Do projects carry more weight with recruiters than professional experience? If I want to feature an AI/ML project on my profile, would it discourage recruiters from considering me for software or backend roles despite my professional experience in those areas?
I’m targeting new grad roles starting May 2025, primarily in software engineering, machine learning, and/or data science. While my professional experience is around backend and full-stack development, I’m passionate about AI/ML and am considering adding a computer vision project for sports like boxing/football. Can such niche projects lead recruiters to typecast me based on project details instead of my broader experience? Or would replacing it with a traditional backend/software project, like a Redis-based application, better align with my core skill set since I am a new grad who doesn’t have professional experience in “AI/ML”?
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r/cscareerquestions Do projects carry more weight with recruiters than professional experience? If I want to feature an AI/ML project on my profile, would it discourage recruiters from considering me for software or backend roles despite my professional experience in those areas? I’m targeting new grad roles starting May 2025, primarily in software engineering, machine learning, and/or data science. While my professional experience is around backend and full-stack development, I’m passionate about AI/ML and am considering adding a computer vision project for sports like boxing/football. Can such niche projects lead recruiters to typecast me based on project details instead of my broader experience? Or would replacing it with a traditional backend/software project, like a Redis-based application, better align with my core skill set since I am a new grad who doesn’t have professional experience in “AI/ML”? submitted by /u/Supercachee [link] [comments]
Do projects carry more weight with recruiters than professional experience? If I want to feature an AI/ML project on my profile, would it discourage recruiters from considering me for software or backend roles despite my professional experience in those areas?
I’m targeting new grad roles starting May 2025, primarily in software engineering, machine learning, and/or data science. While my professional experience is around backend and full-stack development, I’m passionate about AI/ML and am considering adding a computer vision project for sports like boxing/football. Can such niche projects lead recruiters to typecast me based on project details instead of my broader experience? Or would replacing it with a traditional backend/software project, like a Redis-based application, better align with my core skill set since I am a new grad who doesn’t have professional experience in “AI/ML”?
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