- 1. Investment Banking Cover Letter & Rsum Workshop Annie
Deng Ekaterina Petrovitch January 11 th , 2008
- 2. Agenda
- Overview of recruiting process
- Preparing your application package
- Examples of rsums and cover letters
- 3. Introduction
- 4. Overview of Recruiting Process
- Recruiting starts in early January
- Banks come to McGill and give information sessions
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- Attend every information session and speak to as many people as
possible
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- First round interviews are held in Bronfman, at the banks
office in Montreal, or by telephone
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- Second round interviews are conducted in NYC/Toronto, typically
as a Super Saturday
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- Offers are extended following successful second round
interviews
- 5. Application Package
- Serves one function: to get you an interview
- Read instructions carefully
- 6. Preparing your Application Package
- Read job descriptions very carefully and tailor your
application to fit the descriptions
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- Check out the companys website
- Some qualities of a great analyst:
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- High degree of initiative and motivation
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- Strong quantitative & analytical skills
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- Attention to detail (perfect formatting, no errors, on
time)
- 7. Rsum - Format
- Standard font selection i.e. Times New Roman
- Divide into relevant sections
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- Education, Work Experience, Extracurricular, Skills,
Interests
- No more than 3-4 bullets for each job/activity
- Keep tenses, dates, and other formatting consistent
- No spelling/grammar mistakes!
- 8. Rsum - Content
- Prioritize points you want to get across, such as summer
internships and quantitative work experience
- As much as possible, what you write should relate to investment
banking
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- Relate your experiences to skills/attributes they are
seeking
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- Go back to the job description/analyst skills checklist
- Keep your statements concise, and quantify where possible.
- Make sure you can talk about everything you write on your
resume, including interests and hobbies
- 9. Cover Letter
- One page, 3 -5 paragraphs
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- Paragraph 1: Self introduction and why you want to apply for
that particular bank
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- Paragraph 2-4: Talk about relevant work experience,
extracurricular activities, awards and achievements
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- Relate all these experiences to how it will help you in your
role as an analyst, i.e. Captain of sports team = leadership
skills, competitive spirit
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- Paragraph 5: Summarize why you are a good candidate and your
passion for the job; make a good closing
- Make a reference to the bank, i.e. conversations with an
executive, etc.
- 10. Transcript
- Copy-paste from Minerva into a Word document
- 11. Helpful Tips
- Have your r sum and cover letter read over by the Career
Service and several other people
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- (Having an investment banker edit it would not be such a bad
idea)
- Make sure there are NO typos. Even one typo is
unacceptable
- Remove any extraneous and irrelevant info. Less is more
- Make your files into PDF format
- 12. Resources
- CC website http:// www.mcgill.ca/management/career/signin
/
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- Your guide to r sum s, cover letters, and interviews
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- Several books available, sample r sum s and cover letters
- http:// www.jobskills.info/resume_edge/power_verb.htm
- CC website http:// www.mcgill.ca/management/career/signin
/
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- Your guide to r sum s, cover letters, and interviews
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- Several books available, sample r sum s and cover letters
- http:// www.jobskills.info/resume_edge/power_verb.htm
- 13. Coming Up!
- Technical Interview Workshop January 18, 2008
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- 1:00-2:00 (to be confirmed)
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- Check www.mcgillinvestmentclub.com for updates!
- 14. Questions?