RIYA SHARMA
Noida | +91 XXXXX XXXXX | riya@email.com | github.com/riya | linkedin.com/in/riya

Java Developer — Spring Boot, REST APIs, MySQL
Built and tested three Spring Boot services with JWT auth, JPA and Docker.

SKILLS
Languages: Java 17, SQL | Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, JUnit 5
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL | Tools: Git, Maven, Docker, Postman

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EDUCATION
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CERTIFICATIONS (optional)
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Grouped skills (only what you can explain)
Core Java: OOP, collections, exceptions, streams, multithreading basics
Spring: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security basics
Data: SQL joins, indexes, JPA relationships
Testing: JUnit 5, Mockito
Tools: Git, Maven/Gradle, Docker, Postman
Avoid: 'MS Office', 'Internet', or tools you used once

Bullet formula: Action verb + what you built + tech used + result/benefit

Built   | a REST API for order tracking | with Spring Boot and PostgreSQL | supporting create, update and status queries
Wrote   | integration tests              | with JUnit 5 and Testcontainers | catching two mapping bugs before demo
Secured | user endpoints                 | with Spring Security and JWT    | so only owners can view their orders

Ways to get honest numbers for your own projects
- Count endpoints, tables, tests you wrote
- Measure query time before/after an index on your machine
- Count users/testers who tried your project
- Note test coverage percentage from your build tool
Never invent numbers. Interviewers will ask how you measured them.

@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/books")
public class BookController {
    private final BookService service;

    public BookController(BookService service) {
        this.service = service;
    }

    @GetMapping("/{id}")
    public ResponseEntity<BookDto> get(@PathVariable Long id) {
        return service.findById(id)
                .map(ResponseEntity::ok)
                .orElse(ResponseEntity.notFound().build());
    }

    @PostMapping
    public ResponseEntity<BookDto> create(@Valid @RequestBody CreateBookRequest req) {
        BookDto saved = service.create(req);
        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(saved);
    }
}

Project README checklist
☐ One-line description of the problem
☐ Tech stack
☐ Architecture or package structure
☐ How to run (Docker Compose or Maven)
☐ API endpoints table
☐ How to run tests
☐ What I would improve next

PROJECT ENTRY TEMPLATE
Library Management API | Java 17, Spring Boot, MySQL, Docker | github.com/you/library-api
- Built REST endpoints for books, members and loans with validation and error handling
- Modelled one-to-many relationships with Spring Data JPA
- Secured member endpoints with Spring Security and JWT
- Wrote JUnit 5 and Mockito tests for the service layer

Before sending
☐ One page (fresher) / two max (experienced)
☐ Headline matches the job title
☐ Keywords from the job description where truthful
☐ No tables, text boxes or images for ATS
☐ Standard fonts and headings
☐ Every link opens
☐ No spelling errors (read aloud)
☐ Saved as PDF named FirstName-LastName-Java-Developer.pdf

Tailoring for each job
Job title: ______  Company: ______
Top 5 skills in the posting: ______________
Which are on my resume? ______
Which project best matches? ______
Headline tweak: ______________
Time spent tailoring: 10-15 minutes