Semi-target, what am I doing wrong?

I've sent out hundreds of apps and have not gotten even one call back yet. I really don't know what else I could put in my resume to make me stand out. I've tweaked and retweaked it probably 1000 times. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. Razume some how screwed up the format of my resume so please ignore the formatting errors.

http://www.razume.com/documents/18692

Thanks.

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I'm still a student, but the first thing I noticed was the lack of GPA.

Also, side note, but "only undergraduate in team of two MBA students" isn't exactly clear. I know what you're trying to say, though. Maybe "only undergraduate in team WITH two MBA students". Nitpicking? Yes, probably. I was just confused when I read it b/c I thought your were one of the 2 MBAs or only 2 in team.

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luckynum7I'm still a student, but the first thing I noticed was the lack of GPA.

Also, side note, but "only undergraduate in team of two MBA students" isn't exactly clear. I know what you're trying to say, though. Maybe "only undergraduate in team WITH two MBA students". Nitpicking? Yes, probably. I was just confused when I read it b/c I thought your were one of the 2 MBAs or only 2 in team.

Thanks, I will def make that revision. If you noticed it I'm sure others have too..

Ske7chIf you had leadership roles in your student organizations I would definitely move into work experience.

I didn't have any big roles in the student orgs. but i've had one pretty big leadership role that I did not add to my offical resume because I couldn't fit it and a few people told me it wasn't that big of a deal. I'll list it here and if you guy tell me I should add it, I will.

Non-Profit building construction
Supervisor
2005 – 2006 • Supervising and consulting a team of 10-15 volunteers. • In charge of coordinating and implementing installations of fiber optics for the buildings wireless
network as well as all heating and cooling equipment.

 

If you had leadership roles in your student organizations I would definitely move into work experience.

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cyoung33wait... what are you looking for? SA? Also what kinds of companies are you applying too?

FT. I've applied to BB's/MM's/ and a few boutiques, a bunch of smaller PE/HF shops and some other F500's that have finance related jobs. I should say that I've been using recruiters lately and have stopped applying online. I'm going to start applying via doostang tomorrow.

 

Are you the one who asked us to post you a link on the undergrad on campus recruiting part 1? Then no wonder you don't have anything right now.

Network your ass off! Otherwise, 3.45 from a semi-target, why should I call you?

 

forever's right about the networking. If you make the right moves then you're resume goes from being nothing special to possibly good enough to get you through to interviews. Once you are there you just have to prepare for it enough and hope for the best.

 

I go to rutgers and have a 4.0 and a shit ton of leadership exp and the only reason I got any interviews was networking. And I mean networking my dick off. You're gunna have to push harder man. I didn't apply to ANYTHING through OCR, the Abercrombie and fitch store manager and Burlington coat factory supply chain management jobs didn't cut it for me haha. You need to talk to actual bankers or traders, fuck headhunters fuck hr go right to the source

 
Mfsl27I go to rutgers and have a 4.0 and a shit ton of leadership exp and the only reason I got any interviews was networking. And I mean networking my dick off. You're gunna have to push harder man. I didn't apply to ANYTHING through OCR, the Abercrombie and fitch store manager and Burlington coat factory supply chain management jobs didn't cut it for me haha. You need to talk to actual bankers or traders, fuck headhunters fuck hr go right to the source

Check your PM please.

 
West Coast MonkeyThe formatting here is atrocious. I would throw this away immediately if it came across my desk because if you can't take the time to align your bullet points or have the dates be consistently formatted, I can't take the time to read your resume.

I explained in the OP that Razume screwed up my formatting.

 
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West Coast MonkeyThe formatting here is atrocious. I would throw this away immediately if it came across my desk because if you can't take the time to align your bullet points or have the dates be consistently formatted, I can't take the time to read your resume.

I explained in the OP that Razume screwed up my formatting.

My bad. That's what I get for not reading the entire OP - I look like an asshole. My sincere apologies.

 

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