5 Comments
 

Seems odd to have all that open day experience. I got selected to tons of law firm open days to gain an insight into how the business works but its not on my resume. I suppose you can put some on there or explain it in a cover letter for example but alarm bells would probably ring for someone looking for actual work experience.

Your activities and interests actually reads like work experience so perhaps fix that. I would cut down on the industry stuff (especially the 100 students one, doesnt do anything for you) and perhaps expand on the PR gig you had and put that under work experience. Not the best but I suppose its all you have.

 
FinancialNoviceIISeems odd to have all that open day experience. I got selected to tons of law firm open days to gain an insight into how the business works but its not on my resume. I suppose you can put some on there or explain it in a cover letter for example but alarm bells would probably ring for someone looking for actual work experience.

Your activities and interests actually reads like work experience so perhaps fix that. I would cut down on the industry stuff (especially the 100 students one, doesnt do anything for you) and perhaps expand on the PR gig you had and put that under work experience. Not the best but I suppose its all you have.

probably put that there since he hasnt had an internship

 
Best Response
  1. GPA to tenths place. My rule of thumb: unless you have a 3.95+, don't take it out to the hundredths
  2. Take off "$1,000 Scholarship" and just put the name of the scholarship... should never mention value of financial scholarship unless it's full merit
  3. Industry experience #1, bullet #2: "developed technical understanding of securities trading"? Edit this or get rid of it... doesn't even make sense
  4. What kind of school are you at? Target / nontarget? At first glance, you have way too many workshoppy experiences. Question you might get in interviews: how did you participate in all these sophomore sell days and not land a summer offer?
  5. You should try to land a solid internship this semester
  6. Activities 2-3: quantify and show results
  7. Expound on your online clothing business... how long have you been running it, revenues, etc. This could be a whole section by itself
  8. "Technology industry research" is an interest? Talk about specifics... social media, cloud computing, consumer, etc. Just listing "research" as an interest sounds stupid.
  9. What sports?

Good luck

 

Ipsa officia maxime facilis doloremque quibusdam. Id est voluptates architecto voluptas. Molestiae ut tempore quia praesentium quam aut et.

Quis animi aut quia consequatur qui ullam. Vero asperiores et maiores amet quia. Impedit non placeat ea error id. Ad cum dicta maiores recusandae eveniet.

Illum officia possimus laudantium. Soluta dignissimos rem perferendis consequatur deserunt perferendis et. Est quisquam temporibus corporis vitae porro distinctio repellendus.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”