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Looks fine. Would recommend you drop the readings portion and put some better interests. It's cool and all that you like politics but I would suggest that you put another hobby or sport that you've played or follow.

Also, saying that your investment fund covers and has models for BP and DB is a very risky move. O&G and banks both have very specific valuation methods (supermajors like BP would typically be valued using three or four methods just to get to the total EV) so if you just have a DCF and non industry specific comps then you're going to look pretty silly if they grill you. And I bet that a most interviewers will ask you about it.

 
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Readings: When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management; Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco

Get rid of this section ^^ everyone reads or at least should and everyone that wants to do banking has read all those books. if you have a cooler hobby or something that sets you apart more put that instead.

A lot of the time other than experience and education which yours appears to be good, interviewers want to make sure you aren't boring as a person

 

Get rid of current events as an interest. Add something unique and interesting - maybe a sports team you're a fan of or something.

Agree with the above posters about getting rid of the readings section.

 

Ok so fix readings and interests. I knew I'd get grilled on that but those are literally my interests.. no other resume-worthy hobbies and I don't follow sports. Should I make something up?

I'll take out DB and BP cause yeah I don't wanna get grilled on that

 

I would clean it up a little to make sure things like the capitalization after the commas uniform. You have Cornell University, Business School but no comma after Columbia University Mailman School. May seem stupid but little things can be a difference maker.

Edit: Positive note: your grades, school, and early experience look very competitive for 2018 BB

 

Hey TheEmperor,

Funny enough, I graduated from Cornell Hotel School (I believe we are a part of the same college now)...Nice to meet you, and feel free to add me on LinkedIn.

I would say that it's okay to leave your high school experience, considering you have a couple more years ahead of you until graduation. It looks good considering the accomplishments associated with the position. However, seek to replace it next year (or your senior year) with something you did in college. This will look much better when applying to full-time positions.

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