Resume good enough to send out to BB?
Hey guys,
After making some much needed improvements to my resume I was wondering if this one is sufficient to send out to buldge bracket banks. Realistically do I stand a chance for a position in the M&A department?
I have relevant experience but im not sure how much a non target school and a 3.2 GPA would hold me back. Im confident that if I were to get the interview i'd be able to land the job, the only part im worried about is actually getting my foot through the door and landing an interview.
Let me know what you guys think, any constructive criticism on how to make myself stand out would be appreciated!
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I'would take off excel and PowerPoint on the skills section. In my opinion any decent college person should have exposure to these programs. Maybe if you used excel/PowerPoint to create some detailed model/presentation for x company that saved y time and z dollars then mention that in thr experience section.
Also take off detail oriented-its another one of those things you're expected to be and looks awkward on a resume. Knowing a second language or shit like that warrants a place in the skills part
Thanks for the input, I made the changes. I just took out the 'skills' section all together and cleaned a few things up. What do you think about it now, and what do you think in terms of having a decent chance despite the GPA?
Quick note: put a date range for how long the case competition took. Looks a bit awkward with that date missing and everything else there (hopefully it took > 1month).
Bear in mind I'm not in ibanking so I won't comment on your "chances" but I'm relaying feedback I received from bankers and my school career service when I went through editing my resume. The norm cutoff is ~3.5 but I will say that if you feel your GPA is too low you can either break it up and list your cumulative and major GPA, assuming the major is better, and/or work your ass off to improve it (I'm assuming your ~a sophomore given your grad date). I know some people are open to explanation so if you had a shit freshman year grade wise but improved dramatically the rest of the time then that's probably something you could bring up. Same for if you were heavily involved activity/work wise that you think could make up for a lower GPA, which it looks like you are.
I most likely didn't give you an direct answer to your question but hopefully some of this info helped. Maybe some bankers can chime in on your "chances"....good luck
Don't say "Anticipated Graduation Date" it's obvious it's an expected graduation date if you're still in school, looks awkward, and takes up space.
I would personally remove your GPA. At this point it can really only hurt you if you're just randomly applying to banks without an inside connection. Best case they like your resume and ask you for it, and you can explain why it's a 3.2 (switched majors, major illness, etc). Worst case they see the 3.2 right away and throw your resume away. I would definitely consider not putting it on there, I know a few people who have done the same.
**Edit to your first bullet, change to "Collaborated directly with the Managing Director".. it sounds better.
**Edit to second bullet: "Analyzed and sourced information from SEC financial filings such as 10-ks, 10-qs, and 8-ks using the Edgar database in order to vet potential qualified investors"
**Edit to the third bullet: Split it up into two different bullets as such.
-- "Worked on IPO transactions and supported a deal team in raising $51 million for an early stage biotechnology firm. --"Performed extensive due diligence on several firms in the XXXXX space (biotech, healthcare, or whatever space they were in) by analyzing financial filings, performing market research, and XXXXX (whatever else you did as part of your DD)
**Edit to your fourth bullet: Take away the comma between "comparable company and precedent transactions"
Edit to first bullet under KPMG experience: Change 4 to "four" (always spell out numbers less than 10 in my experience) could be just my taste.
There's a random comma after "Financial Managers Association"
ENLARGE your SUB HEADERS such as Work and Leadership Experience. In my opinion, I would change your College Activities sub header to "Extracurricular Involvement", the first one sounds childish in my opinion.
Change "Other Interests" to "Additional Information" and add more content there. Such as Skills, Languages, Hobbies, Volunteer Work, Certifications, etc. This will bring a human element to your resume which is crucial in standing out.
Lastly, MAKE YOUR NAME BIGGER. Make it stand out so the recruiter will remember it.
These are all my opinions, but I think many of edits are good. Take them with a grain of salt of course and get other opinions. Please post an updated version I'd love to see it. PM if you have any other questions.
Formatting errors - different sized hyphens etc. Random periods that shouldn't be there. Look carefully for these - if a banker sees formatting errors your resume is getting thrown out immediately
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