Destroy this Co-op Student's Resume!
Hi all,
I am a co-op student and will search for my next co-op term this coming September (my next co-op term begins in January 2014 and ends Winter 2014). Looking to get into Finance, specifically IB (although market risk or actuarial science is what suits my program mostly).
If you're curious, I used LaTeX to make this resume (sinceI use it for all my mathematics/economics courses)
Butcher away!
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Actuarial science and market risk =/ IB
Move skills to the bottom.
Looks fine to me (with random very wordy spots and spots with more white space). Consider focusing on wording your bullet points more IB-ish to spin your experiences better. Right now, I don't see your competitive advantage over, say, someone with a MM IB internship.
I'm well aware that ActSci and Risk =/= IB but just putting it out there that my program relies a lot on math.
Thanks for the feedback.
I was just making sure that you do.
No problem.
Way too many bullet points. No one is going to read through nearly 30 bullet points. Ever. Remember, your resume will be looked at for 5-10 seconds, maybe 30-90 if you network effectively. If I can't figure out who you are and what you can do in under 10 seconds, there's too much going on. Just my $0.02.
Also, I agree with kinghongkong's advice, too. I would strongly suggest incorporating it.
Hi mikesswimn, would you suggest maximum 3 bullet points per topic? Or even 2?
I would stay away from hard and fast max and mins. Think about it like this, your tutoring work and your teaching assistant job together have the same number of bullet points as your pricing analyst position, even though the latter is far more relevant. I mean, your "Freelance Guitarist" bit has more going on than your "Marketing Ambassador" gig which makes no sense to me. In general, there's no sense of what's important or relevant to the reader in your resume. You're simply tossing the kitchen sink at the reader and hoping they'll figure it out. Remember, you get 10 seconds to tell the reader who you are and how you can add value. Use it wisely.
Here's what I would suggest: get your hands on some IB resumes (preferably ones that were successful in getting a job), and build yours out similarly. See what they're emphasizing and put that front/center on yours and downplay everything else that isn't as relevant.
Doesn't really look like an IB resume. I don't know what half those things have to do with your typical IB career path.
GoldPeak, thanks for your feedback as well. In your opinion, what things would help for such a path? Investment/Finance club involvement? There is a club on campus but I find the quality of work they do is pretty shitty and very little reward/incentive.Rather, I've developed more interest in start-ups and competitions (at least in my city).
Well, here's how I look at it.
My personal resume isn't a laundry list of what I can do. It's a list of things I can do for the specific firm I'm applying to. I show how I can add direct value to the kind of work I'd be doing.
From your resume, it's obvious you're a smart guy. In some fields, that's enough to get you the interview. However, I find IB is different in that the work is not difficult. At all.
Investment club isn't a bad idea - it shows you have passion for the field, and that's the most important quality you can have because you'll be devoting your life to meaningless bullshit for the next few years (90% of the time).
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