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FunkfreedWhy aren't you spitting game to the hot HR women?

This. I've never met anyone in HR who 1. wasn't a girl 2. I wouldn't bang.

 
JDawg
FunkfreedWhy aren't you spitting game to the hot HR women?

This. I've never met anyone in HR who 1. wasn't a girl 2. I wouldn't bang.

I feel left out as I have never met a hot HR girl...

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 
ThatHRGuybecause that is what i study, i have friends in finance and that is how i discovered this website. lol inb4 the hate
So, what is the best way to apply for a job that I'm not qualified for? So far, I've avoided you people like the plague, but I'm curious what your take is.
Get busy living
 

list your "major GPA" instead to get through the GPA screeners. sound confident in your interviews and pretend to know what you are talking about, list and try to quantify everything on your resume, even if yo u have to lie. that'll get you as far as passing through HR, with your actual interview with the department.. well best of luck.

 
ThatHRGuylist your "major GPA" instead to get through the GPA screeners. sound confident in your interviews and pretend to know what you are talking about, list and try to quantify everything on your resume, even if yo u have to lie. that'll get you as far as passing through HR, with your actual interview with the department.. well best of luck.
Do they verify 'major GPA' with the same rigor as overall GPA?
Get busy living
 
UFOinsider
ThatHRGuylist your "major GPA" instead to get through the GPA screeners. sound confident in your interviews and pretend to know what you are talking about, list and try to quantify everything on your resume, even if yo u have to lie. that'll get you as far as passing through HR, with your actual interview with the department.. well best of luck.
Do they verify 'major GPA' with the same rigor as overall GPA?
a lot of times they won't even mention it
 
wallstreetballaBro - What kind of magic can you work if I send you my resume?
Exactly, hit me up some magic brohi.
Rendish
 

Hi troll.

ThatHRGuy resumes tips. keep it brief and to the point bcuz i ain't reading all that ****. list your interests, activities etc.
 

I want to know what past positions you held and what exactly makes you seem like a good fit for the company and the job. tailor your resume towards that.

 

should have a minimum of at least 3.5 to be considered for analyst. you can apply with lower than that but your chances well...go to a career fair or network as well.

 

also depends if you are a target or non-target. i go to a non-target so it is very difficult even with a high GPA to even land a OPS gig.

 
ThatHRGuyit also isn't about the resume. I have a friend who was dinged by OPS with no interview at several BB with a 3.9 at finance, but now he is a summer analyst at Deutsche for S&T. it is a draw out of a hat with these selective internships, but a high GPA puts you in the pool.
probably because they knew he would get "better" offers so why waste their time with him. Kind of like top students getting into an Ivy but getting rejected by their state school branch campus
 

Please don't take offense but how does it feel getting strangers higher paying jobs than you as a job?

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 

honestly no unless the GPA is remarkably high we may consider that person. why would we choose to interview a person with no experience when there are a handful of other people with experience.

 

no offense taken, im just sharing what I know, i have no idea what goldman's hr strategy and policies are. I do know that Citi bank does not ask for school transcripts.

 

Why aren't you busy not hiring the right guy? Is there a rule that we are not aware of that HR must hire the 3rd or 4th best? Maybe these guys wont advance as quickly and not demand a higher salary?

 
drexelalum11What is the point of this thread?

it's tongue in cheek... hope i'm using that expression correctly.

Money Never Sleeps? More like Money Never SUCKS amirite?!?!?!?
 

what kind of roles do you recruit for specifically? i am an fp&a professional at a blue chip software company with a passion for entertainment, can you hook me up with a job in production finance?

pretty please? i'll be your best friend! :-)

Money Never Sleeps? More like Money Never SUCKS amirite?!?!?!?
 

Wait....Why are we asking an INTERN at NBC what he looks for? He is not F/T nor is he in finance?

Am i missing something?

Eventus stultorum magister.
 
Johnny RingoWait....Why are we asking an INTERN at NBC what he looks for? He is not F/T nor is he in finance?

Am i missing something?

It's the only person I have any contact with in HR, so given that, he wins by default.

Speaking of which: how worthwhile is it to put all the keywords for a job in a corner on the resume and then make the font white, in order to bypass the automated screeners?

Get busy living
 
UFOinsider
Johnny RingoWait....Why are we asking an INTERN at NBC what he looks for? He is not F/T nor is he in finance?

Am i missing something?

It's the only person I have any contact with in HR, so given that, he wins by default.

Speaking of which: how worthwhile is it to put all the keywords for a job in a corner on the resume and then make the font white, in order to bypass the automated screeners?

Thats what i figured but...I was thinking I was drunk or stupid.

Also the white font thing sounds like a home run if it actually works

Eventus stultorum magister.
 

...and by the way, this is really cool of you, so thank you. If you want to get drinks or something, PM me. I would be interested in talking with you for a while.

Get busy living
 
UFOinsider...and by the way, this is really cool of you, so thank you. If you want to get drinks or something, PM me. I would be interested in talking with you for a while.

"Talking with you for while" means discuss who is pitching/catching

Eventus stultorum magister.
 
Johnny Ringo
UFOinsider...and by the way, this is really cool of you, so thank you. If you want to get drinks or something, PM me. I would be interested in talking with you for a while.

"Talking with you for while" means discuss who is pitching/catching

I'm the pitcher.

And I PM'd the dude but got no response. Seriously, I'd like to sit with HR and talk about how they work. If I understand the system, I can better exploit it.

Get busy living
 

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