PLEASE HELP ME! :)

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anyone?

get away from that if you really want to do banking in the future.

no... I am an operations research and engineering major

well obviously I am not gonna write tech in my resume..probably gonna write like this

"Certain Certain Bulge Bracket - Fixed Income Title: Summer Analyst Description: Analyzed data quantitatively blah blah blah"

to make it sound like it was an S&T gig in first sight.. Does it work? It doesnt count as dishonesty does it? Because I AM working at their fixed income office and my title is indeed summer analyst. And I will just leave out the technology part of my job and write about the financial part of my job? Would that be the right way to spin it?

lol you think people are stupid?

LOL! You might as well just say that the position is with Morgan Stanley :)

take it if it's your best option-duh lol

I don't feel like writing a long response right now... but leaving tech off could be dumb

why's that? that wouldnt be lying right? i thought you are allowed to selectively leave off information on resumes?

aren't to bright I'm guessing.

You'll be doing things fundamentally different than an s+t analyst (like actually doing something), so no, don't lie about it. It sucks that you're already scheming on how to cover up your job. No shame in your job, you'll realise this when you start. And this job sounds great as a stepping stone to proper s+t, if that's what you want. If you do well, good chance you could get a job in your bank's s+t program for next summer. You're skill set would market well for a trading or structuring role.

dude i just recently decided that I am interested in finance.. but I do have an IQ of 153+-4 on the WISC scale which correlates to around 99.95th percentile

I was responding to this comment

"You aren't to bright I'm guessing." which was not asked for.

"I'm sure you feel great. Do you also know that for every front office job over 10,000 people apply"

Also, this is flawed logic. because you failed to take into account the fact that people apply to more than 1 job so your average actually is down by a lot.

but this is not the point. and I wasnt trying to start a fight. Someone else did

Shut the fuck up, you are all idiots.

There is nothing wrong with leaving Technology off your resume.

If you work in the FI Technology group, describe the FI trading group on your resume. Under the descriptions make sure you TRUTHFULLY describe your responsibilities and projects, but obviously spin them so they look impressive/exhibit you're mentally capable of doing quant S&T work, etc...

Working in tech you will probably learn little to nothing about trading itself, so its upto you to learn it on your own. Otherwise you're as attractive as an applicant as your 43 year old FOB-Indian Associate in IT.

You can call put down that you worked in the GSAM Alpha fund if you want, but the description of your responsibilities will tell the story. The initial title will just stigmatize your resume. Leave off Tech, put in the group you worked in/supported. Once/if you start working in tech, keep trying to push yourself (sometimes requires a lot of scheming) into better projects/roles. This way when you talk about your experiences on your resume, it will sound a lot better.

Unless you have 10 other REALLY impressive stats on your res, putting Tech on your resume is a sure fire way to get it tossed in the trash.

Like someone said, people are not stupid. So when they read the desc of your responsibilities, they will know what the FULL description of your job. Its upto you to get the best experience to write about on those 3 bullet points.

Your resume is an opportunity to put your best foot forward. If you're a banking intern, and every day you bring everyone's lunch from downstairs, you're not going to put that on your resume are you? No, you wont. Similarly, if you work in tech, and force your way to sit on the desk to learn stuff from the traders, you can write about your experiences working with the traders on the desk. And you will not write about the adhoc FOB techie project you worked on. Same with the description of your group.

HI LondonE1!