Non-Target SA Resume
Hi, I am a Junior at a Non-Target applying for SA positions in IB. I am hoping to get some critiques and any advice on securing an internship.
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change the "additional major in econ" to Bachelor in Arts/Science-Economics
you also have some pretty big typos that are going to get you dinged right away
like under student investment fund:
it should read= "recommended THAT first mercury financial be purchased"
and under primerica financial services:
it should read= "acquirED series 6....."
change the wording of your bullet points- take out the "by" that you keep using and reword for example, rather than saying "constructed client mutual fund portfolios BY using risk/return stats and asset allocation models", say "utilized risk/return stats and asset allocation models to construct client mutual fund portfolios"
finally, did you really "utilize risk/return stats etc to construct client portfolios" ? I know what sort of job that is (associate rep) and I know that the typical associate rep does nothing of the sort
a word of caution: if you are embellishing on your resume, be prepared to back it up in interviews b/c they will ask you about how you "utilized risk return stats and asset allocation models etc" and you had better have an answer that convinces them you know what you are talking about.
investment bankers are no farmers, but they can smell manure from a mile away, so be prepared for their questions
Good point about the "utilize risk/return stats etc to construct client portfolios". You will probably get asked about this since that sentence really gets to the core of a bunch of financial theory. If you have had some more advanced portfolio management classes then you will be able to talk about the subject without issue.
Good job blacking out where you go to school this time haha.
Your resume looks pretty good. I can't really see anything major to comment on. Maybe try indenting your bullets a little bit. The "Additional Major - Economics" part could be fit in/reworded a little better maybe.
Other than that it looks pretty good. Question, the 300K worth of securities that you sold. Was that just one term life policy or did you sell a bunch of mutual funds?
Mutual funds
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