Heard this a few times but do people put specific deal experience on their resumes? I haven’t updated my resume in almost 2 years so just have basic job functions for current/previous role. At what point in your career is it valid to include specific deal experience?
I’m still an analyst so don’t want to overstate my role, but i feel I have contributed enough to warrant mentioning some specifics. How in depth do you go on your resume for a specific deal? Any examples would be helpful.
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Was told by a reviewer to definitely include, even as an analyst. I personally felt like it helped me land more interviews, and they were common talking points that were discussed in the interview process.
As for content, I agree with the other person - include details, and be specific. Maybe your team purchased a property recently. I’m sure you weren’t the one writing the original PSA, but its probably fair to assume that you gathered DD, presented to IC, and helped organize closing materials. One way you could write this would be as “Gathered Dd, assisted in underwriting, and organized closing materials for the purchase of a $XXm, XXk sf, office/retail/multi property”
This short sentence shows a bit more detail of what you’ve done and your familiarity with the acquisition process vs if you had wrote something like “assisted in acquisitions of over $XXXm.” Which may show a larger volume, but not actual understanding of what a closing might look like. That said, i have a sentence like this also included to showcase a general idea of reps i had.
You could make it even better if you had some tangible/measurable impact by catching a mistake or actually running a part of the process.
Was often asked questions along the lines of “what did you think about that deal you did?” Or “would you do anything different on this deal?” So being able to remember specific deal points (debt details, business plans, challenges/obstacles) and speak to them will be important.