Comments on: The Ideal Investment Banking Resume Template To Land Interviews & Job Offers

By: M&I - Brian

M&I - Brian — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 19:01:47 +0000

In reply to AMN. Lateral hiring is the best path because you don't have a great chance if you haven't networked or otherwise prepared for these roles or done closely related internships.

By: AMN

AMN — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:54:00 +0000

Hi, I’m a rising senior completing a strategy consulting internship at a T2 in NYC. I’ve interned at a large consumer bank doing product management and data analytics before and learned this summer I want to go into IB after doing some due diligence projects for my consulting firm. Is it best to wait for a couple years and try and enter into IB as a lateral hire or try and apply for positions this fall with no networking or financial modeling background.

By: M&I - Brian

M&I - Brian — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:14:18 +0000

In reply to Alice. I would leave out the sales internship at the commercial bank or reduce it to 1 line at most.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:23:39 +0000

Hi Brian,
Thank you for your informative article. I have 3 prior internships, including a tax internship at Big Four, a sales internship at commercial bank, and a sales internship at security firm, and doing an IB internship right now. I am wondering whether I should include all internships in my resume or leave out sales internship at commercial bank, because this experience seems irrelevant. Thanks a lot!

By: M&I - Brian

M&I - Brian — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 23:22:23 +0000

In reply to Michael. That looks reasonable.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:38:39 +0000

In reply to M&I – Brian.

Hi Brian,

I tried to spin the experience to more finance. Here is what I have:
• Worked with client to develop Excel model that summarized company’s revenues and expenses; led to increased efficiency of audit process
• Analyzed client’s financial statements and determined appropriate tax obligations and entitlements; resulted in increased tax savings for client
• Assisted with due diligence assignments and tested working papers; led to discovery of material errors in client’s financial statements
• Gathered data on Canadian pharmaceuticals industry and analyzed performance of specific companies; reviewed history, financial performance, and value of IP assets

Please offer any suggestions. Thanks!

By: M&I - Brian

M&I - Brian — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:17:25 +0000

In reply to Michael. Hard to say because I don't know exactly what you did. Your best bet is to make it look more like deal or client experience by separating it into specific "projects," even if that's not quite what you did, and mentioning keywords like Excel, financial statements, valuation, modeling, etc., even if they're a stretch for your actual work.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 22:35:06 +0000

Hi Brian,
I completed a tax audit internship in a government finance type of role during the summer of my freshman year. I eventually want to get into banking, and I was wondering how I can write this experience on my resume, so that it sounds more relevant to finance. What would you suggest for me? Thanks.

By: M&I - Brian

M&I - Brian — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 23:56:54 +0000

In reply to Jordan. Say that you learned a lot about accounting and the financial statements but want something more forward-looking and oriented around major deals that change companies, not reviewing the paperwork for annual and quarterly results. You like the skill set but want to apply it differently.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:24:03 +0000

Hi Brian, how should I spin summer audit internship into something IB related for undergrad recruitment?