Need help- unconventional resume
Want to go into finance- investment analyst role, either by IB, PE or VC. My path is unique, as I studied in Israel by yeshiva for four years (gained immense work ethic and thinking ability), and while doing so I picked up a BBA 4.0gpa, however online weak school. But I have internships over four summers, 3 at tier A hf’s and one in PE Co-invest. How can I frame this properly? In addition, I thought about law school and took my LSAT- scored a top score. Can I 1) leverage that mark to display aptitude in reasoning skills or looking to open options for myself. Or is that not relevant? or 2) say potential aspirations for a jd-mba, or will that scare them off?
JD somewhat irrelevant (depends).... can leave it on resume but might make things complicated as you'll have to explain why you studied/took it and have a story around it, especially if you're not pursuing it further. The JD MBA role can make sense if you want to do sell side work and/or certain types of more specialized investing, but you need to identify this specifically and demonstrate a genuine interest around it.
The story needs to make sense / align with a more singular focus. You listed a bunch of different career paths. Do you want to be an investor or do you want to do general corp finance / sell side stuff? If an investor you need to narrow in what kind, and just "HF" is not enough here, as even that is a massive range.
This is a topic more suited for general jobs forum or maybe IB forum. I suggest you do some MUCH deeper research on the free resources (mergers and inquisitions, this website) and figure out the specific work you want to do and the proper career path for it. Showing up with a diversified resume and general ambitions for something finance related that makes a lot of money is a really bad formula.
If you really interned at an A-tier HF you would know that IB is not an "investment analyst role" so idk. You can frame your stuff if you know what career you want but it doesn't seem like you do.
Hi, would I be able to dm you regarding this?
That’s a super interesting background. How are you thinking about pitching it for IB vs. PE vs. VC? I feel like your internships plus yeshiva experience could play really well with the right framing.
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