I will be meeting with some folks over the summer. They asked me for my resume. I am currently doing an internship and about half way through it. How should I go about listing my current internship? Should I just include it with bullet points about what I have done so far. Or should I completely omit it?
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Talk about what you've done and what your internship's general duties are.
I'm in the same situation as you since I never really stopped networking when I started my internship, I sort of just update my resume as I go.
Personally, I always say that I'm currently working at XYZ firm, but usually update my resume when I've finished my current internship. I may have cooler projects down the line and would prefer to highlight those instead of filling space with, "Assisted boss, built furniture, cleaned up messes."
Update it as you go. For example, if you get staffed on a deal and do actual work for it, add it and get rid of any irrelevant/filler things on your resume.
Keep doing this as your internships increase and your experience becomes more legit. Good luck.
Definitely put it on your resume. The internship you're doing now is probably the reason that other companies will invite you for interviews (formal and informal).
Agree with this. Not mentioning it on your resume can be the difference between getting an invitation for an interview or having your resume put in the trashcan.
Awesome, thanks guys!
SA Resume Updating / Sending (Originally Posted: 07/12/2012)
As an SA, if you get contacted from individuals regarding FT analyst recruiting and they ask for your resume, but you're only a month or so into your SA gig, how do you go about putting relevant information on your resume? I've basically been doing research and updating and sitting in on client meetings, but no technical finance stuff. Do I just let them know that I will be sending a more updated resume down the road, or just send what I currently have and then wait to hear what they say?
Has anyone else been subject to this situation?
If you've been there for a month, I imagine you have more than enough material.
Just update it with what you have been doing. Try to have at least one process you were involved in pretty significantly, and know how to tell this "story" in your interviews, should you decide to recruit again in the fall. It doesn't have to be the biggest merger in history; in fact, talking about a deal that wound up failing wouldn't hurt you at all in my book (lends itself easily to follow up questions that try to see how much you really know, i.e. why did the deal fail, and what could you have done as an analyst to get a better result if a similar situation comes up? what about if you're a senior banker running the deal? etc.)
In general, most people reviewing resumes assume the same thing when they see IBD SA on someone's resume (worked on comps, DCF's, LBO analysis maybe, perhaps capital raise deals, etc.) but what's going to distinguish you in the end is how well you interview, and the truth is that FT interviews aren't significantly different from SA interviews, except you might be asked to explain a deal you were on and questions might go a little bit more in depth. I've never heard of someone getting a modeling test in an analyst interview, so as long as you really understand the concepts, you should be ok for these interviews. On the other hand, going through a model goes a long way in understanding how to actually implement concepts in practice, so if you don't get staffed on a deal, what you might do is to ask your analyst if you can see a model from a past deal, and then make a copy, and spend some time playing around with the inputs and coming up with rationale for why certain assumptions are what they are.
Updating Resume With Current Internship for Summer Networking (Originally Posted: 06/23/2015)
I'm a rising junior and am planning on starting to network for junior IB SA recruiting within the next few weeks. Should I update my resume with my current internship that I started a week ago even if I haven't had any significant work yet? If so, should it just be kept rather general? Thanks!
I would just update it with your position and your bank. I wouldn't put anything in the description.
Thanks, that's probably what I'll end up doing although I feel like it looks a little weird like that. Any other opinions?
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