Hi everyone,
As a math/Econ/CS major, I am hoping to apply to consulting(versatility), VC(interest) and quant trading(educational background) jobs for the reasons mentioned inside parantheses.
However, my prior internships, as well as the current one are in corp fin / PE type of jobs. Thus, I was wondering;
1) Should I create vastly different resumes for these 3 different types of firms? How would you differentiate those resumes?
2) Is it a good idea to have a 2-page resume that highlights all the research experience etc. for the quant trading job?
3) Is my CS background helpful in quant trading, considering that I focused on theory and algorithms rather than programming and I'm not necessarily the best code-writer?
What do you guys think?
I would probably start with a "base" version that focuses on your internships, and then for consulting change it a bit to spin what you did and make it look more operationally-focused. For VC it doesn't need to be much different - maybe highlight your CS background a bit more, but VC and consulting resumes are not that different at the entry level (also, be aware that VC is very, very difficult to break into coming straight out of college).
The quant trading one should focus less on your corp fin experience (smaller entries) and more on your educational and research background in CS, as well as any trading you've done on your own dime.
I would instead cut back on the corp fin/PE experience a bit and focus more on the education/research, but do it all within one page.
Even if what you did was mostly theory, that kind of quantitative background sets you apart from all the econ/finance people applying - being a CS major certainly helped me with getting hedge fund and prop trading interviews.
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