Hi guys - I would really appreciate you taking a second to rip apart my resume. I know it is average at best but it can be made better, and hopefully you can guys can point me in the right direction or least point out parts that needs changing.
I graduated in December but a change of heart has me deciding to not go to law school. And so I [stupidly] missed out on any recruiting and my networking is weak in the consulting world. I've been in touch with alumni and cold-emails, and I am trying to finagle something for the summer and lay the foundations for another internship in the fall. Goal is to convert the internships into an FT offer or use them on my resume to get new FT offer.
But all that won't happen if I have a crap resume. So please, have at it. Also, I'd appreciate your judgment on where such a resume can land me - given the above context too - so I can temper my expectations and be smarter in my networking and job-searching.
Many many thanks in advance.
P.S. I know the skills section is a bit unconventional and I probably will change it to reflect the m&i style later; I am more concerned about the exp. and leadership aspects. Cheers fellas.
http://www.razume.com/documents/30199
This has been modified to reflect the tips given by the first poster.
Your dates are not consistent ... some use full month name, some abbreviated month name, some have no months and just use years
I would replace the " / " in your last section title with " & "
Italicize your job titles and group/departments
Remove the bullet point from your degree and italicize it so its consistent with your job titles
Get rid of the periods in all of your bullet points
A rule of thumb that most people subscribe to is that bullet points should be two lines long max and you a few that are three
Consider bulking up your O&G experience (slim down the marketing internship)
Are you going for jobs in the US? If so, change the spelling of words such as Honours to Honors and remove USA from your locations
Thanks man for the formatting tips. Any thoughts on the content itself and its value in terms of getting a second look? Unfortunately my o&g was limited in its scope; its maxed out as it is.
Drop the USD's from the $ amounts. I think that can be assumed. You're using action words for the start of bullet points (which is good) except for the "Our report was used.." and "Strong writing skills developed...". I would try to combine the "Our report" line with the point above, which could probably be tightened up a bit anyways, and would change the writing part to "Developed strong writing skills...."
Thanks doc for those suggestions; does definitely tighten it up and create more white space - I missed the "strong writing..." one. What do you reckon might be my odds at having a shot at tier 2's and 3's?
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