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Actually an excellent looking resume compared to 99% of the ones posted on this site. Few nitpicky notes though if I must:
Take out "attained" in the honors part, its quite unnecessary. Also, take out working knowledge & proficient in the technical skills part. You dont need to use verbs, if its listed they will know you understand how to use them. Same with the honors, if its on there its safe to assume you have it.
Also, if possible (sometimes its not), quantify your bullet points. People love seeing numbers!
Even smaller things: First bullet point --> remove "primarily" another unnecessary word Fourth bullet point --> doesn't make sense? Faciliate accurately assessing... huh? Six bullet point --> client pitch presentations? make it client pitches.
Overall, styling is fantastic, but you get carried away with being wordy quite often. Otherwise nice job.
Quantify your present role and your student investment fund role. You said you added additional securities to your student run portfolio, did these increase the return of the portfolio?
Maybe talk more about your leadership experience, seems like a good accomplishment
Remove working knowledge and proficient in the skills and interest section.
Other than those points, it's a very good resume. I would make it easier on the eyes if possible by making it less wordy.
looks good. remember that bankers will spend 5-10 seconds reading a resume so make things short but meaningful. one differentiating factor that higher ups focus on are personal interests. banking is essentially a sales position, relationship based. be descriptive and leave out broad topics. after reading hundreds of similar resumes, having descriptive personal interests will set you apart and provide fodder for you and the interviewee to connect on.
What kind of role is the one you're currently in? Is this a consulting company or some sort of post-merger integration group? It reads more like a general description of a group's responsibilities rather than you're specific responsibilities thus far as an Analyst.
Is this better? Thanks.
http://www.razume.com/documents/28042
under student managed fund, one of the bullets says "S&P 400" where it should say 500
It could be S&P 400, Midcap index
Thank you all for your feedback and critique! I really appreciate.
Monaco1 -- can you give me some examples of descriptive personal interests and how to write that in into a resume? Thanks.
instead of saying fishing write something like flurocarbon, which is a material used in making strong fishing lines for deep sea fishing. or instead of running say polyurethane which is a critical material used in quality running shoes. silly stuff like that opens up conversations lightens the mood.
Looks good DDP. Jumping ship after 3 months?
Yes, I'm more fit for finance and def enjoy it more than my current role. And yes, it is the S&P midcap index, which is 400. my rec. HAL, was the first 500 stock to be added to the portfolio.
Since your GPA is listed as 3.93, put it out of 4.00 (consistent number of decimals).
Also, either shorten all months or leave them all as full words. For instance, don't put "Oct." and "Sept." for some dates, but "June" and "March" for others. Be consistent.
Overall, looks great though, nice work.
Can you please give me some examples using my current interests? I am having a hard time using what you are saying and relating it to my interests. Thank you.
How would you write all this in a resume with limited space?
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