Basically wondering if I will get a job or be shut out, as I have a very non traditional consulting background. Attached my resume below (it's very much a draft, only provided to give a general sense of qualifications).
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On first glance, it looks ok. But I think you could add a lot of flair to make yourself stand out and give yourself a better chance of landing a role.
First things first, try and make sure all of your bullet points are in the active voice and you start each (if historic) with the past participle.
For your education, include a little information about what modules you're taking / what areas of your degree particularly interest you. At the very least, if you do get to interview, it will give your interviewer something offtrack to discuss.
You could also add "achievements" to stretch out your "interests" section (i.e. what have you succeeded in that relates to your interests). Swimming would be the easiest (as a lot of top tier firms love an athlete / anyone with a degree of competitiveness). Have you ever raced and won a tournament? Etc, etc, etc.
Thank you so much for the very informative and thought out reply, I really appreciate it.
Do you think it looks odd to have some active and some past tense bullet points under one section? (for example) JOB ---organize xyz ---selected to xyz
I haven't competitively swam since high school, unfortunately, but it is something that is part of my daily routine. Should I just drop this from my activities list? I have a lot of public speaking awards from my debating activities and a few creative writing publications, however. Not sure how useful those are.
I don't think it's odd to have some active and some past tense bullet points under one section providing you go present to past in order.
I wouldn't worry that you don't have any recent achievements linked to your swimming: you can still include high school awards (especially if they're particularly impressive). Either way, I'd keep the swimming in - makes you seem more well rounded. I'd also include the public speaking / debating awards and a short list of whatever publications you've featured in. You'll only have to worry about trimming this sort of detail down the line when your "professional" section bulks out.
Good to know, thank you!
I don't think it's odd to have some active and some past tense bullet points under one section providing you go present to past in order.
I wouldn't worry that you don't have any recent achievements linked to your swimming: you can still include high school awards (especially if they're particularly impressive). Either way, I'd keep the swimming in - makes you seem more well rounded. I'd also include the public speaking / debating awards and a short list of whatever publications you've featured in. You'll only have to worry about trimming this sort of detail down the line when your "professional" section bulks out.
Bump!
Well, since you bumped, I suppose it's time for the unpleasant "constructive" criticism.
I think it will help to target this resume to some specific pile of tasks you may have to do. Consulting is a huge realm. It will help you very much to know exactly what kind of a job you're trying to get into so that your resume is a little bit more tuned to it. Nothing crazy, but not scattershot. Just ask hiring mgrs and recruiters (internal, not 3rd party) what they're looking for.
For example, from your resume, I gather you're good at writing, organizing events, and some sort of web development work. Probably even speaking/presenting. That's not too bad for a management consulting generalist.
If you can just tighten that up into a very obvious message to your prospective employer, that will help.
In terms of formatting and content, you're really stretching out your non-experience into a lot of space and words. You really have something like 1/3 to 1/2 page of actual qualifications, even for entry level jobs. Having "too much stuff" just draws attention to the lack of content. Don't try to deceive the audience.
Also, unlike the other commentators, I don't think employers could care less about your interest in swimming, etc nor your entry-level French skills. Even the SAT scores are a little bit too much. If your new job is to rearrange an unordered series of flower pots or compare scalene triangles, then keep it in. If you simply embrace your inner cruelty and decapitate all these peripheral piles of text, you will be able to get to the point and your readers will appreciate it.
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