Resume Critique Desired--Non-Target Undergrad, Aspiring Commodities Trader
http://www.razume.com/documents/24741
I am a senior at a non-target trying to break into commodities trading (most preferably some form of energy trading), or possibly FX or Fixed-Income. I'm looking at anywhere from small energy trading & distribution firms to larger prop shops or commodities-driven businesses who have trading divisions.
I am very analytical and tend to perform better under intense conditions, so I would like to think I I have at least part of what it takes to be a trader, but please do be as critical as possible because I really would like advice on where I should be looking.
I know places such as Jane Street Capital and First New York are pretty ivy-league based in terms of hiring, and BP, ExxonMobil, etc.'s programs all seem to be full (from a non-referral perspective at least), so if you might be able to toss a few names of smaller firms out there that would be excellent. Any direction into trading I can take from where I am now is the step forward I want to make.
Be prepared to be quizzed very intensely on the language section.. Take off proficient in Microsoft Office
Make the dashes between the months longer.
i lol'd
hahahahaha.....
Take your SAT score off, it's embarrassing.
i dont like the way you've listed your skills/activities.
Why is your Math SAT bolded? You do realize 720 is pathetic, not something to be proud of right?
Putting some of your classes in bold also looks really strange. Same for your work experience... don't just bold certain things like that. I think, overall, too much space on your resume is given to your educational background, and also your skills/activities.
Give more space to your work experience/past internships.
And here I was, thinking that the formatting was just kinda messed up on my computer.
Definitely get rid of the weird bolding.
is this a joke?
asiamoney, I appreciate the advice. I had used the bold for readability when people are scanning hundreds of resumes, but obviously it seems it is distracting. I am getting rid of that, and am working on shrinking my other sections to list more work experience.
I know a lot of bankers have 780-800 math SATs, but should I definitely get rid of the SAT scores on my resume? Those comments sounded more like condescension than advice, and I have received a lot of feedback saying to put that on there for trading.
To captainkoolaid: you say you don't like the way I've listed my skills/activities...do you have any advice as to how to better list them?
Also, I had created this post to get some resume advice, but my main purpose was to hopefully find out more places I could apply to set up for a future career in trading. Obviously the best of the best shops seek candidates from top schools, so I am looking for places that I might actually have a chance of getting a job at. I interviewed with a very small energy trading firm a couple of weeks ago, but am having trouble finding more places that are similar that are looking more for a specific type of person than a 3.9 GPA from an Ivy-League school. If anybody has any ideas at all of any potential smaller trading shops like this one, your help would be greatly appreciated.
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