NYCIBJobs #ResumeReview #JobSearchStruggles
Hey guys! 👋 So, I recently applied to 100 NYC Investment Banking jobs and sadly, didn’t receive any interest 😞. I need your help to roast my resume and figure out where I might be going wrong. Let’s break it down together:
🔍 Key Areas for Review:
- Relevancy: Are my skills and experiences tailored to each job I’m applying for?
- Formatting: Is my resume easy to read and visually appealing?
- Keywords: Am I using the right industry-specific buzzwords to catch recruiters’ attention?
- Quantifiable Achievements: Am I showcasing my accomplishments effectively?
- Professional Summary: Does it grab the reader’s attention and highlight my strengths?
💡 Possible Solution:
- Consider customizing your resume for each job application to highlight relevant skills and experiences.
- Use online resources like LinkedIn or career services at your university for resume feedback and tips.
- Network with professionals in the industry to get insights on what recruiters are looking for in candidates.
Let’s work together to find a solution and land that dream job in NYC! 💪💼 #ResumeHelp #JobSearchTips
For context, I recently graduated from my university but did not receive a full time offer from the investment bank I was interning at due to lack of deal flow. They decided to keep me on as a part time junior analyst (I have similar responsibilities as a regular M&A analyst).
I live in FL, but I have a NY address in the top right corner of my resume so I do not get filtered out of any application system for not having a NY address. If needed, I could realistically move to NY within a day as I have family there. I plan on taking the SIE in 2 weeks because I know many firms require you to get licensed shortly after being hired.
I have been reaching out to as many firms as I can, while also cold emailing analysts/VPs/principals for phone calls but have had no luck. I am reaching out to mostly boutiques. I want to make sure my resume is the best it can possibly be. Any advice for my resume/finding a job will be greatly appreciated.
Looks like a resume someone trying too hard to get into IB. I don’t know anything but it seems like the stuff I’d put on a resume pretending to get into IB. Completing Wall Street prep comments come to mind.
You’re definitely impressive, and fellow BJJ guy. But I don’t know what a successful IB resume looks like so it’s hard to compare. Just seems like trying too hard versus confidence speaking for itself (usually school speaks for itself in circumstances from my understanding).
-non target average student, my comment shouldn’t mean much but it’s just my observation
Edit: maybe quantify more 🤷♂️
Too long didn’t read
If you’re involved in the buy side of M&A, why don’t you list the outcomes of your efforts? None of your bullet points list out what your work accomplished. It just says what you did there.
What is a Bloomberg instructor….Bloomberg has reps that do that
Your summer analyst description should be the longest thing on the page by far, and it is not. You can be much more descriptive on the work you did in the summer, quantify any deals you worked on and be more specific. Example “worked on CIM for $2 BN secured bond offering for telecom company that does $3 BN in revenue”. You can find examples of people with IB experience and how they list it on their resume. Like seriously, make the description of that experience much longer. If you have a good act/sat put it on there. Also branch out and apply to jobs other than IB, a lot of other finance jobs would want someone hungry with IB experience.
Where’s the transaction experience? You don’t list out any deals
The school section second point is a bit try hard and wordy. Turn it into two points
Most of it is kinda wordy tbh it should read like a list of accomplishments and activities not an essay
Like “utilized PowerPoint” bro u worked at two firms do you really need to say that. List the accomplishment before a tool u used like PowerPoint
“Created 5 pitch books with PowerPoint” just off the top of my head. There’s definitely better ways to phrase it tho
Perfectly fine resume. In a better market you would be getting interviews. Just a tough time to be looking for an entry level role.
I do recommend replacing fluent in Albanian with “bilingual”. Only mention specific languages if it’ll ever be relevant
I have hired about 20 juniors (mix of analysts and associates) over 4 years and here are my suggestions:
You should just list your role as analyst rather than junior analyst. I understand the role isn’t full time but you might be ok just listing it as analyst and look for lateral opportunities. If somehow you get called out on it then you can adjust after a couple of interviews.
Bullet points under your IB experience isn’t succinct. You are breaking the typical analyst work into three bullet points in nonstandard ways. This might be better: “supported the firm’s M&A transactions via financial modeling, CIM creation, and data room preparation.” Say something like this on valuation: Valued companies (or created valuation models) via DCF, LBO, comparables, and precedent transactions. And throw in some stuff about three statement models, pro forma, and data analysis in another bullet point.
Make sure you hit the valuation part clearly and specifically mention DCF, LBO, comps, and precedent transactions. The VPs want lateral analysts that can work on day one so if you can do all the necessary modeling work on day 1 and you want to clearly convey that you are an expert on the valuation work. Having these keywords also gets you points in ATS. A lot of analyst 1 have never done LBO modeling so you want to make it clear that you have and be prepared to get tested on it.
So you are lying that you live in NYC? Even if you did get an interview, and interviewer in IB could most likely sleuth you out.
Most people would disagree but I’ve seen someone go be a credit analyst for 1 year at Fitch, then 2 years at a top 20 bank, and year 4 was in Lev Fin. Fitch, SP, Moodys had their grad class App open not too long ago, maybe they release another one. It’s 100x easier to get into and can use it as a stepping stone
Looks like a goof resume tbh… sometimes you need to keep trying…until stars allign.. then your luck,proficiency,connections and need will allign in return .
Just keep trying and be patient
Lol Go Noles baby fsu grad here too who also made it to NY
This probably isn’t holding you back but something I noticed your present job you are speaking in pre-tense. You should use active verbs working, analyzing, etc.
I’d also try to frame your current part time job as a full time until you get called out on it
Is the name you use on your resume possibly difficult to pronounce for american english speakers?
Yes, the market isn’t great, but there are things that stand out. The only skills that should be there are the ones that are relevant to the role. Albanian and Graphic Design aren’t necessary so it’s just taking up space and should your resume get beyond the ATS, a recruiter will likely reject it.
When I think of Leadership, I think of holding an Executive Board role within an organization (Treasurer for example). Instructor doesn’t tell me anything.
Nitpicky, but 6 should be spelled as six.
Dude u ain’t done shit. I know freshman who have done more shit than u so far
Non target is quite a range.
I think you should try messaging people on LinkedIn. Especially hit up your alumni who work wherever it is you want to work
David goggins wouldn’t give up…. 1,000 more stay hard!
Dude, I don’t even wanna read that kind of resume.
Your resume looks like what chat gpt would type out if you asked for the most generic and stereotypical resume of someone trying to get into IB. It’s a numbers game
I see the issue. You forgot to add your name.
Yeah, eh.
Need to aim lower. Not bad resume. But it’s lacking a lot.
Personally the interests thing is cringe.
1) You haven’t held your one real job for even a year.
I-banking is gonna burn your candle at both ends. It’s easy to write you off as a quitter if you haven’t even done a year at your current employer.
Also, you have no accomplishments or why you mattered. Resumes shouldn’t read like a list of tasks, they should read like a list of accomplishments. Any idiot can say “PowerPoint.” Why did *you* matter and how can your new employer benefit by picking you over someone else?
2) Your work experience for your only job is light. Only 4 bullets? You clearly think your paper trading portfolio is the hottest shit on the page but that’s not a real job.
3) Your jobs say “Florida” but your heading says Brooklyn.
Which is it? I’d be confused about where you lived/worked. Do you need to relocate? Do you think you’ll be fully remote? Where are you applying? Tailor resume to make this clear.
4) Additional Info
“Fluent in Albanian” – no one cares. Albania’s population is basically the same as Brooklyn (I’m serious, look it up). Unless you’re fluent in a language your employer can leverage e.g. Mandarin or Cantonese, you’re gold plating your resume. If the hiring manager is a bigot, you’re also outing yourself as the children of immigrants as I’ve never met anyone who learned Albanian in a US school setting. I’m not trying to be an asshole. I’m giving you constructive feedback because guess what, there are lots of fucking assholes on Wall Street. An asshole hiring manager might think does “fluent in Albanian” = “this person has an accent that’s hard to understand.” Remember that hiring managers see *way* more resumes than they need.
Interests – your resume is telling me you’re dense. You’re a UFC shirt wearing gym bro who wants to talk about Dave Portnoy and Andrew Tate. Even if this isn’t you, this also isn’t people with money unless you’re Zuck and his new hobby. I’m not saying you need to say you were a coxswain, but think about the reader and their goals in hiring.
I might leave off the “interests” at the bottom of your resume. That section can only hurt you, cannot help.
Impressive but maybe IB isn’t for you this time. Try consulting
Massive shot in the foot by listing “fluent in Albanian”
Do I miss something? I don’t see education
Magna cum laude is a hilarious title.
Lose the additional interest – no one cares about your hobbies, honestly.
Kinda off-topic but I’m impressed that 3.7 GPA means Magna Cum Laude. Aren’t those honors usually reserved for the crop of the cream? Like, people with 4.0 and 99% average on all their courses?
This is a borderline resume (3.7 non target with one relevant internship) that would get multiple interviews (but not at majority) in a normal market. It’s a tough year because there aren’t even enough spots to allocate to usual target schools.
That said, the resume could be improved. More polish in the ibankjng section, can highlight very high ACT. Maybe highlight extra hard classes to explain (slightly) subpar GPA.
I think you should be geographically flexible and apply to more locations. Good luck.
Use the “so what” approach when you put up a point. Yes you did XYZ but what did it help the company with and why is it even in your resume? What’s the outcome of the thing you did?
The employer is Italian
Cmon shqipe
Your resume lacks substance. It highlights tasks which anyone could copy and paste from a template but not what you actually did or what you got out of the experience. Nor is it transparent on how you benefited the company based on your actions.
Second, you have too many bullet points per position and your experience and your extracurriculars are light.
Essentially, you’re trying to get into the most competitive entry level role in finance, in the most competitive city in the world. You’re literally competing with 4.0’s from target schools, with IB internships under their belt, some with 30+ extra curriculars and achievements under their belt. If you want IB, your resume has to stand out among everyone else from the US and all over the world looking for an entry level IB role in NYC. Even if you were to fix it up, just keep that in mind, that the recruitment process is highly subjective.
Also your resume has to be a testament to who you are, what your values are, what you bring to the table, how are you are right for that position vs. the 500 other honor students from target/non target schools applying for it
Use proper terminology as well, stock plays? It makes you sound like you got your experience off wall street bets. Use lingo like basis points, name a company you did a DCF on, what key data and assumptions did you use in developing your dcf?
Anyone can say what you said, very few people articulate or outline that they actually know how to build one through their resume.
Bro…..bro…… you mentored students on how to get a finance internship but you’re having a hard time landing an offer. Get that off there for your own sake. Try to fill that with something that has substance, you got a one page resume that’s supposed to persuade someone to move your resume to an interview, everything on there has to have meaning
Florida many times is a big red flag
Fill out their application, wait a day then show up and say you filled out their app and want an interview. Show up for scheduled interview. If you don’t get it move on and repeat this process
It’s Cause you didn’t mention nana makes the best pite me mish
If this guy here didn’t get any then I’m cooked 💀🙏
hey can you share link to this resume template