This kid's got the PERFECT Resume
Just kidding. I'm going to apply for IB 2012 SA very soon. Please give me feedback? Thanks!!!
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Wow, pure perfection. No feedback necessary.
actually not bad
good thread title
I like the languages section.
haha thank you all, but some detailed feedback would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!
Crew (rowing) id drop the ()
you will get no offers.
It's good, REALLY GOOD, now just meet people and you're golden.
+1 for this being the first non-"Rape this Resume" type thread I've seen on here.
Being "Fluent in the Chink Language" will definitely open doors
You actually had it right with the title. Nice resume
Read it from top to bottom, it looks solid. You'll find that the Resume Review Board doesn't do much more than criticize the interests line, haha. What business frat are you in?
II'd tack on your SAT score just for good measure, assuming it's a good one
I like the way you think..not following the tread of rape my resume....I'll be shocked if you don't get offers. Assuming you don't completely fuck up the interview.
i like how the cool rich place isn't new york...
I only clicked on this because it wasn't asking WSO to brutally ass-rape your resume
How much do you guys want to bet that instead of 'brutally ass rape this resume', we're now going to see variations of 'this guy has the perfect resume!'
You should be fine. Work on interviewing and you'll have nothing to worry about come March.
@OP
Though I agree with the consensus above that this resume is decent, does it really take 19 posts before someone gives this guy some constructive feedback?
I only looked at your rezy very briefly, but here are my quick fixes:
-Write GPA out of 4.00 to keep significant figures standardized. Disjoint formats like that are a big banker no-no.
-I realize you just started there, but write SOMETHING about what you're actually doing at the Regional MM, even if you haven't done anything yet, you should at least have some sort of very-general job-description. If you send the resume out as-is, it's going to very clearly look like a job-shadow (especially since you're telling them that it ends after only a month), which will significantly discount the actual value of the experience. Also, it will make the internship look longer than only a month. [If you need bullets because you don't have enough to contribute, here's a trick: write "Supported _______ in _______" where the first line is something like "deal teams" and the second is something you very loosely were involved in that someone else did most of but sounds impressive. The word "supported" has an ambiguous enough meaning to make these statements factually correct.]
-This is a preference thing, but reverse the order of "Investment Banking Analyst Intern" to "Investment Banking Intern Analyst" so that the word "Intern" modifies the word "Analyst," and not the other way around. The word "Intern" is both a noun and an adjective, but the word "Analyst" is only ever a noun, therefore, the order you have right now is grammatically unless hyphenated (which would look ugly).
-For the second bullet of your S&P internship, if you can, just give a lower bound instead of writing "100s of clients'." What you have now is much more ambiguous than writing something like "over 150 clients." As a rule of thumb, greater specificity is always preferred when possible.
-Decrease the font size of the empty-lines in between each item and section, they look really big right now. Change them to roughly half the font size of your actual body text. This will also give you a bit more space o elaborate on your MM Internship.
-Don't hide your activities section at the bottom; I barely noticed that you studied abroad! If the study abroad session was at an actual UK university (rather than an extension program of your school) then list the university as its own item in the education section. Otherwise, move that entire activities line as a sub-bullet of your University and change the heading of "Skills, Activities & Interests" to "Skills & Interests" or "Additional Qualifications."
-Move "Mock Portfolio" somewhere else in your resume ("Activities") or take that shit off all-together. You have over 30 lines to express this relevant attribute, but you save it for the last fucking word? Your "Interests" section is the one place in the entire sheet that should have NOTHING to do with finance. Also agree with the removal of parentheses around (Rowing), this is finance, they know what fucking crew is, haha.
Overall, my rating is that this resume is solid and will prob get you a job if you're diligent enough. Good luck man.
@GD
Absolutely agree, haha!
@UFO
Forgive the overly objectivist sentiment here, but I thoroughly disagree. This resume is good, but it isn't "REALLY GOOD" (he has below a 3.7 from a non-target, he doesn't have experience that is directly-transferable yet, etc.). This guy will not be guaranteed a job by any means.
If we as a society begin to quickly ascribe our highest praises to that which approaches mediocrity too closely, then such praises will lose their meaning entirely. Your statement undermines the level of competition we all face in the world (as you know well yourself) and what he will realistically face in the recruiting stack. There are MUCH better candidates than this one, let's save such sentiments for those people.
(PS - OP, I'm not trying to playa-hate here, I'm just being honest.)
@SR
Suck-it homie, I just wrote a fucking book to disprove you!
I tend to respect your opinions, but qualifying what you say with "objectivist" before you say it doesn't make it so...
I was also being a bit more positive to offset the negativity of melvvar. It's better that this kid is overenthusiastic and tries too hard than him thinking that he's not going anywhere and thus not really make an effort....it's better to be too positive. BTW, who the fuck threw shit at OP in the post above????
Alright, that's a fair assessment when qualified. Sorry to jump the gun like that, haha.
Fair enough, I'll give credit where credit is due, that was a solid post. However, go read "Fulltime IB Analyst Resume Critique" or "Resume Review" on the first page. No creative title = Interest bashing.
Thanks for all the comments everyone! I won't make necessarily make too many changes despite the great advice I got here but will consider all options (did some heavy pitchbook work on a M&A FIG deal today so that'll give me something to talk about!)
I've networked with basically every Finance alum from my school and thus far I have probably ONE (or none) interview I am expecting. A good amount of BO alums (didn't bother), some former FO alums (now work in the buyside, no IB connections), and some referrals from people that know people.
At this point I'm going to have to cross my fingers and apply through online apps. Probably no chance I'll get first rounders this way...but I guess I gotta at least try. Maybe someone here's willing to pass on my resume / referral? ;) I could only hope...
Anyways thanks again for all the help!
again, you will get no offers. your quals are not impressive.
i do say nay indeed!
OP: don't have any hope.
Iffy
haha oh boy.
good one!
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