Member: ruthlessgravity
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- 8 April 2009, 12:05 PM
ruthlessgravity's Reviews
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17 April 2009, 08:55 AM
Needs some work, but not a bad start.
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9 April 2009, 08:12 AM
Not bad, your on the right track.
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15 December 2008, 08:55 AM
not bad.
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31 October 2008, 07:47 AM
Needs some work. You need to add more detail to what you did during your work experience. This doesn't say much as of right now. If you put up an updated version, I will take a look at it.
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30 October 2008, 09:07 AM
Not bad. A bit wordy and top heavy. See my comment balloons for more detail.
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30 October 2008, 08:57 AM
This is mediocre. After the first couple of bullet points, I lost interest. Nothing really stood out and gave me a sense of what kind of employee you are. I prefer to see accomplishments as oppose to a list of job responsibilities.
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30 October 2008, 08:53 AM
This resume doesn't tell me anything. There is no detail on what you did at any of your jobs. Two word descriptions aren't very effective at selling your abilities.
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25 October 2008, 12:10 PM
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22 October 2008, 11:15 AM
This still isn't going to cut it. Nothing on here makes you stand out from the Harvard grad with a 3.9 GPA. IB is extremely hard to break into.
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20 October 2008, 08:47 AM
IB is looking for the best of the best. Your resume needs a lot of improvement if you plan to compete with people coming out of the top schools. I'd suggest getting an MBA from a top 5 school because that's the only place they are recruiting right now. Also, nothing on here screams out leadership. I'd suggest taking a look at a couple of top rated finance resumes on here. Good luck!
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22 September 2008, 04:15 PM
My suggestion is to take a look at a few of the other top rated finance resumes on here. Nothing here is presented in a way that makes you seem like a leader. The banks have their pick of the creme of the crop in this market, and you really have to stand out to get an offer now. I would instead look for a position in corporate finance for a large company right now. Best of luck!
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13 September 2008, 10:24 AM
Its a tough market and your resume doesn't do enough to stand out. Check out a few top finance resumes on here to see what the top firms are looking for. See my resume for what how I detailed my time at Lehman.
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9 September 2008, 08:03 AM
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9 September 2008, 08:02 AM
Looking at this resume, I can't tell if you have any experience. Sure, you list jobs but don't tell the reader anything about them. Try look at a couple of top resumes on here to get a feel for how to present information. Best of luck!
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9 September 2008, 07:59 AM
Needs more detail. Make your resume more accomplishment oriented instead of task oriented.
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8 September 2008, 08:53 AM
Not bad.
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28 August 2008, 08:37 AM
Take a look at a top rated finance resume to get a feel for what it takes to have a standout Investment Banking resumes. This resume stands no shot in the ultra competitive IB world. You are competing against kids from Harvard/Columbia/Wharton with high GPAs and the captain of the college sports teams. Best of luck
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27 August 2008, 09:54 AM
Tough sell making the post-graduate transition with no real IBD or IMD experience. With the way the markets are now, a long shot in good times is nearly impossible. A 3.45 from Rutgers is not going to cut it against newly minted Harvard grads with 3.5+. Hopefully you have some high level connections from InRoads because that is essentially what its going to take. Best of luck...but if all else fails...do some amazing, over the top stuff this next year, take the GMAT, apply to b-school, and come in as an associate.
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25 August 2008, 03:16 PM
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25 August 2008, 03:15 PM
Not bad
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14 August 2008, 02:48 PM
See the balloons for comments
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14 August 2008, 07:38 AM
Very well put together. Best of luck.
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13 August 2008, 04:22 PM
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13 August 2008, 11:54 AM
Move your education up below work experience. Where are you dates for these jobs? Not very much content here. A simple improvement would be to list stuff you accomplished in these positions. Right now you list job tasks.
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13 August 2008, 11:47 AM
Doesn't really have the level of detail to stand out. Needs more information and a better format.
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12 August 2008, 04:52 PM
Format's clean, great education, and great leadership experience. If the GPA is good you should have Goldman, Morgan, Merrill and Lehman kicking down the door to talk to you. The market is a bit rough right now but you clearly exhibit a lot of talent here. It's resumes like this that make me enjoy doing this. Best of luck!
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12 August 2008, 10:18 AM
add more info
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11 August 2008, 03:52 PM
I like this resume a lot. Except for the light color location and dates.
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11 August 2008, 03:38 PM
Formats clean. Still missing that special something that will separate it from the rest of the resumes in the pile. I suggest you add more detail to your work experience and explain in detail what the accomplishment is for them.
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10 August 2008, 06:33 PM
This is a bit on the short side. I would add more detail. Something about the format rubs me wrong too. A bit of an overuse of lines.
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8 August 2008, 01:18 PM
Keep forgetting to sign in before I review.
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7 August 2008, 08:16 AM
See the balloons. Best of luck!
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6 August 2008, 09:39 PM
This tells me nothing. Take a look at a couple of top rated resumes on here to get a feel for how to present information
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6 August 2008, 09:37 PM
Try to cut it down to one page. Best of luck
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5 August 2008, 11:51 PM
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5 August 2008, 11:43 PM
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5 August 2008, 11:35 PM
This needs to have more quantitative accomplishments to really stand out. The spacing makes this resume a lot longer than it needs to be. Try to get it down to a page. The job descriptions aren't necessary. All of the items from the previous jobs should be past tense.
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5 August 2008, 11:07 PM
A bit on the wordy side for my taste but it seems like you formatted this geared towards freelance work. Nice accomplishments and well written. I came away from looking at this with the impression that you know your technology. Well done!
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5 August 2008, 10:54 PM
This resume needs more detail. A resume is your marketing document for selling yourself to get an interview. The more someone is able to come away from it with a clear picture of who you are and what you can do...the better. Best of luck
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5 August 2008, 01:44 PM
All in all, quite impressive. I would add space between the individual leadership activities and the professional experiences for readability. You have some strong leadership positions that will help catch the eye of recruiters for political positions. Best of luck!
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4 August 2008, 08:26 AM
Thus far, not bad. I suggest adding more accomplishments to your most recent experience. There are a bunch of ex-DSP and FYDP resumes on here (including mine). Take a look around and see how others are presenting their accomplishments and activities. Best of luck!
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24 July 2008, 09:35 AM
Needs more detail. Your resume is a marketing document and your goal should be on selling me on granting you an interview.
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24 July 2008, 09:29 AM
Needs more detail about what you did.
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16 July 2008, 02:03 PM
See the balloons for starting points on how to improve this. Best of luck!
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14 July 2008, 09:37 AM
Information overload. The goal is not to list everything you've done in the past five years. Instead, pick the items that make you stand out. You have impressive experience and academic achievements. The goal should be to communicate them in a manner that sells you as someone extraordinary. Best of luck.
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14 July 2008, 09:27 AM
This is highly specialized so you might want to send this to some people in your field or a career coach. Towards the end of your resume, you just start listing stuff...that doesn't tell much. Also, as an outsider, I have no idea what some of the acronyms mean.
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2 July 2008, 08:58 AM
This is a bit tough to read. Most recruiters spend only 15 seconds per resume, so making it as easy to understand as possible should be the goal. You need to break your bullet points into multiple items and add more quantitative accomplishments to this. Everything that you list on here should be considered a "key contribution".
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25 June 2008, 11:51 AM
Not bad. I like the format. I only took a brief look at this but so far so good. Keep up the good work and best of luck!
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18 June 2008, 10:25 AM
Here are my thoughts. I prefer to keep the formatting to a minimum because so I would remove all of the shading. The current iteration is information overload. Nobody recruiter is going to read all of that. The rest of my thoughts are in the text bubble. Best of luck!
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12 June 2008, 08:54 AM
Hard to evaluate your chances in IB without knowing what school you attended and what firms you have previous experience with. The language needs a lot of work and the accomplishments you highlight need to be more impressive than just "responsible for something". IB firms are looking for leaders, and you have to show them you have a track record of being one. Best of luck!
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11 June 2008, 07:39 AM
You have a lot of good background experience for working on the financial side of government. Just some suggestions to get you started, best of luck!
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9 June 2008, 10:57 AM
I set everything to 80, because I can't judge how impressive your creds are without knowing where you went to school and where you worked. You have a lot of really good experience but you need to state accomplishments instead of task. It seems like you didn't spend a lot of time in any position, which can be seen as a negative. Best of luck!
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30 May 2008, 02:38 PM
Awesome resume and set of accomplishments. I have just a few enhancement ideas. I would also include some info about the non-profit you helped start. That demonstrates leadership beyond what is generally exhibited as a young professional. Best of luck!
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30 May 2008, 02:30 PM
NERA is a pretty good name to have on your resume starting out. I like the format but I think you need to carry your items one step further and let us know why is it important. Best of luck!
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23 May 2008, 09:01 AM
See the balloons. Best of luck!
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22 May 2008, 07:54 AM
I'm not a fan of starting items with adverbs. Your resume is your time to shine, so add detail. Your goal is to market yourself to potential recruiters and not to give them a list of what you did. Best of luck!
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19 May 2008, 08:37 AM
I dont know much about the education system or job market in Singapore, so I looked at this from the perspective of just your work experience. Made a few suggestions here and there. Best of luck!
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8 May 2008, 08:04 AM
Not a bad start. You have a great GPA and a lot of good work experience. It's too late for IB this year (recruiting is done in the winter) but you are an ideal candidate for next year. You should look into programs like MLT and SEO that focus on preparing minorities for careers in finance. If you want any information on them, drop me a line at chris@razume.com and I can try to put you in contact with someone. Best of luck!
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7 May 2008, 11:53 AM
Not a bad start. See the balloons for my comments. I suggest you make this one page because you don't have enough work experience to warrent a two page resume. Are you planning to switch majors to accounting, because a finance background won't prepare you for the intricacies of accounting. Best of luck.
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5 May 2008, 08:14 AM
The language is not bad. I would have a native English speaker look over it. Its a bit hard to mark up and reword stuff on Razume because the interface is geared more towards style than substance. I'm not familiar with the workings of Chinese institutions and the job market there, so I will not evaluate your resume based on those factors. Best of luck!
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5 May 2008, 07:54 AM
Your resume is the first step in your sales pitch to a potential employer. Utilize some numbers to highlight some of your accomplishments if you can. I'm not a fan of having date and location on separate sides of the resume.
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25 April 2008, 10:40 AM
Good start and you have some really good experience. Best of luck!
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24 April 2008, 08:09 AM
Great resume. Just some thoughts on improvements. Best of luck in your entrepreneurial endeavors!
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21 April 2008, 09:25 AM
Your NSF experience is going to be your key selling point in interviews. You have the basics of what is shaping up to be a great resume. I recommend taking a look at a few top resumes on here to get a feel for how to present some of this information. I would also drop a few of the less important jobs you've held and focus on your accomplishments related to your particular field. Best of luck!
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7 April 2008, 02:22 PM
This needs a lot of help. Take a look at some of the top rated resumes/CVs on here to get a better idea of how present information. Once you get a more properly formatted CV up, I'll take a look.
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4 April 2008, 09:58 AM
I agree with Big4's comments. I just added a few notes. You have a great resume for what you want to get into. I'm not really an entertainment guy so I would blast my resume to some people you know in the industry. Best of luck, and spread your entertainment knowledge on Razume
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3 April 2008, 11:16 AM
Your resume shows that your geared towards a more academic career. Nothing in your resume tells me that you want to be a management consultant. Why management consulting now? I would look for experience in your past that is results driven, because consulting is all about improving the bottem line. What quantitative experience do you have? Best of Luck
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3 April 2008, 10:18 AM
I agree with Big4's review. Also added a few areas where more detail is needed. Best of Luck
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2 April 2008, 07:24 PM
Sana, nice resume. See the balloons for my comments. Best of luck
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1 April 2008, 08:32 AM
Not bad, see the balloons for comments. Best of Luck.
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30 March 2008, 06:46 PM
Took a quick glance and it needs a bit of work. I suggest taking a look at other top resumes to get a feel for how to convvey information with resume real estate......best of luck!
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28 March 2008, 08:25 AM
Not bad. Best of luck!
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25 March 2008, 05:44 PM
Move your education experience first, then Work Experience, then everything else. The lack of previous finance related internships, low GPA (All Bulge Bracket Ibanks require atleast a 3.5 GPA if your from a non-target school), and leadership activities makes it nearly impossible for you. Not to come down hard, but Ibanks have the pick of the liter when it comes to recruiting talent, and a Harvard student with a 3.8 GPA and co-captain of the crew team is what they are looking for. The market for bank jobs is hard given recent events on Wall Street. Best of luck! I would try to seek out a big firm, work in their treasury department (raising capital) for a few years and seek to get an MBA from a top 10 school, if IB is really what you want to do.
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24 March 2008, 08:02 AM
Not bad, just a few things to tighten up. I recommend listing your dates on the right hand side to make it easier to connect where and when you did these things. Best of luck in the non-profit sector saving the world!
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23 March 2008, 06:11 PM
Difficult times to get into IB without connections. Best of luck!
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17 March 2008, 02:41 PM
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17 March 2008, 09:07 AM
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17 March 2008, 09:06 AM
You have a good base to work off of to improve your resume. I have a few suggestions listed in the comment boxes. I would also align all the dates to make it easier to follow your progression.
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13 March 2008, 10:00 AM
For someone entering IB, you have a great resume. You already have lots of valuable experience as an analyst intern and tax intern. You stand out as a leader through being a captain of the track and field club and starting an organization on campus. I just had a couple of comments on how you could improve certain items to make them more transparent. Best of luck!
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2 March 2008, 05:03 PM
Nothing in your resume gives me any indication of why your interested in communications. The format and language are not adaquate to display the amount of detail you need to communicate. I recommend looking at a couple of top resumes on here to get a feel for what recruiters are looking for. You also need to seek out an internship this summer in the communications field. DC is filled with these entry-level positions. best of luck.
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28 February 2008, 10:44 AM
Kcolker, your resume needs a bit of work. I would recommend taking a look at a few top rated resumes on here to get a better understanding of how to word accomplishments. Without details, you leave it open for people to interrupt your items based off their assumptions. Best of luck in entertainment and media. It's a hard industry to make it in.
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28 February 2008, 07:39 AM
Sarwat, the format is clean and you have a lot of information presented. Just a few minor corrections are needed in my opinion. Education should either be the first section or the second. Your degree is more important for a job in finance than being the President of your Kickball league. Best of Luck!
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26 February 2008, 08:05 AM
RossP, your resume needs a little bit of work. You have the right direction going but you need detail. Glancing over this, I have no idea what you did and how it benefited these companies. I believe that you have the content but just left it off your resume. I would take a look at a few other top resumes on here to get a feel for how to state action oriented accomplishments. Best of luck!
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23 February 2008, 07:00 PM
You truely have some wonderful experience. I think you will make a fantastic teacher. Being a part of the Teach for America program says a lot about you....well done! The content is good and just needs to be presented in a clearer form. Best of luck.
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20 February 2008, 09:07 AM
This resume needs a bit of work. Nothing in your experience tells me that you are interested in doing clinical research. I would recommend taking a look at a couple of top resumes here to get a better understanding of the type of format and language to present on a resume. Did you do participate in anything in college that involved psychology outside the classroom? Best of luck!
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14 February 2008, 05:24 PM
Much improved. I just provided a couple of suggestions to improve it. I'm more of a finance guy, so I like to see leadership and results-driven items on the resume. I like the way you quantified some of the accomplishments. I'll leave it to others to take a look at this and see if they agree with my suggestions. Best of Luck!
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14 February 2008, 08:31 AM
You should add the loaction of these places to your resume. I also suggest that you include more detail about what you did, who you did it for, and why you did it. Best of Luck!
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12 February 2008, 09:26 AM
Your education should be listed first. You are still in school for your masters, so that is your biggest selling point. The information needs to be presented in bullet points in order to maximize the porbability that a recrutier can draw the necessary information. Best of Luck.
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12 February 2008, 09:18 AM
jfeng, great improvement over the original. There are still a couple of subject-verb and verb tense issues that need to be ironed out. Is there any additional information you can provide about education or activities? GPA? Any Leadership Activities? Best of Luck
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11 February 2008, 11:22 AM
Good resume. Just a few minor changes in my opinion. I would put your overall GPA instead of Major, since GWU SOB doesn't have majors. I would also add your LSAT score after you take them. Best of Luck
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11 February 2008, 11:15 AM
An improvement over the last version. I still feel that it's lacking in content and detail. Going forward, I would look for ways to gain leadership experience. I have no information on what you did during school besides study. A 3.2 GPA is a bit low for someone who is not involved in a lot of activities. Best of luck
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8 February 2008, 02:32 PM
You have a really hard sell. All the big banks have finished their recruiting for their 2008 analyst class. Your resume doesn't highlight any work experience or leadership activities that make you an attractive candidate. If you have those experiences, then highlight them. Best of luck.
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2 February 2008, 04:28 PM
I'm not an IT guy, so I wouldn't be the best source on content but your format needs some work. A lot of recruiters glance at a resume and then move to the next. Your resume needs to be formatted in a way that they can read it and get the information. I will leave it to others to look at content
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29 January 2008, 05:58 PM
You have a good background for what you intend to do. You will need to get a JD from a top tier law firm in order to be a real player in the world of ib law. I would spend the next year of school show that you are a leader and not just a manager. Look for opportunities where your skillset and previous experiences give you a competitive advantage of providing leadership to an organization. Your LSAT score will play a big role in where you get in for law. I would begin to look into the LSAT process and maybe think doing an MBA/JD combo. Best of luck!
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24 January 2008, 09:00 AM
You have great experience and a clear interest in finance. If you add more detail, you could turn a decent resume into a great one. I'm not too hot on the formatting, but that's not the primary issue I have with your resume. Best of luck in the career hunting process.
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23 January 2008, 10:27 AM
Can't read. Upload again with larger print. Remove photo from profile
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23 January 2008, 10:24 AM
Your format makes it a bit difficult to read. Recruiters often glance at resumes, and making it difficult to extract the information puts you at a disadvantage. You have nice content but you need to adopt a format that will make it easier to read. I suggest looking at a couple of top resumes here and mimicking their format
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7 January 2008, 10:53 AM
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7 January 2008, 10:51 AM
Great job.
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7 January 2008, 10:44 AM
Contrary to Amy's review, I think you need a lot of work if you want to break into i-banking. I would suggest looking at other top resumes and copying their format. I'm not coming down harsh on your resume in general, but compared to what recruiters look for in investment banking...you are a tough sell. Most top-tier banks are looking for superstars and your current resume doesn't imply that you are one. You need to add items and details that convey you are a leader. Good luck.
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24 December 2007, 08:11 PM
You have a great resume. The format is clean, the content is concise yet detailed, and your education is good. Look to take on a role in an organization that will show your star qualities. A little more quantification of your resume might help as well in the results driven field of investment management.
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6 December 2007, 08:30 AM
As it currently stands, this is more of a CV than a resume. Others have already commented on the format so I focused on the content. I would prefer a one page resume because most HR people are flipping through a stack and don't have time to look at something stapled together. You have really strong experience for your particular field combined with great academic performance. My background is not in PR but from the jist of what you have listed I can tell that you seem to have a natural talent for it.
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3 December 2007, 05:06 PM
Very good academic performance combined with relevant experience. The resume is very good and is just in need of a few revisions in my humble opinion.
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3 December 2007, 08:47 AM
This is a great resume. You have truly demonstrated a keen interest in the field that you would like to enter. Your work experience, academic background, leadership experience, and international work makes you a highly targeted recruit for the big management consulting firms. Good luck.
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2 December 2007, 08:43 PM
Not a bad resume for someone at your age (making an assumption based off the year you will graduate). You need more finance and leadership experience to set yourself apart from the rest of the pack. Add more detail to your current experience to help get yourself an internship in finance. Corporate law will require you to take the LSAT, so add that detail to your resume once you take it. I-banking is a very tough industry to break into and will require you to demonstrate that you are the best of the best coming out of school. A big time internship during the school year would help you demonstrate a strong interest in an i-banking interview.