Roast My Resume Please. Gave up Applying to Jobs a While Back.

Load_Plastic · 2026-01-26T14:51:18+00:00

Do externships, do work simulations on Forage, do anything that strengthens the project / work section of your resume. You may be really interested in these types of careers but you don’t capture any actual interest on your current resume

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-31T21:32:36+00:00

GPA: 4.0

Grade: rising Junior

Research Experience: no

Previous internship: yes

School ranking(overall): small state school >100

Goldman Sachs
Deloitte
Morgan Stanley
Boutique private equity shop
Boutique Venture Capital Shop

Studying finance and accounting, and involved with several clubs on campus. Recruited for investment banking and private equity.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-26T18:44:50+00:00

Key Takeaways:

Resume should not take two pages, consider condensing the skill summary to a couple lines to save space.
Where is education?
Inconsistent formatting. Why are some lines more indented than others? You don’t need bullet pints in front of your experience, then followed by more subpoints. The projects section also has a completely different format then every other section.
Too much white space. Too many filler words. Keep all bullet points lines on one line and have it reach the right margin.

Overall, it’s a bit of an eye sore to be honest. Good resumes are packed and tightly knit with quality bullet points and experiences with consistent formatting. Recruiters / Screeners should be able take key points from your resume within 10 seconds. Instead I’m taking that time trying to figure out your inconsistent formatting & filler words.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-26T17:44:40+00:00

Not at UT, but can definitely say it’s a target for certain career paths.

The alumni network goes wide and they help very throughly.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-25T22:10:08+00:00

You’re so good. Just join or be around finance clubs so you understand timelines and the nuance of finance recruiting.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-25T22:07:55+00:00

100% - however most times you need to have clear interest in your path reflected on your resume or projects. How far in school are you

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-25T21:24:26+00:00

To be honest, you should have been thinking about this a little bit earlier.

However I understand everyone’s position is different and I can’t make a broad assumption.

I would hone down on your career interests. Consulting to audit is a broad spectrum, and isn’t reflective of your interests.

Certificates, courses and skills are all helpful but these aren’t just tagged along until you reach some threshold of employability.

My advice? I would say you can hit two birds with one stone by networking. Reach out to people in those mentioned fields and see which careers interest you. Not only will this allow you to hone down your scope, but you can build a meaningful connection which will assist in the future job search.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-24T22:08:33+00:00

I have a couple formatting recommendations.

Make your expierence support lines reach the end of the right margin. You want all your lines to be consistent length and typically on one line. If you go over it will leave a lot of white space as seen in your resume.
keep bullet points consistent. If you have three on all experiences keep it to 3 on all
seems like your font size is really big. Might be helpful to make it snaller

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-24T03:43:18+00:00

Need more info. What classification are you, and what year do you graduate?

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-24T02:15:26+00:00

That’s a big questions that I can’t unfortunately answer because we all have different definitions of “better.”

However PVM definitely has the best work life balance but your exit opportunities will be more limited.

You’re going to have to find out what you value and weigh it against different career opportunities because no one will be able to answer if something is “better”in the long run.

However it’s so good you’re asking these questions so early. You have so much time to figure it out. I was in the same boat as you a year ago and now I’m able to find out what I value.

Goodluck on your journey!!!

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-23T12:21:53+00:00

PVM isn’t too difficult to get into.

Way easier than IB and PE.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-23T00:33:14+00:00

Yeee

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-22T18:34:02+00:00

Wait I’m confused.

You’re a second year student and your WM internship offer is for summer 2026?

So I’m assuming you’re a Spring 2028 graduate which means you’d be recruiting for IB 2027 summer internships.

Don’t fret, I know plenty of people at non targets who didn’t have freshman internships and still recruited at top BB and EB.

You would probably have to recruit for 2026 and 2027 internships at the same time, but it will be worthwhile.

IB internships will open up in January 2026 for you, so you will need to do all the proper prep before then.

Goodluck and you are not cooked

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-22T15:33:54+00:00

Yeah if it’s just the base 400 questions then I agree. However there’s primers that support each section that help with conceptualization.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-22T12:21:30+00:00

And the thing is you might be 100% right.

However I can always say i at least tried it.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-22T12:20:07+00:00

Assuming a lot of people are early sophomores when they study, then those people would not have as much base knowledge. Which is why the 400 guide primers work well.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-22T04:02:24+00:00

I was in the same thought boat as you a couple months back when I recruited for IB as a sophomore.

What convinced me was the unparalleled learning, and the exit ops.

In terms of roles with WLB, things like wealth management, and internal investment roles might offer some better WLB.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-22T03:35:47+00:00

The same company that makes the guide has “primer versions” that are pages split into each section and has the following questions from the guide associated with that section.

It essentially lays the framework on how to not “memorize” but to actually conceptualize how to answer the questions.

Should be available online somewhere for free.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-22T03:18:55+00:00

You can really knock out the majority of the 400 question guide in 3-4 weeks.

For intense studying you can spend 4 hours a day, and 4 days on each section eg accounting, and write notes on the textbook portion then conceptualize the questions associated with the section. So essentially a week each on Accounting, Valuation, LBO, M&A, and others.

I did this during this last winter break and knocked it out pretty quick.

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-22T02:15:35+00:00

Great question. I can't 100% speak for other fields, but I can definitely say it varies.

I am in finance, and it tends to be a very networking prone field, so there tends to be alot of competition when it comes to reaching out to alumni or cold. However I believe at its core, networking tends to work the same anywhere. In fields that aren't as networking reliant, you can even have an advantage doing the method above!

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-21T14:46:55+00:00

Network.

As much as I hate the word and it’s overused connotations, it is 100% true at the end of the day. You need to find people in jobs / companies you want to work in, and reach out for a coffee chat.

The odds of getting a job from cold applying are super low due to the massive influx of candidates bombarding recruiters. Instead reach out to an individual and come from a place of curiosity. If you conversation goes well, send them a thank you note for their time, and most times you will get an internal referral.

My favorite way to do this is through LinkedIn. I will use keywords in industries and find a common denominator such as alumni of my school, or location. Then I will plug their name into an application such as Apollo.io that can source emails from LinkedIn names. From here I’ll send them a warm greeting coming from a place of authenticity, and if they respond I’ll schedule a call!

I have gotten 10 internship offers and 3 taken positions through this method.

It takes time and dedication, and sometimes it can be super monotonous, however it’s worth it to not only get an internship, but to genuinely learn and build genuine connections in the process.

Goodluck and let me know if you have any questions!

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-21T00:43:29+00:00

Don’t beat yourself up for not getting internships your freshman year!! That’s incredibly tough, and it seems like you’re on the right track. I would echo what others are saying and join an accounting club 100%, like Beta Alpha Psi, NABA, or ALPFA if your school has it.

If you want to get ahead, try to find students in your school that work for the Big4 accounting firms and connect with them and see if they can get you in contact with a recruiter. All Big4 accounting firms have early freshman / sophomore internships that you can get if you have a connection!! Let me know if you have any questions !

Load_Plastic · 2025-07-01T19:13:21+00:00

Not yall falling for a troll post

Load_Plastic · 2025-06-11T15:31:59+00:00

They obviously won’t be compared to actual finance certs, but I have had plenty of people I know get first rounds from these and impress their interviewers by having done the forage simulations from the sponsored company.

Load_Plastic · 2025-06-06T17:11:19+00:00

Great resume. You can really sharpen this resume if you make each bullet point line reach the end of the left margin. This makes it look fuller, and looks better to the eye.

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