Insider GuideKiller Investment Banking Resumes 2nd phần 4 pps

Have you

• Brought new customers and revenue into your company?

• Proven yourself as a self-starter who goes above and beyond requirements?

• Shown the ability to switch priorities and move quickly among different tasks?

• Set a challenging goal and achieved it?

• Shown attention to the details while juggling multiple tasks (i.e., didn’t let

things fall through the cracks)?

• Taken an innovative and efficient way to get something done?

If you haven’t done any of these things or anything remotely similar, you might

want to reconsider your desire to get into investment banking. These activities

are part and parcel of all investment banking work, and your ability to perform

well in a results-oriented environment will have a strong impact on your success

at most firms. The need for rather specific, often quantitative measurements of

your accomplishments should start you thinking about how to track and measure

your achievements if you don’t already.

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Use numbers to quantify your results.

Good: Team leader responsible for reducing department expenses.

Better: Led team of four in reducing department expenses by $30,000.

Best: Led team of four in successfully reducing department expenses by 25 percent

in just 6 months.

Put your contribution into perspective.

Good: Cut report preparation time from 3 to 2 days.

Better: Cut report preparation time by 33 percent, allowing the firm to send out

customer statements earlier in cycle. Resulted in improved customer service.

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