Jun 15, 2012
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June 2026 Investment Banking
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Evercore 01 99.4%
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Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
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JPMorgan 01 98.2%
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Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
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Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%
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Moelis & Company No 99.4%
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Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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Evercore 01 98.2%
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BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
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Banco Santander 01 97.1%
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Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
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Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
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JPMorgan No 97.7%
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BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%
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Vice President (14) $434
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Associates (43) $259
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3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
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2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
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1st Year Analyst (77) $151
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Intern/Summer Analyst (71) $101
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From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship
“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”
I would say that you may want to supplant some of you Engineering experience for more on you banking experience.
That's a shame, seems true boutique (not Greenhill etc.) internships are a lottery. Other than that I don't think this thread is going to be too active, pretty solid format.
Even if the internship turned out to be an overall negative experience I still think you should elaborate more. Throw some numbers in there and further detail some of the deals you worked on. They don’t have to know that it was a bad experience when reading your resume—although it’s something you could bring up in an interview if asked and pivot the question into why their firm would be a better option…just my .02
Other than that solid format/gpa with some interesting other experiences.
Try to include more numbers, if possible, in your IB internship. Bankers love numbers. Also, maybe move your "honors/awards" section up to education (if it applies). That would give your resume a cleaner look and somewhat shrink the "skills & abilities" section, making it easier to read.
Looks quite good to me. I have two suggestions that I think could help.
these are good advices
i would only say to put GMAT score and other scores on the bottom, somewhere for example in courses and seminars section or something like that.. GMAT 720 is nice, so it can be a nice conclusion that kid is smart and that he mentions the score in a subtle way of course, unless they are impressive - in that case they go front office - top of the page shine
ok, in my opinion, i dont think you would get many first round interviews with this CV.. as a matter of fact, you would be lucky to get any.
::::::::::Some Problems::::::::::::::: - you have only 1 month of "real" finance experience - no relevant coursework mentioned - you are bachelor in political science, with 2 engineering internships - i cant see where you have acquired "Advanced" financial modelling and valuation skills - overall, your resume doesnt look interesting to me and doesnt show genuine interest in finance - you are not showing "achieving mentality" required for IB - you wrote down many interests, none of which are too interesting or unique.. also they all look to be on a noob level and do not display you as an interesting candidate - you used word "developed" at least 3 times! and at the same spot - word "coordinated" 3 times.. same spot... i mean, come on "coordinated distribution of software and hardware materials to new staff memebers" - wtf is this? does it sound interesting to bankers? cut that BS please - almost no numerical valuses, no percentages, no names of the firms you have worked on ("private technology firms" =conclusion: very average and not interesting cv
::::::::::Some Solutions::::::::::::::::: - even that you worked only one month, stat somehow that you have worked your ass off, making 110 hours a week or something in a top team during the "x" and "y" deals.. - get relevant coursework, seminars; add wso courses if you took them and other stuff - cut irrelevant bs about engeneering internships... make sure you write what you achieved, how many team members, which firms involved - relevant data.. not this.. and get that HR tasks out - focus and spin off everything so it looks like every skill you gained outside the finance is transferable into finance - erase those activities, write down something that you really know much about, that you are good in and that looks interesting, exotic and relevant... so if you play chess, write which type and what championship you were at.. you dont want me to ask you on an interview about chess strategies, typical moves, or to test your thinking few steps ahead in the game - use more interesting words; dont repeat any word twice, except if it is synonyms of "achieved".. show what you got out of the internships, how you increased your value... not just that you were present and doing, because if you want to get paid for doing - pick accounting or something; banking is about achieving - numbers, number everywhere! not only passive stuff, but what you added to the group, your results - no longer sentences than one row - mention interesting stuff, you dont have to literally explain - mention and make them ask you more about it - be specific - "wide array of finance topics" is bs.. say which topics, get them interested with your knowledge
hope that helps a bit, quote me if you decide to put here a new version or pm me
I forgot to add this. Very important to me.
true, it shows that the candidate decided to put time, money and effort to prepare himself
also it is funny to say "advanced excel modelling" - it looks silly in my opinion.. i mean after 1 month of M&A internship... courses, too, could not get you advanced skills..
what would someone with few years into banking say..? uber pro skillz?
Maybe put your IB internship 1st? You want your most relevant/important experience 1st.
Toss in some info regarding the size and reach of the WSO community... for those that are unaware of the site who read your resume, make it known that its not just some blog your friend created last Tuesday, its the leader of the pack in its field... I'm sure you could get some data regarding # of members, posts, etc. are on WSO
How did you get a 34 on the ACT and only a 720 on the GMAT? Didn't study?
No ouch, but 34 is pretty rock star, i got much less than that SAT equivalent wise, higher than you on the GMAT. You should pull a 750+ easy reading Manhattan.
Thanks to all who have posted advice. I'm working on my resume currently and will reach out to some of you directly to have another read-through. Much love.
TTT here is the latest version of my resume with numbers GALORE!
What do you guys think? I feel like this is the one: http://www.razume.com/documents/26239
Anything, people? 3
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