Recent Non-Target Finance Grad Resume - Pls Advise

Hi All,

Recently graduated from a very non-target SUNY school, but have some good internships under the belt to compensate.

Here's the link -

http://www.mediafire.com/?uy0uuf7bdio37zu

I got lazy and starred the personal infos out, but the workex is all in latest->earliest order.

This is just a general resume, so there's no specific active job intent here - the idea is to see how it holds up to your scrutiny.

Couple concerns I have with my own resume are -

  1. Too Short? In order to make it more digestible, I've really tried to cut down the fat on my work ex - the theory being I can add color in the interview phase - has the trimming gone too far?

  2. I've omitted my CFA June 2010 Level I exam candidacy, since results will be out in a few days. I'm definitely rewriting if I fail. Where should I plug that item in?

Also, at this early stage in career, does it make any sense to include good SAT scores and college club presidencies?

TIA, your feedback is appreciated.

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On the surface your resume is very solid. However, you need to sell your experiences better. You have great grades (summa graduate), leadership experience (ROTC), great language skills (you know 4 languages) but the descriptions of your work experience are so bland. If you can spruce up the work experience descriptions I think you should be able to land some interviews. I would change the format of your resume as well. They have a great section on resume format and how to use "action words" and "tweak" your experiences to cater to what interviewers want.

 
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