Applying for SA London 2025 in August/September. Need some advice. Want to land a BB/EB/MM in London. I am currently based in Continental Europe (non-London) so need any advice on how to break into IB. Thanks!
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Thanks! Bachelors are longer in continental Europe (mine is 6 years as it's a double bachelor) so you have more time to do internships
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I'd get rid of the paper and carve it in stone.
Any recommendations?
Get rid of hanging words, either one or two full / nearly full lines for each bullet.
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Just graduated and would love to help out. Also, this is just what I would do. For reference, I have landed BB/MF internships and am currently working in a capital markets role right now. Also, keep in mind, this is what I would do for U.S recruiting, not sure about the nuances for Europe.
First lose the long skills and other information section. I would try to include mostly interesting/unique bobbies as well as hard skills or certifications that apply directly to the job. The hobbies should be interesting so they can potentially be a great conversation starter and make you seem like a more interesting candidate. With all the extra space you have, make more bullets for the work experience and leadership experience sections. And please, for the love of god, get rid of shit that's wayyy in the past. Try to have as many things since you started college that you can, if its something that's really impressive from before then it could be an exception.
Also, a quick rule of thumb, imagine your paper has an imaginary line running through the middle of it. Now make sure your bullet points end after that imaginary crease. It'll make your resume look a lot fuller. Also, idk if you removed a lot of information for privacy purposes, but the bullet points seem on the lighter side. Use more industry specific terms to catch eyes and try to quantify your impact/result in each bullet if possible. Also, a dirty little trick is just looking up "'insert internship role' example resume'" and you can probably find some good premade bullets and get an idea of what to write. Not the worst to use a lot of what you find online, but make sure it actually applies to what you did and reword it for sure.
In all, your resume format and set up is pretty shitty I'm ngl. But I've seen worse formatting from underclassmen and your experiences are actually pretty good. I think if you fix up your resume you'll have a great shot for sure. Hope this helps.
My thoughts exactly just didn’t wanna type this up lol
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