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How I Used the NCSU Job Board (Epack) to Get 10+ Interview Opportunities
Most students open Epack, get overwhelmed, and close it without applying to anything.
I did the opposite. Here's exactly what I did to turn Epack into my primary source of interview opportunities — and how you can do the same.
Step 1 — Filter Immediately, Don't Browse
The first thing I did was filter everything down to internships and co-ops only. No full time jobs, no part time work. Just internships and co-ops.
This sounds obvious but most students waste time browsing everything and applying to nothing. Narrow your focus immediately so you're only seeing relevant opportunities.
Step 2 — Change Your Goal
This is the most important mindset shift I made.
My goal wasn't to find the perfect job. My goal was to just get a job.
When you're looking for the perfect opportunity you talk yourself out of applying to things constantly. When your goal is simply to get experience, you apply to far more and your odds go up dramatically.
Don't wait for the perfect listing. Apply broadly and let the interviews tell you what you actually want.
Step 3 — Build 3 Versions of Your Resume
Instead of having one resume I tried to fit everywhere, I built three:
- Process Resume — tailored toward process engineering roles, emphasizing anything related to manufacturing, operations, or procedures
- Field Resume — tailored toward hands on field work, lab work, and technical work
- Long Resume — a comprehensive version with everything I'd done, regardless of length, used as a master reference
When a job posting came up, I'd read the description and ask myself which resume fit best. If one clearly matched, I submitted that one immediately.
Step 4 — Use AI to Fill the Gaps
If none of my three resumes was a strong match, I didn't give up on the application. Instead I took the closest resume I had, copied it into ChatGPT along with the job description, and asked it to modify my resume to better emphasize the skills the job was asking for.
This took maybe 5-10 minutes per application and significantly increased how relevant my resume looked for each specific role.
The key is you're not making things up — you're just reframing real experience to speak the language of each job description. That's exactly what employers are looking for.
Step 5 — Cover Letters Don't Have to Be Hard
When a company asked for a cover letter I AI generated it based on the job description and my resume. Simple as that.
The only extra step I took was reading it over to make sure it sounded natural and didn't have any obvious AI tells. A cover letter that sounds robotic hurts more than helps, so always give it a quick human review before submitting.
Step 6 — Apply to a Lot. Seriously.
I applied to at least 150 jobs through Epack.
That sounds like a lot and it is. But here's what happened — I got interview opportunities from multiple companies, received 4 job offers, and was still getting interview calls after I had already accepted my offer at East Fork Pottery.
The volume matters. Most students apply to 10-15 jobs and wonder why nothing comes back. Increase your volume dramatically and your results will follow.
The Simple System:
- Open Epack and filter to internships and co-ops
- Read each description quickly — does it fit your process, field, or general experience?
- Submit the matching resume immediately
- If no resume fits well, run the closest one through AI with the job description
- If they ask for a cover letter, AI generate it and review it quickly
- Repeat as many times as possible
Action step for you right now:
Open Epack today, filter to internships and co-ops, and apply to 5 jobs before you close the tab. Just 5. Build the habit first, then scale the volume.
Drop a comment below — have you used Epack before? What's been your biggest struggle with it?
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