CV criticism needed - London Summer 2024
Need some help with my CV, feel its underwhelming at the moment and won't impress anyone reviewing it.
Any feedback is welcome and appreciated.
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Looks good. The only thing that is holding you back is your lack of professional experience. Did you not manage to secure any internships this summer?
Unfortunately not
- Average academics
- Below-average work experience
- No real achievements
- You haven't been active enough in your university based on your various Extra-Curricular activities
- Not enough developed bullet points
Genuinely a very average Resume.
Thank you for the feedback; what can I realistically do right now to improve this CV as summer applications are currently happening/coming up shortly.
Could you also expand on 'no real achievements'. What kind of achievements would you be looking to see in a CV like this?
- You go to a semi-target, to compensate for going to a worsening school you should aim to be top 5% in your cohort.
- You have no to very little leadership experience. Most of your extra-curricular activities are "Member". Anyone can sign-up, you haven't been enough proactive and taken leadership roles?
- Your CV isn't coherent. Are you applying to Markets or IBD? Why have Optiver trading and then have a line about DCF modeling?
- Remove books, no one cares. Would remove video games as well - would believe you were home playing video game instead of being part of societies
- You have the most boring extra-curricular activities / interest. As someone who screens Resumes, I would have little to talk to you about.
Look, I am not trying to be rude, but your Resume is genuinely very average. There isn't anything unique about it
What would you rate this experience and club involvement. Multiple springs + summer at boutique consulting firm. 1 analyst position in club fund + 1 officer position in finance society + 1 cofounder of society. Have other minor society roles but no space to add on so have listed in a line under positions at bottom of CV
Not sure if I’d put a virtual internship with 1 bullet point under experience…
It was a selective spring week, if this would actually be looked down in let me know.
Springs are usually put in experience.
My bad, since it said virtual and he only had 1 line about it I wasn’t sure if it was some “virtual experience” event anyone could register for
If you think that maybe a screener could think that too, so still helpful criticism thanks
why is half of the page blank?
bump
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