Freshman Resume - Any insights

My one suggestion would be to put the equity society above the robotics club.

No glamour shots? You're going to have to step up your game if you want to work in high finance.

I'll remove the work experience at the pharmacy. Doesn't add value at all. Put equity society at the top of work and leadership experience, and robotics club next.

1. This is somewhat of a personal preference, but I would change the font to Times New Roman, especially for a finance-oriented resume.

2. The first bullet point under robotics club is awkwardly worded. Change it to something like "... financial statements detailing all revenues and expenses."

3. See if you can get more numbers in your bullet points, again especially for a finance-oriented resume.

Good start so far. Good luck!

Damn, are we already in class of 2015 territory? I feel old. Looks solid so far, but you're largely untested so there's not much to comment on. Here it goes anyway:

-Agree with kobalt on the point about fonts. Use a serif font as they're easier to read, this will be especially crucial as your resume becomes more dense with writing. Times New Roman is a good choice, but you can also use Book Antiqua, Garamond, etc.

-High school is fine for now, but should be removed by the middle of your Sophomore year unless it's a noteworthy school (top private/prep or international)

-I disagree with the above posters telling you to remove the pharmacy. Though not finance relevant, it shows that you haven't just been sitting on your ass while in school. Also, the idea of removing it would leave your resume absolutely empty. Remove it though when you get your first PWM or whatever internship and start getting more involved at your college campus

-Order of experiences should be: "Equity Society" followed by "Pharmacy" followed by "Robotics Club"

-How long did you do the TTS workshop? I would try to highlight it more prominently as it's one of only two relevant things you've actually done. Best way I can think is to make "Certifications & Training" into it's own heading and then write TTS as an experience with a couple bullets.

-This one might be controversial, so I apologize in advance if anyone is offended by this: Remove the church unless it's a Jewish Synagogue or Mormon Temple (i.e. religious minorities that have deep-seated, established, and proactive networks in Finance) - which I know it isn't since CCD is decidedly Catholic. As it is now, it's not adding anything to your candidacy and could even make you a liability because they don't want to be sued for religious discrimination or something weird like that. Maybe in 1960 you could have gotten into Merrill Lynch by doing something like this, but there's enough diversity and secularism that it really only stands to hurt you. That being said, your church could be a great way to network independently of your resume or whatever, so have at it from that angle, haha

Good luck and welcome to the community. Your resume is still unproven, but it seems like you're starting out early and being proactive right away, which can put you at a great advantage down the road.

Hope this helps, -NR

Thanks so much for all the feedback.

I changed the font to Book Antiqua and decreased the margins to .75 on top and bottom so it fits on one page. It fits the page perfectly like this.

I'm going to leave pharmacy for the reasons Nouveau Richie stated but I know it isn't finance related and I'll take it off once I get an internship.

I changed the order to Equity then Pharmacy and then Robotics and changed the first bullet under Robotics to what kobalt said.

I only had TTS for one day. It was just a random workshop event they had at my school, so I went. If it was more than a day I think it would be appropriate but seeing as it was just a day then I don't think it is worth mentioning in too much detail. Opinions on this?

On the issue of putting the church stuff down, I see where you are coming from and hadn't thought about it like that. It's sad we even have to think about stuff like that but it is what it is. Do you think I should just make it more vague like tutored local kids in various subjects and read to elderly? Something along those lines or is it better to just scrap it altogether?

I am not sure where I can put more numbers since I don't really have the numbers for most of the stuff I have on my resume except for the Exxon Mobil grant.

Again, thanks for the responses.