Intern Q&A Special - Scott shares some resume advice for college students

In this Wall Street Mentors' Q&A, Scott Morris offers insight on the difference between skills and tasks. This Q&A is intended for first time job seekers.

Scott is the author of Polished, which is a cover letter, resume and interviewing guide written specifically for college students and other first time job seekers. You can get more of Scott's tips at www.polishedU.com..

If you want some extra interview practice and a candid critique from a Wall Street professional, Wall Street Mentors is for you. Please email us to find out more. We also offer personalized consultations, in which a Wall Street Mentor can provide you with interview prep and a strategy for best marketing yourself.

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Another good one Chris and Scott, this will definitely help out us college students (and especially those liberal arts majors worried about how to break into finance)

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Is a Kindle version of the book in the works?

- Bulls make money. Bears make money. Pigs get slaughtered. - The harder you work, the luckier you become. - I believe in the "Golden Rule": the man with the gold rules.
 

Excellent point about giving examples to back up claims, such as "I'm a team player." I made this mistake months ago and just listed skills and attributes. My interviewer was pretty laid back and ask for specifics, but I still got dinged.

 

Thanks! This was great. It looks like you both are really enjoying giving out advice, which we all definitely appreciate.

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