URGENT! desperate senior applying for analyst
Hi! I am currently a senior at a target school, decent GPA, good EC, with not-so-decent work experience... I hope to get into management consulting or BB (not IB or S&T) and want to make sure that my resume is at its best. Please give me some suggestions, thank you!
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Breathe some life into your bullets. You don't want your resume to read like a job description. You want to communicate the impact you had and other relevant details. Here's a sample undergrad resume to give you an idea of the additional detail you'd want to include Undergrad Resume Template - http://bit.ly/LBUcq You could also take a look at the 1st and 5th slides of this S-A-R Framework advice - http://bit.ly/iRdx6, which basically says that you want to communicate the situation, action, and result. Your bullets need more of the Action and Result.
Through your resume, cover letter, and interviews you want to emphasize the key skills and attributes that your prospective employer is looking for. The list of key skills/attributes will vary somewhat from job to job, but generally includes job-specific skills (e.g. quantitative analysis, industry insight, modeling, etc), communication, leadership, problem-solving skills, expertise, pedigree (helps to have strong school or work experience), impact. Whichever of those elements you have and are important for the job, you want to communicate in sufficient detail so that they find your resume interesting. Keep in mind that you might want a slightly different version of your resume for banking vs consulting.
Here are a few other pieces of advice you might want to take a look at, all written by senior bankers, consultants or people who have done both. 5 Ways to Make Your Investment Banking Resume Stand Out - http://bit.ly/5a316 5 Things to Make Your Consulting Resume Stand Out - http://bit.ly/yQcfW Why are you interviewing with consulting firms AND investment banks? - http://bit.ly/Wkrgj
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Your spacing is inconsistent, even within sections. Government agency entry is 2/1.5-spaced and your BB is single. Make it consistent across sections too.
You make no use of ANY form of right alignment. Use it to un-cluster the job name, location, dates worked, etc.
You have way too many irrelevant entries. Are you applying to be a consultant or their web designer? The only really good entry in Additional Experience is the RA one. Having the others just detracts from it.
I don't see any explicit interests in the Skill & Interests section. Fluency in Chinese is relevant but you don't need to tell everyone you're fluent in English. Likewise, Proficient in PC/MAC is extraneous (it's Mac btw, as an aside). You also don't need any of the design proficiencies in there, again because I assume you're applying to be a wed designer.
Leadership and Involvement needs to be slimmed down. I see 3 cultural groups and "Contestant" along with Volunteering Program: volunteer. Besides how ridiculously redundant that is, it just makes you look mediocre. Keep stuff with actual leadership positions like Student Government Committee and expand those.
Summary: You have too much quantity and need a ton more quality.
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