IBD resume tips needed..!

Dear Esteemed Monkeys,

Hope you all are having an amazing summer. I am an undergrad student (majoring in bio-engineering) trying to get into IBD. I have a few questions regarding my resume and any help will be very much appreciated... Here are my questions:

  • I interned at a healthcare start-up last year. After the internship I was lucky enough to join the team as an angel investor (I'm by no means rich, I made some money off of crypto hype and I loved my experiences with the team). Would you think it is worth it to add this in my resume / talk about it during my interviews?

  • I had an administrative issue with my school before and ended up getting a 0 gpa for a class.. I've learned so much from the experience and there has not been any similar issues or any bad issues with school, but as you could assume my gpa isn't too pretty because of it. Do you guys think, 1) it is worth it to talk about the administrative issue during my interviews if I get asked? 2) Maybe I should put it down in my cover letter?

  • In my 'skills and interests' section, do you think it is a stupid idea to put down your fraternity? It is a social frat - I've heard couple of stories of putting down frat/sororities helping people in the recruiting process. I understand that 'skills and interests' section in general isn't too important anyways, but as we all are, I'm trying to make my resume as good as possible.

Any comment will be greatly appreciated -- thank you all for your sexy comments in advance!

GWK

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In response to your points:

  1. Yes, put it down. It seems like great experience and if you can add numbers to it and market it well it'll sell very well at interviews. Also have a story of why you want to pivot from VC-ish investing to IB
  2. Perhaps mention it in a subtle way. I have never heard of anyone purposely getting a 0 GPA so clearly they'll think something happened. Justification is not an excuse so explaining the admin issue should be fine.
  3. Put the frat down. Perhaps as a one line, part of 'Social Interests' or another briefly mentioned activity. Don't spend too much time on it; some interviewers won't care and those who will, will discuss it further at interviews if they want to bring it up.
 

I think by 0 GPA he means an F, correct? If that's the case, I wouldn't bring it up unless asked about it. If asked, I'd just say what you've learned from the experience and say what you've done since.

 

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