Hey guys. I know there's another topic similar to this from like 3 years ago, but I wanted to ask anyways.
I'm looking to get a BB internship this summer.
I have a pretty extenisve resume with no shortage of stuff to include, despite the fact that I removed any/all forms of excess spacing and put the margins at the absolute minimum.
I already have a job as an investment analyst part-time while attending classes. Also, I had an internship at Alvarez & Marsal in Chicago as an analyst.
I'm thinking about removing the short section I have on relevant coursework because I think my resume has enough finance shit on it already. I would be replacing it with an "Activites and Interests" header. In this section I would be including two things:
1) That I hiked the entire Appalachian trail over the course of six months.
2) Took my first semester as a Sophmore off from college and went backpacking in New Zealand for 3 months.
Do it? Yes/No?
No.
And take out relevant coursework.
Backpacking and New Zealand in the same sentence on a Resume doesn't look good. Lol :) J/K.
Don't listen to the above two comments... Absolutely put both of those on there under activities... You kidding me? The interviewer will know your finance acumen by asking you questions so putting the course work is unnecessary given your background... I guarantee if you put those two experiences under an interest section that you will be hands down the most interesting candidate at your super day and the interviewers will want to hear about it = Hook... The above is some awful advice... Disregard
I agree with taking out relevant coursework, but you don't need to be so specific on what kind of travel you were involved in. It's good to add interests, but keep them to a minimum in terms of number of lines. You would probably want to include interests and under the section, write "backpacking" or something along that.
I would bring up 1 & 2 during an interview if you feel the timing is right (how you grew from the experience), but keep the resume clean. I second what Harvard said - minimalism goes a long way on a resume.
Thanks for your opinions. Very helpful.
I was under the impression that I shold be grabbing their attention with something on the resume. So, if I'm not specifically saying:
Hiked Appalahian Trail - Hiked 2,180 miles over the course of 6months on a two-man team
What should I be saying instead? Just "I like hiking and backpacking?"
Thanks again
Thanks a ton.
If anyone else has any insights, it would be very helpful
I would be specific.
What do you think is going to garner more attention... simply putting "hiking" like many other candidates or something specific like "Hiked 2,180 miles over the course of 6 months on a two-man team." If I'm looking through hundreds of resumes I might give you an interview just to see what kind of person hikes over 2,000 miles. Are you Bear Grylls? A grizzly bear? Gandalf? Also, if you can hike 2,000 miles for 6 months I think you are probably determined enough to handle 100 hour work weeks.
yes be specific, kobalt put it to the point, good advice from Brians part right there.
Dont put tons of bullets under interest, but two specific unusual ones might easily catch positive attention. I rather put "won 12 soccer championships on a national level, captain of the team and participant for my countries national selection" than just "soccer" (just as an example).
Keep it brief but add any interesting details. I did the same thing after a MD told me that he already knows that given my school and internships that I have knowledge in econ/finance, and that I should include things that really differentiate you from other candidates. I did a backpacking trip through the middle-east last year, and it helped me land my last internship. Ignore people saying its a waste of space.
I think these are both relevant experiences that can make you stand out. Kids with high GPAs in finance/econ from good schools are a dime a dozen. Keep it brief, but find a way to bring it up in an interview. Both experiences could serve as pretty solid anecdotes for behavioral questions.
I'm going to New Zealand on Friday. I'll be spending a lot of time on the northern half of the south island. Any recommendations on where I should go?
Travel on Resume (Originally Posted: 12/21/2007)
If you've traveled extensively around the world, does this pose a ding on your resume?
I was speaking with an alum earlier, who worked at a BB for many years, and mentioned that extensive traveling signaled either a rich kid, or a kid who has too much free time.
I've also spoken with another alum at a top BB who mentioned that it could be looked upon in a positive way (global perspective etc...).
I understand both sides, however, from my point of view, I was always backpacking and shooting pictures. I was neither rich or always had free time, and worked thorugh high school to pay for my trips. Would it be appropiate to list it in conjunction with my hobby of photography, or to just take it off entirely.
Any input would be great.
If it's relevant, include it. If it's not, there's no need to include it. I don't know how travel is related to banking, unless you're applying for international locations or for geographic groups...
assuming it's relevant, it feels like a cover letter thing to me anyway
I don't really think it signals much of anything, but when I've seen it on resumes in the past I have always wondered why this information was included.
If you are fluent (or at least proficient) in a number of languages, then this is certainly something to include - otherwise, travel info sounds more relevant for a bschool app than a job.
Thanks guys, appreciate the help.
thats pretty stupid. Under that logic every single time you see a kid with an ivy league school on his resume than you should automatically ding him as well since the high tuition costs signal a rich kid.
What if you spent a month in two summers abroad at London and China studying a course? Or if you simply put "Travel" under Interests.
Do these signal that I have too much time?
Signals a rich kid? So what?
I dont get that at all. There are so many analysts from upper class backgrounds.
like i said relevance is key, if its relevant mention it on the cover if not keep it off
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