Comments on: Walking Through the Resume

By: IBanker

IBanker — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:09:50 +0000

If you can cover all of your internships plus your education (and any extras you’d like to touch on) within 3-4 minutes, then yes, that should be fine. Remember though, 1) you should only walk through what is actually on your resume – in other words, if by “all internships” you are including older positions that are NOT on your resume, then no, you shouldn’t go into them and 2) you don’t want to rush through your answer to squeeze everything in. If you can comfortable touch on each experience on your resume within 3-4 minutes, then go right ahead.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:27:56 +0000

So should you mention all internships youve had if you can do so within 3-4 minutes?

By: IBanker

IBanker — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:58:30 +0000

I would probably focus on a quick point or two regardless – 1) you don’t want the interview to see the experience as fluff without meaning or impact on your candidacy, 2) your experiences and skills always sound more valid and verifiable if they come with an experience or 2 for support, and 3) it gives you an opportunity to show how the position, although not in banking, can involve much of the same skill set as the banking job will demand – for example, working in BO for a Fortune 500 company can require a bit of modeling work for other interesting projects – talking to those experiences can add an interesting twist to an otherwise bland BO internship. Let me know if you have any other questions or need further clarification. Thank for the question and for the comment!

By: Tuaj

Tuaj — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:42:13 +0000

Great overview. For an internship not in banking, I have been very general and said something to the effect of ‘overall it was a great experience that built X, Y and Z skills’. I don’t actually mentioned directly or specifically the points I’ve listed on my resume for this particular non banking internship. Is this advisable? Or do you suggest focusing on some points even if it’s a non banking internship?