Do Resumes Still Matter in High Finance?

With referrals, LinkedIn, and networking doing most of the heavy lifting, are resumes still a deciding factor in IB/PE recruiting, or just a checkbox?

  • What actually gets you the interview now?
  • Resume vs referral vs networking, rank them.
  • Any real examples from recent cycles?

Curious to hear honest takes.

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