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In line with the new changes that are coming to WSO, this new Resume Review System should help out everyone here vying for those coveted finance positions. <strong>Any comments in this thread that are not constructive or does not give specific feedback to a resume will be...
WSO Public Resume Review System (Free) or WSO Finance Resume Review Service (Paid)
393 years 39 weeks ago
by WallStreetOasis.com
11 weeks 1 day ago
by Back Office Bay
Please give me ANY advice on what to put in my resume, what to change, etc. I want to pursue a career in IB, and need to build a resume to hopefully land a position at a IB as a 1st year analyst. Here is the link: http://www.razume.com/documents/25714 Thanks in...
Resume Review -- Seeking IB entry-level Analyst position
98 hours 9 min ago
by ddp34
5 hours 24 min ago
by nontarget kid
Any critique is appreciated. Was headed to law school until a recent change of heart, thus explaining the unfortunate lack of finance-related work experience.. http://www.razume.com/documents/25712...
Not great, not terrible. Thanks in advance
1010 hours 32 min ago
by ccrosb
8 hours 27 min ago
by oR3DL1N3o
I'm only inserting the parts that I'm uncertain about. "It is with great delight that I am applying for the finance Co-op position at Research in Motion. I can think of no better career than one that combines my passions for both finance and technology. Your firm revolutionized...
RIM Cover Letter - Need a bit of help
111 day 1 hour ago
by Pancakes
15 hours 6 min ago
by lil_barac
Hey Everyone, Was curious about this scenario for a friend who was asking for advice: Many business jobs have a minimum GPA requirement of 3.0. In the case where someone has a major GPA that is higher than their cumulative GPA (weird, right?), can a major GPA be used? Also, what if someone...
Does 2.9 Major GPA meet 3.0 Cutoff?
124 days 9 hours ago
by Derivs
21 hours 47 min ago
by Ace6904
I used a resume review services, please tell me which aspects from each resume you would use (notice the different formatting on the states for college location). Please note this resume is for consulting, not...
Review the Resume Service Reviewed Resume
72 weeks 1 day ago
by helpmepleasethx
1 day 1 hour ago
by helpmepleasethx
Can someone please review my CV? I think its pretty damn good but I need someone to tear it apart so I can perfect it... I can send it via...
Resume - hot or not?
81 week 3 days ago
by converg3
1 day 11 hours ago
by bfin
http://www.razume.com/documents/25685 Go to town, thanks in advance for your...
IB Analyst resume help
92 days 1 hour ago
by ssmaclac
1 day 15 hours ago
by Neighbor
What's up guys. So basically, I had really bad personal issues to deal with my first semester of junior year. I dealt with them really well, refusing to let them mess me up, and ended up with a 3.64 overall GPA. My second semester, however, I just gave in and was in a really bad place, and...
Leaving out latest GPA?
62 days 5 hours ago
by CrvenaZvezda91
2 days 3 hours ago
by streetwannabe
Hi I'm a South Korean and I speak non of the chinese languages. I go to a top 5 university in Korea. But I just want to have a job or an internship in Hong Kong(at least I want to try) Here's my resume. http://www.razume.com/documents/25631 Do you think I can get a chance to...
Do you think I can get a FO job in Hong Kong?
85 days 1 hour ago
by Hypnus
2 days 11 hours ago
by shimshimhae
Review and be brutally honest please. I don't have feelings I just want to improve to increase my chances of getting an interview. http://www.razume.com/documents/25629 I've had a number of people look at this and the biggest weakness they told was my lack of internship experience....
resume(no direct finance experience)
105 days 4 hours ago
by FatIdiotKid
2 days 16 hours ago
by FatIdiotKid
Hey, I am looking for some help refining my resume. I believe it could use some touching up before I go on a massive employment search. I am, - Sophomore looking for summer internship for next summer (Summer 2013) - Finance major, currently abroad in Shanghai, China - No banking...
Sophomore Resume - help needed!
02 days 18 hours ago
by kimd0
n/a
I just completed my first year of college at a US university and have a boutique IB internship lined up for this summer. I'm aiming for MM or BB SA for next summer. Although next year will technically be my second year (making my graduation on a regular track sometime in 2015) I came in with...
Graduation Date
13 days 3 hours ago
by LloydBankfein
3 days 2 hours ago
by Connor
Would the following be okay to put under interests? To me, what I'm putting down sounds incredibly stupid, granted it's true, but still... Interests: Baseball; News Junkie; Fantasy Sports; Movies; Non-fiction books Essentially, I need more things to put in my interests, I'm...
What are some good interests for a resume?
339 weeks 6 days ago
by helpmepleasethx
3 days 5 hours ago
by historiclegend
So I just graduated and I want to update my resume. Do I need to change anything to say I graduated? May 2012 was listed, should I remove that? Or change it to "Graduated: May 2012"? Or do something else? Also, what should I do about GPA? Should I remove it now or leave it? I graduated...
Have a few questions about updating resume after graduation
25 days 10 hours ago
by okay24
5 days 7 hours ago
by drexelalum11
Hey guys I'm at the beginning of my 4th semester (6 semester bachelor's degree) and I want to apply for IBD offcycle internship positions in my homecountry and in London as well. Therefore, I would be extremely thankful if some of the experienced guys here could take a glance at my...
SB for Undergrad IBD Resume critique - Please help!
132 weeks 4 days ago
by above_and_beyond
5 days 16 hours ago
by Anacott_CEO
Long story short, I just graduated from Florida State University unknowing of what I want to do with my life. I couldn't get an internship over junior year that wasn't a complete joke, so I decided to continue helping my mom out at her hair salon. I've been doing some research...
Below average resume critique
141 week 22 hours ago
by tkfriend89
5 days 17 hours ago
by blastoise
An article by Jeremy Siegel on <em>Yahoo! Finance</em> on April 20th, 2006 gives some savy investment advice. <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/columnist/article/futureinvest/3810">Get into some blue chips. </a> <blockquote> The table below lists the...
The Best Stocks for the Long Term
126 years 3 weeks ago
by BananaMan
6 days 12 hours ago
by SonnyZH
Hey, I am looking for some help refining my resume. I think it could use some touching up before I go on a massive employment search. Here is a summary of me: - Fresh MBA grad looking for full time employment. - Engineering background. - Completed an 8-month work term at a Big 5 Canadian...
Resume Critique Appreciated
41 week 1 day ago
by Al666666
1 week 14 hours ago
by Al666666
I'm thinking of putting my name down on my resume as 'L. James Merton' (the 'L' stands for a name that gives away something about my background that might not be conducive to getting an interview). However, most people who have these kinds of names (e.g. J. Edgar Hoover,...
Putting my name on my Resume
226 weeks 4 days ago
by lm-1993
1 week 1 day ago
by dogboo
Posted resume here last time and people figured out pretty quickly who I was lol, looking for certified users in the field I can PM. Thanks in...
Junior at Target - IBD Resume
219 weeks 1 day ago
by JustADude
1 week 1 day ago
by SonnyZH
Article on the <a href="http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2006/05/22/daily42.html"_blank">highest paid </a> hedge fund managers. <blockquote> Legendary Dallas oilman T. Boone Pickens, with BP Capital Management, made an estimated $1.4 billion in 2005...
Highest Paid Hedge Fund Managers
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by nychimp
1 week 1 day ago
by jec
Article on recent <a href="http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/business/technology/14717992.htm"_blank">i-Banking IPO trend</a> for boutiques. <blockquote>When a small investment-banking boutique has a successful IPO despite losing both its peak revenue and...
New wave of investment-bank IPOs seek returns like Weisel's
15 years 50 weeks ago
by BananaMan
1 week 1 day ago
by MrBroadway
<a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/page/wso-resume-review">banking resume</a>...
Help with resume
22 years 24 weeks ago
by Clinton_191
1 week 2 days ago
by MrBroadway
My apologies, but I couldn't get Razume to work (it just kept looping on the "Converting" screen) so I had to upload as an image file. http://i.imgur.com/YMjz9.png [Edit: Link to updated resume further down the thread] I'm at a Canadian Co-op MBA school and just completed...
Resume Critique Appreciated
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by m1n0r
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by SenseOfUrgency
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