Hi Guys,
Junior from a semi-target, looking for a summer associate position at MBB. Please give as harsh of a critique as possible. Thanks so much! My resume is here: http://www.razume.com/documents/28895
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Computer Skills --- Kill the entire section (maybe keep LexisNexis don't know that much about it Interests: Consulting --- Kill that
Bro, switch the order in which leadership/work experience appears on your resume (put work exp. first). The White House internship is the most impressive thing on your resume, so you definitely want to highlight that.
you've got a good shot. good luck!
I'm guessing you're at either Pomona or CMC (I actually live half an hour away). If so, I think you have a great shot. Not sure how well-represented those schools are in IB/consulting but they definitely have the prestige and academics. Also, I do think you should leave your education before work experience, contrary to what sdxdtx said. Best of luck in your search.
EDIT: misread what sdxdtx wrote, sorry just ignore the last part.
i agree with sdxdtx. leave education at the top, but switch the order of work and experience.
Also, resume needs more cause/effect statements. For example, under the Fed Cred Union part, write " Analyzed market survey data which led to the discovery and implementation of optimal business development strategies." (leave out for credit union, bc...duh its for the credit union). There are several other lines where you could elaborate on what outcome your actions led to. Consulting firms are very results-oriented, and being able to show how your specific work contributed to a project/the bottom line of a company will be valuable in dealing with clients and coworkers.
Additionally, under consulting team leader heading, I would highlight leadership experience more "Led a research team of (#) students while guiding the analysis of strategic (I would say "key") market opportunities for..."
Rather than using just spring/summer 2012 under work/leadership, use months and put start and end dates for all activities. This will not only provide more information but will look more symmetrical.
Under interests, scratch: consulting, technology, public policy, and law. Those are really too vague. Woodworking and philosophy, however, might lead to interesting questions during your interview such as, "who is your favorite philosopher?" (Seriously come up with a well-researched answer to this one, I get asked this all the time). The point of the interests section isn't really to show what you're interested in, otherwise you probably also would have written: sleeping, eating, etc. It's to put something that shows something interesting about yourself that you really couldn't learn from reviewing your academics/experience AND that could serve as a potential point of rapport between you and your interviewer.
And never put Office skills (excel, outlook) on your resume because a) you probably aren't as skilled as you would need to be in excel to do/use a lot of the modeling/macros consultants do and b) knowing how to read email and use a calendar does not constitute a skill.
I know these are a lot of edits, but they are on the whole nit-picky, and are really just the types of things that would separate a good resume from an AWESOME resume. Overall this looks great, and kudos to you. Looks like you've been busy! :)
Wow, thanks for all the wonderful comments! I'll definitely switch the order of work and leadership experience, as well as some of the other changes you guys suggested. Thanks again! (Still open to other comments if anyone else has them)
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