Professional Summary on Resume
I know there are some opinions on here about how Professional Summaries are dumb but I'd like to hear more opinions on it when someone isn't applying to IB positions straight out of college. A little background, I am currently in a full time position but want to transition into IB. My current role and past professional experience doesn't have much relevancy to IB stuff like DCFs, LBOs, Comp Analyses, or pitchbooks but I want resume reviewers to know Ive done my own prep in terms of building models on my own and reading valuation books. I thought the best way to do this is with the professional summary on my resume. What do you guys think? Especially considering everyone basically says cover letters aren't looked at anymore.
Nope. And to get into IB with your story so far you will need to network a lot and that will take away the need for the summary / objective statement. I recommend MBA since your current job sounds like it has no overlap with IB.
Summary in Resume? (Originally Posted: 09/13/2013)
I went to a resume workshop at my school and the guy told me I should put a summary in my resume under my name/contact info and above the education section. He reccomended 2-5 lines. Is this something I should do and if so what would I want to put there?
I'm a Junior currently
I'm a junior currently as well and I don't have a summary on my resume. From what I've heard, you need one for finance positions, but let's see what others have to say
I worked at a large insurance/investment banking firm which had inhouse career specialists. I met with one of them who in fact did give me a summary 'profile' at the top of my resume. I have gotten positive feedback from it and gives you an opportunity to actually write a few sentances about yourself thats not in a bullet point format.
Nothing beats a summary of a summary of your experience. Leave it off.
Don't forget the summary preceding this document with a summary of the summary
...aka your cover letter
If you're still in school, I would omit the summary. Add it when you get a little bit of experience.
Wow.
Definitely don't do this
Summary on Resume? (Originally Posted: 04/10/2010)
I spoke to someone who's had over 30+ years of experience on Wall Street, he now works as a HR consultant. He told me to put a summary on the top of my resume, since I want to move from MO to FO. It would contain a sentence or two about my background, skills, and what type of position I'm looking for.
In college, everyone (incl. the career center) told me not to.
What does everyone on here think?
A summary is kind of pointless, I would believe, since your résumé in its entirety basically is a summary of your background.
The guys who will read your CV and used to reading CVs and finding the information - a summary seems a little pretentious and unnecessary.
I haven't interviewed any people yet - not at that level - but when I do, I think I'd prefer a neat and concise CV I can easily read instead of one that requires a summary.
just my 2 pennies
Your guy is bright I'm sure but it's been 30 years since he applied for an entry level job.. no summary.
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