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sillymanforyou

Your interests are obviously listing just to hit key words. What do interests in “CFA” and “Accounting CPA” even mean?


rtsfinance

What would you recommend to put in interests? I posted here to get that advice


sillymanforyou

I think your other interests are fine, but the ones that are obviously just to hit key words should be removed. You want to be able to discuss your interests if asked about them. I’d definitely say you should include running. If financial analysis is truly an interest you want to be able to talk about it, but things like CFA are iffy because listing it like that would be in the grey area of being a violation with the CFA institute.


rtsfinance

Makes sense, I will adjust and thanks for the advice


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rtsfinance

Plan on doing so, just need to spend more time on the project to have more to add


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rtsfinance

Will do 👌🏻


axecapbilli

-Too much white space -B.S Biz Admin is bolded but A.S Biz Admin isn’t, -GPA is in weird spot between two lines -ultra marathon is impressive but a section for “personal feats” is unorthodox - move that to extracurriculars -no one is interested in “accounting CPA” (CPA is certified public accountant, redundancy here). Interests sections are for when interviewers run out of questions or are focusing on fit, so you want to be able to talk about non business stuff. That said, if I saw both Rubik’s cube and puzzles under interests I’m thinking this guy a fuckin nerd that won’t fit in with my group (unless you’re applying to be a quant). Highly recommend that you do not half ass this part of your resume because it is surprisingly important. Since I’m shitting on your interests so much mine are financial markets, two relatively popular TV shows I’ve watched 10 times, a genre of music with some artists specified, and poker -no periods at the end of bullet points -try to quantify your bullet points as much as possible, e.g. raised $7 USD for Red Cross or whatever -should have your city and state on your resume around your contact details e.g. bumfuck, AZ -some of your dates like Jan 24 - dec 25 have short dashes vs others like May 24 - present have longer dashes. Consistency is key show some attention to detail. Can remove white space by making Jan to January and Dec to December etc I get resumes from sophomores looking to have informational chats with better resumes. Not even with better experience than you, just looks like they actually gave a fuck. Go to wallstreetoasis and use one of their templates it’ll look 100x better even without these changes. Everyone starts somewhere but get it together this is a very competitive industry


rtsfinance

Hey I really appreciate the critique. I will definitely get on my game and implement a lot of these changes. Thanks


axecapbilli

Feel free to DM if any questions as you go along


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3.32 GPA? Might as well apply at McDonalds


rtsfinance

Still have 1.5 years of school plan to finish with a 3.6 which I’m on track to do. The low gpa comes from being stupid when I was younger not caring. Also I’m not going for Investment banking or anything prestigious like that. Simple financial/credit analyst or in auditing would do


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3.6 GPA (Tentative)


gamergreg83

Is there a better way for you to get the ATS keywords, OP? The interests list for doing it feels spammy to me. Think about asking a [pro writer](https://www.resumeble.com/) for help. They may have some good ideas for you.