military B school application resume

Straight Cash HomeyFirst off, thank you for your service. Being a Marine Corps officer is a tremendous commitment and I think military personnel, and officers in particular, can sometimes bring a mindset to finance that is much more focused than that of recent college grads.

That said, not everyone in finance recognizes that so you probably don't want to go overboard with the military portion of your resume. Right now, that's pretty much all you have on there. I think you should extrapolate more on the business you started and ran with you wife; and focus your resume bullets more on the relevant skills and experiences you bring to banking and less on just describing what you did in terms of the job itself.

Other random thoughts: - List your education after your experience since you're not a recent graduate - Add your GMAT if the 730 you list in your profile is correct - If you're going to write about the military, assume that your reader has no military knowledge whatsoever, because the vast majority of people you come across will not (e.g. references to Operation Yama Sakura and bilateral users will not register with 99% of the population) - Your Additional section is way too big, plan to trim this down as you fill out the rest of your resume. This section is just to give your resume a little bit of personality. You don't want to come across as someone with a lot of hobbies outside of work because some banks will be concerned about your focus with the job. By the same token, take "family" out of your Interest section. That is a potential one word auto-ding especially if you are trying for a first year analyst position. I was asked by multiple interviewers whether or not I had a girlfriend and if I was planning to get one in the near future. Saying that your family is one of your interests will scare some bankers.

how do i extrapolate on the home business? its not like i can add a bullet down there(or can i?). should i use 2 lines and just write more about it?

keeping in mind this is for business school applications. should i still put my gmat score on my resume? i will replace yama sakura with a descriptor instead and use "multinational" instead of "bilateral". is there any other jargon?

family isnt a ding to business school is it? i use my wife as part of my story why my gpa wont suck this time around. thanks though, i will keep that in mind come next spring.