WHY does this resume SUCK?

I didn't get much this fall in terms of full time offers. I'm going to apply for summer internships this Spring.

http://www.razume.com/documents/13084

Any advice on how to better sell my liberal arts background to S&T or consulting firms?

 

The problem is that you did not have any relevant internships during the summers.

HR is going to wonder what you did the past three summers. Study abroad?

The debate experience is excellent.

Another issue is the absence of any interest in finance. There is nothing on there to indicate you have an interest in the markets. Do you read the WSJ?

 
Best Response

I agree. You definitely have the skills and smarts to succeed in a consulting atmosphere. Without talking to you, your resume doesn't show any interest in consulting or finance. The biggest missing piece in internships and consulting and finance-related coursework and experiences. I would try to take some seminars, accounting and finance classes, and internships. You should be trying to separate yourself from the rest and show a real desire to work in a particular industry through the above mentioned.

As a recent college graduate, my internship experiences almost seemed to outweigh my GPA (3.3 cum, 3.5 major - double in Finance and Real Estate from top 50 program, internships as Merrill Lynch and Real Estate Brokerage firm). I also took a DCF model seminar and joined finance and real estate clubs to demonstrate my interest and knowledge of the field. These are the things that jump off the page, something you can discuss in detail and apply.

Good luck!

 

With a username like lawschool121 and a resume very much geared towards such, why in the world are you interested in S&T or consulting? It seems like you can get into a top notch law school easily and are wasting your time doing otherwise. I'm sure HR thinks the same when they see your resume. However, if you do still choose to go the consulting/S&T route, be sure to take off the "Skills" section as it is totally irrelevant (i.e. being able to use Word, PowerPoint and Excel is a given).

 

IN RESPONSE TO WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT MY RESUME:

  1. I have been a member of my on campus investment group (just a member, no leadership positions or anything). The extent of my involvement has been going on field trips with the group to investment banking and S&T firms for a couple of years straight.

  2. I personally managed a portfolio of stocks in high school and early undergrad, but had to quit using real money due to debt issues. It was a Graham style "value investment" fund (so cliche...).

The question now becomes: can I/should I include this in my resume? Should it be front and center or what? I assumed last fall that this stuff was lame so I didn't include it BUT it seems that might have been a bad decision in light of my total FAILURE to get good offers w/the trash resume up top.

 

But even if he by chance DID get an interview, his argument for "why S&T" is going pale in comparison with people that have a decent amount of internship experience. People always say once you get the interview your resume doesn't matter... but in a sense it still does as your interview is based on your resume. If you don't have anything to spin, how in the hell are you going to shine in your interview.

 

I got 2 hedge fund interviews, both of which I made it to the final round but didn't get an offer. I got one trading interview (first round only) and two consulting interviews (one I made it to the final round and the other only first round). I probably applied to 50+ places in all.

QUESTION: SHOULD I INCLUDE MY FINANCE STUFF POSTED ABOVE OR NOT? Remember this is now for internships, not full-time offers (if that changes anything).

 

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