Hey Alex,

Hope you’re doing well. I’m currently an undergrad studying Econ in London and am also really interested in AM. I’m also from a non-target and would love to have a quick chat as to how you got the position. Please contact me on maitham@pwani.com if you’re free for a quick chat.

Thanks, Maitham

Thanks a lot Brian, I’m very grateful for your help (replies, articles and videos).

Cut the section on retail sales. But you probably need to remove other experiences as well since you should not go above 3-4 separate entries, especially as a university student.

That is a really broad question that entire books and textbooks have attempted to address before. My advice would be to get some of the classic books on investing and then start making your own trades using small amounts of money to learn the ropes. Read as much as you can about the markets, but trading practice is essential and the only way to really “learn” the markets.

You can list it as “Private Equity Intern” so that you include a few important keywords. Leave out the investor relations part, even if that’s the department you were in, because “Private Equity” will seem a lot more relevant.

Also, you should probably describe the group’s business if it is not a well-known firm.

Apprecate your help.

Alex

I recently just worked at a Private Equity/Venture Capital/Asset Management Company in central London called “Foresight Group”. I was working as an admin/research assistant ‘analyst’ in the investor relations department. How would you suggest I describe my experience on my resume, what I should I call it on my Resume, to leverage the best result?

Also I have only worked for two weeks there, I could be working there longer, does this matter at all?
Thanks Alex
P.s I am a history major from a non-target school (I could if you’d like be a example/template, for getting in the door if you like?)

Boutique banks, small PE/VC firms, search funds, corporate finance at local companies, valuation work at independent (non-Big-4) firms, etc. The point of that article is that you can’t just go to a boutique and say, “Hire me! I go to a good school.” You need specific reasons why you would save the bank time/money or otherwise make things easier for them, which most students don’t even try to come up with. If you present yourself correctly, you’re never wasting your time by applying.