Please Review - Experienced Hire for IB/ER/AM
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on 6/7/11 at 7:49pm
Hi fellow monkeys, I would really appreciate you looking over my resume and give me some honest feedbacks.
I am one year into my career in structured finance. However, I am looking to transition into a more traditional banking path, be it product or coverage group. I am also considering ER and AM, as I am currently pursuing the CFA.
Would the amount of text I have included be overkill on details? Or is that tolerable considering it is for IB. Thanks in advice!






looking for fresh pairs of
looking for fresh pairs of eyes to give me some perspective. anyone's comments, however minute, will be appreciated.
Is Summa Cum Laude supposed
Is Summa Cum Laude supposed to be in lower case?
I believe so. I looked on
I believe so. I looked on wikipedia and few online sources, although I have seen it capitalized too occasionally.
^^^ I think you're good as
^^^
I think you're good as far as letter casing goes, but summa cum laude should still be italicized.
thanks. any other comments?
thanks. any other comments? content? too much text? formatting?
Nobody says Institute of
Nobody says Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. Stick with CFAI, other than that very impressive resume
thanks. will update it
thanks. will update it accordingly.
how good are my chances for lateraling for experienced analyst positions at reputable banks? would i have to target MM first?
more comments welcome. looking to send this out soon!
Taking a quick look: 1. Right
Taking a quick look:
1. Right off the bat there is too much text here - you need spacing between experiences at the very least - this is way too much to read for most recruiters skimming your resume - http://www.bankonbanking.com/resume-revisions/
2. Be consistent in your dates - 3 letter abbrev, stick with it, for dates - also, increase the font size of your name to make it stand out more especially given the amount of text in your resume
3. Remove the "/ 4.0" and your honor - include it in your degree line instead
4. Don't separate our each Office product - just put Office and everything else - if office is the only skill, remove it as it is implied given your background
5. The text of your bullet points definitely needs to be cut down. There is way too much valuation vs transaction experience when much of it isn't terribly relevant - you need to the important stuff - what you did, how you did it and RESULTS - you often go on for 2 full lines without even getting to a result. There is definitely a lot of quality in your current experience, but you can cut some stuff out as well to free up some space.
6. In your 2 internships you don't have any results or impact - tell me what your work was actually used for - and you can at least cut out a bullet point or 2 given your interest in IB
7. CFA does not have to be its own section - include it in either education as Accreditation or in the Skills Section, the last section.
PM me know if you have other questions
IBanker
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