resume review help
It is supposed to be for an application in M&A or Sales & Trading.
Thanks for your help.
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Jul 04, 2014
Career Resources
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Career Advancement Opportunities
June 2026 Investment Banking
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Evercore 01 99.4%
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Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
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JPMorgan 01 98.2%
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Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
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Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%
Overall Employee Satisfaction
June 2026 Investment Banking
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Moelis & Company No 99.4%
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Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
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Evercore 01 98.2%
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BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
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Banco Santander 01 97.1%
Professional Growth Opportunities
June 2026 Investment Banking
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Moelis & Company No 99.4%
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Evercore No 98.8%
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Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
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JPMorgan No 97.7%
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BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%
Total Avg Compensation
June 2026 Investment Banking
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Vice President (14) $434
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Associates (43) $259
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3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
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2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
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1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $101
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
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From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship
“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”
Write more about your work experiences. Also don't write Since 2013, Say January 2013 to Present. I would take American Politics off, talking about politics if the other side is against what you are saying might hurt you.
Thanks for your reply. In which direction should the things regarding my work experience go? And since I want to keep it to one page: what would you leave out in the extracurriculars section?
Guess, you can write you helped put together company pitchbooks, assisted with large volume projects, just something else so that portion is a bit more chunky. Something that you did at your firm that will carry over to your M&A and S&T applications.
For the sizing, I would make the spacing between the points a bit smaller. Decrease the margins near the top, for your investment club activities write how much of a return you provided to your school.
Thanks again for your advice. What is your overall opinion of my resume? I have completed my first year of studies at a target school. Would you say that I have good chances to land an interview?
It's pretty good, you already have a foot in the door with some m&a experience. However don't just think that you can easily get a position with this resume. You still have to network, build your connections, and better yourself. Are you applying for jobs in the US or EU? Also I know that in the US there are development programs for sophomores (2nd years) for finance/banking.
I'm glad that it's good overall.
I will apply for positions in London and Frankfurt. Banking internships in these cities are typically for 2nd year students, who study a 3-year bachelor program, which should be an advantage.
This is just a pet peeve and for aesthetic reasons, but personally I don't like the inconsistencies in your dates. You have "since Dec 12 2008" but you also have some like "Dec 14 2007 - Nov 8 2009". I prefer Dec 12 2008 - Present.
I'm not going to detail but remove these altogether: American Politics, M&A, ECM, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Global Macro Trading; and replace with stuff which doesn't relate to finance. And the technical skills section (no shit you know word and powerpoint).
Decide whether you want S&T or IB so you can target your CV.
Thank me later.
Would you remove the whole technical skills section or only Word and PowerPoint? And how would you target the resume exactly? Isn't the work of my practical experience relevant for both areas, especially M&A?
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