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Hey there! 👋 Looking for some advice on how to spruce up your resume? Let’s give it a little roast and see where we can add some flavor! 🌟
So, you’ve got a finance degree but have been working in retail for the past 8 years – no shame in that hustle! Here are a few tips to help you shine brighter on paper:
– Highlight Transferable Skills: Even though your experience isn’t in finance, you’ve likely developed valuable skills like customer service, problem-solving, and organizational abilities that can be applied in a financial role.
– Emphasize Relevant Coursework: Make sure to include any specific finance-related classes or projects you completed during your degree to show your knowledge and interest in the field.
– Tailor your Resume: Customize your resume for each finance/accounting job you apply to, emphasizing the skills and experiences that align with the position.
– Network: Don’t be afraid to reach out to professionals in the finance industry for advice, guidance, or potential job opportunities.
Remember, it’s all about showcasing your potential and passion for the finance world. You’ve got this! 💼✨
Editing is sloppy. Dashes different sizes. Inconsistent spacing between experiences. Alignment of dates and locations inconsistent. Formatting at top inconsistent (spaces around symbols). Lack of numbers throughout; words to number ratio way too high.
Please do way less bullet points.
Less bullet points on your work experience. Especially on the “store manager” part. Also might be worth moving your education up to the top, since you don’t have any relevant work experience.
Let’s flip the script. Let’s say you were a hiring manager looking to fill a finance position. What in your resume would indicate that you would be a good fit (let alone the best fit)?
Setting aside the formatting issues which can be quickly fixed, there is nothing finance related here. There is a degree from 8 years ago (meaning I cannot rely on you retaining this knowledge) and ??? I do not want to be harsh on you, but you need to position your experience as “finance” as possible.
I am not a huge fan of getting an MBA, but I think you have a solid case to pursue one. Before you do that:
1. Really consider what role in finance you want and target that. “Banking” isn’t specific enough – investment, commercial, consumer, government?
2. Identify target companies that hire from specific MBA programs, ideally there is an internship pipeline. Go to the right MBA to get you that role with high confidence. You cannot afford to go in blind.
3. Figure out your story. Why did you go into retail with a finance degree if you want to be in finance? What changed? This will also play significantly in your b-school essays.
Best of luck.
Was in a similar situation except i took 10 years off after high school. Worked in retail and hospitality during that time until i decided i wanted to go back and study finance.
Formatting errors aside, you lack real experience besides your degree from 8 years ago.
If i were you, id probably go back to school for a MS.
Use that time to boost ur resume and add relevant experience. Join clubs, partake in extracurriculars so you have something to talk about in interviews.
Internships are extremely important and i cant stress that enough.
I quit my higher paying hospitality job to work as a peer tutor during my undergrad, the main reason so i can remove my irrelevant past work experience and have something at least remotely closer to a finance job.
Excel is the cornerstone of any finance career so id probably take lessons on excel. Datacamp is a great tool for learning new programs.
I dont think ur resume is the heart of the issue but just ur lack of experience 🙂
You need to add a more recent finance certification or something, this looks like you’re applying for another store manager position.
Just looking at your resume makes me not want to read it, way too wordy.
Resume is too busy imho
I think you should put measurable results in your resume to make things stick out. Gaps aren’t great but tons of people have them so they’re not gonna make you lose out either.
As far as the results, you should say “analytically researched data and collaborated with stakeholders in order to improve sales revenue by xx%” or “achieved highest gross sales of $xx annually and lowered costs by $xx by spearheading [blank] projects with a team or 5-10 salespeople”
Are you looking for an internship or full time? If your looking for a full time you many want to consider internship experience. I think you just need to beef up your experience a bit.
Center your name and info, and put your skills into columns with bullet points
no specification for skills. not separated enough. some words are redundant. formatting wise it’s uhuh