URGENT: Please demolish my resume!
- Graduated back in 2013, had my FT offer rescinded
- Currently interning for a small PE fund (no FT possibility)
- Looking to do anything at this point (goal is Consumer/Retail IBD)
Thanks a ton.
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Resume doesn't look bad, but why was your offer rescinded? Scary stuff man
There should be a sticky in this forum warning users to not do anything less than 0.5" margins. You're better off deleting some stuff than putting such small margins.
Re-uploaded resume with 0.5" margins. Thanks for the tip!
Any other advice would be much appreciated.
Avoid starting new lines with only one word as in your "spearheaded" bullet point
By the way, along with the other poster, I too am curious as to why your offer was rescinded and what exactly you were looking to do full-time? You have solid internships so I can't imagine the recruiting process could be too difficult.
The FT offer was for a F500 FP&A role, which I signed back in Fall 2012. HR rescinded the offer and gave me the run-around/BS excuse of "division downsizing," which I thought was incredibly suspicious.
I reached out to the contact who got me the interview (as well as my interviewers), but no help was given. It seemed I dodged a bullet, but more notice would've been better as I have nothing in the horizon, considering how late it is.
I'm grateful for all the help so far. I'd honestly take anything at this point (student debt).
Damn, sorry to hear. This resume looks pretty good. Keep pushing.
Maybe consider taking on a relevant internship (just to get a little bit of money + experience).
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Gene, thanks for the help.
Any more advice/insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a ton.
Honestly one of the more interesting resumes I've seen on here.
Have you tried reaching out to recruiters?
^ I have reached out to recruiters, but most positions aren't entry-level.
Any other tips would be greatly appreciated.
I'm not sure what to say. Your resume is good to go. There's nothing material here to fix. You've got a breathtaking resume. Mine wasn't even 1/10 as good as this when I was looking for a job right out of college in 2007 when the economy was pretty much abysmal (well, on its way) and I was able to land in a nice spot. You'll be fine.
Any more opinions?
Much appreciated. Thanks.
I don't really see any material problems. So I guess I'll nitpick a bit.
"Value-at-Risk" seems like random caps when viewed against the rest of that line. "Spanish" with no qualifier looks weird against "Asian language" with "Conversational" qualifier. Does the $16b pharma refer to revenue or mkt cap?
Thanks for the tips.
Updated version is up.
My favorite part of your resume is Trolling on WSO as an interest.
You seem to have a great experience so far. Would you mind sharing why did your offer get rescinded? I am curious who would fire someone with so much experience. Your resume looks great but as others mentioned, change the margins. I would also add some extracurriculars that are applicable.
^ The margins look like 0.5" to me.
Getting an offer rescinded is the probably the worst thing in this shit economy/hiring environment.
Bump, thanks for all the help.
Any extra advice? @WallStreetOasis.com
Bump for any extra advice.
Thanks.
What is your objective currently? Are you working at the PE fund and what do you want to switch to?
Trying to break into IBD. Original post has been updated.
Thanks.
First of all, I wanna say that I think at this point your resume has very little to do with you getting a job at this point, because I believe you will have to enter through the back door anyways - i.e. through networking. I believe your best bet will be to be in contact with people at various boutiques and scour to see if there is an opening anywhere. Your alumni network can hopefully be helpful here, even though I'm sure you've exhausted this already.
With that being said, I think your resume is pretty good so these pointers are only suggestions. Some may like them and some may disagree.
I think the biggest problem for someone from an IB reading your resume is that you have basically done everything in the world of finance BUT banking. In an interview this isn't hard to overcome, but it could be an obstacle for someone from an IB reading your resume. Especially the lack of valuation modelling is striking in my opinion. Is there any way that you can get some valuation experience from your current PE gig? Try and ask and see what they say - if there is no way of you getting a FT offer, they should be helpful in you getting the experience you need. Heck, it may even be a valuation of a portfolio company if they already have all their targets covered by other analysts.
If the names of the PE fund and the FOF/Asset Management companies are not widely known, I would add a line stating your overall responsibilities and what the company does. For example, "Analyzed potential investment targets and assisted in preparing investment memos at a $XXXm private equity fund focused on XX sector". If people do not know the companies, it can be hard to pin point what you have been doing. The same goes for the BB - which division were you in?
Given your lack of banking experience, it may be helpful if you can show some interest under your education. For example, what were your experiences at finance club? If some of it was banking focused, it may be helpful to explain it in a bit more detail. You could make a bullet under education called "activities" that explain it in some detail. This is hard for an outsider to say anything about though, because I don't know your experience. The goal should be to highlight an interest in investment banking and not just finance.
Over all as I said, I think the resume is solid. Your biggest problem I guess is that from your resume it seems as if your goal is the buyside and banking is the next best option. Therefore, every time you have the opportunity to introduce yourself over the phone you should take it! If there is a job posting, don't just post your resume and cover letter, call up the guy, ask a few questions and introduce yourself and why you want to do banking.
Hope some of it was useful. Good luck!
EDIT: Oh and also, add a phone number.
Would be good to indicate level of Spanish. Is it beginner, intermediate/conversational, proficient?
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