•​ Meta
​
July 2023 – 2024 Backend Intern
​
Bangalore
–​ Backend Support for Ad revenue stream optimisation: Engineered backend infrastructure
for the Laser-Assisted Plantation Rover Project, enabling real-time data processing from
plantation sensors; enhanced system functionality by 30% through optimized data
workflows.

PROjECTS
•​ Unisocial
​
Github
–​ Designed a hosted social media backend, enabling users to register, log in, post content, search
and follow/unfollow others
–​ Facilitated JWT authentication for secure user login and session management..
–​ Utilized PostgreSQL for data storage and improved system scalability by 50% through efficient
database indexing
•​ Vision AI
​
Github
–​ Integrated Google Gemini Pro and Javascript based Speech API to develop a voice-driven
virtual assistant with 95% speech recognition accuracy
–​ Enabled real-time feedback for visually impaired individuals through speech output.
–​ Developed a speech recognition system by integrating Google Gemini Pro that enabled
hands-free microphone operation, which can reduce background noise during
patient-doctor consultations by 20%.
•​ MediCast
​
Github
–​ Crafted a patient-doctor consultation system, including e-prescription generation,
streamlining healthcare processes and reducing consultation time by 30% .
–​ Created a real time ambulance tracking to locate nearby hospitals within 10km radius of the
user’s location, resulting in immediate assistance.
–​ Integrated an AI-powered chatbot to provide immediate health solutions, resolving 70% of user
queries without
requiring human intervention

TECHNICAL SKILLS
•​ Programming: C++, Javascript, Node.js, Express.js, MySQL, PostgreSQL, GraphQL
•​ Tools & Services: VS Code, Postman, Git/Github, Sentry, ClickUps

PoSITIONS Of RESPONSIBILITv
•​ Web Handle ,XYZ University Club Branch​ July 2022 -
March 2023

ACHIEVEMENTS
•​ Solved 500+ problems over different coding platforms: LeetCode and Code 360
•​ Achieved the XYZ Award 2023 for exceptional academic performance in university
•​ Anchored more than 12 sessions in major college event Technovations and also delivered sessions
related to DB management