****Update - 21 Sept: Got the full time offer. Thanks guys.
**New draft: http://www.razume.com/documents/23506
**See reply no. 11 for updated notes
http://www.razume.com/documents/23270
Thanks for the help, I appreciate it. A few notes detailing my perspective:
I'm a junior applying to myriad IB and related summer analyst positions. BBs, Elite Boutiques, top PE, top Hedge, as well as a slew of mid-market IBs, PE firms, Hedges etc. Basically everything from targeting recruiters including MS, Lazard, Deutsche, Bain Cap, Bridgewater to non-targeting firms from CS/Evercore down to, well, everyone in the Vault50, plus a few others. I feel it necessary to cast a wide net given my Cumulative GPA (more below).
I worked on this in consultation with a mentor, but I am willing to change anything.
Notes:
1) My Cumulative GPA is the main issue, I understand. That's what I get for taking too much German. It's there, it isn't changing in the immediate future, and I seriously appreciate your help in overcoming it.
2) Secondary school: cut it, leave it, or change it (and if so, how)?
3) Wall St Prep: I'm enrolled to take the seminar next month. Is there a better way for me to include that here? A mentor suggested that I give WSP its own line under education.. thoughts?
4) For further clarification, the IB I'm currently at is in the second tier listed here: //www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/searching-for-a-su…
take public policy and psychology off interests. it sounds very nerdy.
these titles are getting a little ridiculous
agreed
Fair. I was going for attention-grabbing. Any tips? I appreciate it.
I actually like what you've done. Not a bad resume. Most of the resume's i've seen had Wall street prep under work experience or skills/interests, but I could see why you'd want to highlight it at this point. I'd take the secondary school off, just cause I haven't ever seen a resume with one on there. Maybe have an "honors" section? Just a thought.
Be sure to get that GPA up though
Arghh.. what the f*** is up with your 3.1 GPA. Did you snooze through exams or something man. Your f---ed for recrutiing you know that? Otherwise solid experience, but newspaper ediot? Take that $hit off..
Lol, some of you guys really want banking but have $hit GPAs or IRRELEVANT F***** EXPERIENCE
He can definitely overcome that GPA, it isn't so awful that you can't network around it, and there's have some time left to bring it up.
Also, why the hell would you tell him to take off his position as a newspaper editor? Your advice is not well thought out at all. That's an interesting experience to be able to speak to.
It's ARTS and CULTURE editor, what does that have to do with corporate finance? Nothing, so why is it there? I get really excited when I see guys with 3 Capital Markets experience, or 2 entrepeneur businesses and 1 capital markets experience.. editor doesn't fit the bill to guarnatee interviews at goldman.. if you have nothing else.. then keep it..
Be careful with putting German and French on there if you can't speak it. You might say that its clear what level, but I think that "developing" is unclear and if I knew German I might ask you a fit question in it at least. I personally don't think you should put the Wall Street Prep in the education section, but that's just me maybe. Everyone can use MS Office so that's wasted space. Also, take off the high school. No one should have HS on their resume if they're applying for SA positions in junior year.
OP, my one nit on the resume is to remove "esoteric" assuming that you actually have it on there. It sounds incredibly douchey and adds nothing. People will understand what the group is, especially if they work in finance, and even if they don't to suggest that it is in fact esoteric to a finance professional is incredibly condescending. Definitely change.
Thanks for all the input.
Latest and greatest: http://www.razume.com/documents/23506
HS is gone; I don't know what I was thinking.
@rufiolove: I include "esoteric" because that's how my MD describes our business. Speaking in generalities, mainstream ABS asset classes are student loans, auto loans, credit card receivables, with pools in the range of $500m-1,000m. I was dealing with things similar to sub-prime auto leases, student credit cards, timeshare loans, $90m-$200m. Namely, "esoteric" stuff. It's a nice way of saying that we serve niche markets and there is limited (if any) secondary market/liquidity. Does this address the douchiness factor, or should I just eliminate the word?
Other notes: *played with wording throughout *trimmed Newspaper section *added Bloomberg and Thompson One *changed some listed interests *tightened margins all around
Thanks
If you think it's justified then stet that shit... Just sounded like you were trying too hard to me, but if you think it better describes what you did then that's fine.
Got the bulge-bracket full time IBD offer. Thanks for all the help.
Dolores sed laborum sunt placeat minus ab blanditiis. Aut qui sit dolorum numquam. Vero sunt in illum laboriosam.
A quod voluptatem magnam voluptas sed error dolorum et. Aut ipsam libero quo beatae omnis. Excepturi cum accusamus voluptas blanditiis quo. Quos culpa dolor esse labore vero voluptatem. Iure beatae quam quis praesentium ad placeat dolor.
Voluptatem eius sint omnis sint. Accusamus quia corrupti architecto ratione possimus dicta qui. Adipisci aperiam est quidem expedita est animi. Reiciendis et est autem velit quam totam. Ad dolor nulla corrupti est.
Quisquam aliquid voluptatem deleniti tenetur asperiores. In ad amet non labore veniam reprehenderit magnam. Nam sed et possimus soluta.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...