Blank space on resume
So I'm following the M&I template and I have some blank space on the bottom of my resume, around 1/6th of the page is blank.
Do you think this is okay, or should I add in some activity from high school to fill in the space? Or perhaps, should I add in projects that I have done in class related to finance in the Work & Leadership Experience section?
add an additional bullet or two to your work experience/leadership/etc. adding in random stuff to just fill in space is obvious and awkward
Add extra spacing if it doesn't look awkward.
Then add extra bullet points if you must.
Just remember how hard you originally fished around for filler when you hit senior year and want to submit a two page resume. If I submit a resume with a space:accomplishments ratio like I had as a sophomore, it would run 14 pages. But mine is still one page.
It completely depends on how far from high school you are. If you are a freshman, thats fine. Anyhwere past that, fill the resume or go to the big 4.
Add bullets and then increase the top margin slightly.
resume blank space (Originally Posted: 08/10/2007)
I did an internship at the same place my sophmore and junior (this year) summers, so even with some ECs and another decent part-time job during the schoolyear on my resume, I have some white space at the bottom.
Would it be worth putting a "coursework" section on there, listing some of the more quantitative econ coursework I've undertaken, or a group-based research project (highlighting some "teamwork") I did for an uppper-level econ course?
For entry-level banking jobs: Does this come across poorly as blatant resume-filler..? Better than nothing..?
include the quant courses...it usually strikes a chord with an interviewer who has taken at least one of them...you do not want to leave white space on your resume, so even a so-so filler is better than a quarter of a page left unused
I've been told to include research projects or design projects if the work is of similar caliber to work experience or if it was a really unique and/or relevant experience ...i.e. don't put it on there if you think might see it as just a resume filler (obviously this depends on what specific experience you got from the project...rule of thumb, if you have doubts about it, leave it off)
If you did anything important in highschool (pres. of honor society, volunteered at soup kitchen) you can put that too. While it might not seem exactly related, it gives you something else to talk about.
you should see if your school is linked to the netbooks database and check out the wetfeet guide to investment banking resumes.
check your pm
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