Did you all send in your reviews / recommendations when recruiting for PE?
Some headhunters have asked me for my year end reviews. My company gives us a PDF with all of our written feedback on it, so I was going to share it. My feedback was very positive, but some reviewers mentioned “continue to seek out modeling opportunities” or “I look forward to giving Name more modeling work because he did great with [xyz deal] model”.
On my resume, I said I ran the model (or one of the models) on all the deals I listed (only did on half), so I’m worried those review comments might make it look like I’m over emphasizing my modeling experience. Should I share my reviews anyway / is sharing your Year-End feedback highly important to headhunters? Would the positive feedback outweigh the minor details of those comments?
I have a good relationship with our staffer, and I’ve already confirmed he’s willing to help me out - would it be better to get a written recommendation from him rather than share my full review? One headhunter said a written rec wasn’t necessary, but I’m considering it anyway
Thanks in advance for any advice
Analyst 2 in IB - Ind, pure crickets, that's where I come in. Any of these useful?
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Bump, any advice on when to share reviews? When to ask for recommendations from staffer / senior bankers?
I'd just share verbally, I think it's pretty rare for other banks to give you a PDF like that so wouldn't worry about looking like odd one out vs. your peers. Upside doesn't seem to outweigh potential downside here.
I took pictures of all my reviews in full and sent them to recruiters alongside my resume. If you're top bucket, a little bit of constructive criticism isn't going to hurt. Especially if you can follow up with another review acknowledging progress.
Thanks - it’s not so much constructive criticism. No one had truly negative comments. It’s just comments like “I look forward to giving you more modeling reps” when based on my resume, I’ve been running the model on all my deals
Well without knowing any other details, I think you're safe to share. All reviews have to have some "areas for improvement."
I would just share high-level info on the feedback received, either verbally or by email. Don’t send the actual review form you received.
I would never send the PDF, just tell them verbally the feedback you received
Same, never had anyone ask for the actual file - high level verbally or over email has always worked.
This is super dependent on the firm. Personally, I always communicated to recruiters that I would be happy to provide current firm references if and when a written offer was passed on to me given I didn't want to have people calling my VP or Director for jobs I was still being "considered" for.
I've never been asked for a written recco given most recruiters (oxb, cpi, henk) have asked for emails and phone numbers and it would frankly be weird to send over a full pdf or screenshot review.
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