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Here you go - one of your goals should be to make this easy to scan. Remember, especially in this current job market, that Recruiters are getting tons of applications. Average resume scan by a recruiter is 6-8 seconds, so it is important that the summary of qualifications leads your resume (marching the job post) and the bullets are written so that the keyword are easily noticed— short, succinct bullets with quantified achievements will get your resume where you need it. Best of luck!
Seems like general resume advice. For top tier professional services work like the MBB consulting firms, education comes first and interests should be included.
Looks good, I would pass it. No need for summary of qualifications - this is outdated and fluff. Keep education first, you’re a student. Keep interests, it would initiate interesting convos with your interviewer. Do not pay for coaches, it already looks good. Just try to quantify more if possible, would be even better.
Thank you, appreciate your insights. Does the discontinuity in my resume in your opinion pose a challenge to my recruiting efforts? My past internships are in banking but my club involvement is in more social/environmental realms, where my interests truly lie. I’m aiming for an internship to align with these for the upcoming summer, but if I return to banking I’m worried it may continue to cause challenges with recruiting.
Frankly I feel confident in my casing and behavioral skills but getting an interview has been incredibly difficult.
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Looks good overall, i think that it could be improved by adding quantifiable goals that were achieved, cost saving implemented, etc. Instead of listing out only duties. Even adding something showing your achievement and growth in each role would be beneficial as well to help you stand out more.
Will have a look at this!
Hey there, no rush but wanted to check in and see if you’d gotten a chance to glance over it. Thanks!
Generally looks good. I’d likely pass this resume.
I’d honestly remove your first school and just list your current school with “expected [year]” in the date area.
Stigma has lessened over time, but feel like there still may be some against transfers, so no need to highlight it, particularly if a non-target.
I’d also remove the word intermediate in parentheses next to your skills, and change “Microsoft Excel” to “Excel Analytics” or “Excel Modeling.”
Your line about C should just become “C programming”
Finally, hyper picky and barely matters but 3 interests in the interest section is typical and given that I said to shorten the line above it will give your resume better aesthics with the bottom 3 lines roughly lining up.
Thank you for the advice, will make adjustments accordingly
"Proficient in C programming" is probably an overstatement as nothing else in here backs it up. Defining the skills better for Excel and Power BI under skills would also help out. If you have anyone technical they will probably hit on the technical skills and kill you on it from a technical side.
Don't add extra words into what you did. It used to be good advice but a lot of the time it just comes across as filler. Be exact and add quantifiable items to the things you did similar to the 5 KPIs.
Pull in wording that customizes your resume to what you are applying for.
Fair points, thank you. Could you elaborate a little bit on which section you were referring to with this "Don't add extra words into what you did. It used to be good advice but a lot of the time it just comes across as filler."
I would cut down some of the education and add a professional summary. If you want to chat more about your resume and overall strategy I’d be happy to. I help professionals accelerate their career growth.
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This is a great resume format. The simplicity will work very well getting through ATSs. This is the kind of template I use with clients and it works well for software and human screeners. Kudos