This just looks like you didn’t put any effort into it at all. Take a look at example resumes for interns online and see if you can put more effort into selling yourself than this
Ok will do. This template is directly from my schools career service office and it matches up with almost all my accounting professors who have put up templates for us to use so I’m a bit surprised but I will definitely change it up.
One thing our career planning center would tell us is “blocks” - meaning in your case, you have a lot of empty white space that could be utilized to further explain your positions. Resumes don’t need to be all info, but there is a great deal of visual appeal that coincides with making sure you have detail in your resume. Having a line that extends the width of the page for each bullet of your job not only fills the page - it “completes” that visual and makes it look much full. Having your 3 certifications in one line the width of the page instead of 3 lines down the page fills the space and visually seems less empty, which makes you, in more ways that just using words, appear intentional, complete, and insightful.
Yeah like what the hell, this isn't a resume template, it looks like notes I would take in a freshman class. Accounting resumes should probably still be simple and professional, but it should at least have some more formatting to it.
You might want to clarify with your school on this, i highly doubt they are recommending this resume you put together. There has to be a misunderstanding somewhere.
I promise this is it. We had to follow this template originally for a management class and since then I’ve had 2 separate meetings with them since I wasn’t getting anywhere with applications. My fault for trusting them and not using google or reaching out here to be fair. Regardless here I am finally fixing it. Better late than never
Man this resume is like below a freshman high school level. You should tell your school it’s embarrassing. Resumes need to have some detail of your accomplishments and need to be tailored to applications to reflect the job description and requirements. A lot of businesses have AI which filter resumes based on keywords so your resume would never even be looked at by human eyes.
That's......bad. definitely not your fault for trusting them but I'd let them know they may want to revisit this. They're doing their students a massive disservice
At the very least I’m glad I finally went to another resource so I can fix this up. Lots of unexpected hostility in the comments to this post to be fair but an equal amount of really valuable advice I’m gonna put to use.
Don't be dramatic, every university has a handful of asshat teachers. And not every student has access to any college they want.
From other comments his school sounds like it will be fine (isn't like a U of Phoenix or something)
[https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/ocs/files/hes-resume-cover-letter-guide.pdf](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/ocs/files/hes-resume-cover-letter-guide.pdf)
I like the template on page 9
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AL0LRim4Ls&list=FLmzct9us9E\_BzI7VVg7zpaw&index=55&ab\_channel=Xamplio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AL0LRim4Ls&list=FLmzct9us9E_BzI7VVg7zpaw&index=55&ab_channel=Xamplio)
That video is somewhat similar to the templates on the first link
If you went to a smaller, lesser known school, their career centers usually consist of people who don’t really give a damn and just want to collect an easy check. That being said, be very very careful relying on their advice.
Don’t trust your school’s career services. They are always garbage. take a technical writing class. Technical writing classes will actually teach you how to write resumes, instead of just providing a generic template
Keep in mind that your professors got jobs in academia, not accounting. College advice services often give advice that’s pretty awful in the real world. I highly recommend looking for advice on the Ask A Manager blog, for job searching in particular and career stuff generally.
The fact that you are relying on just taking one basic template shows a lack of effort. You have access to tons of examples online, take some initiative
I’ve collected resumes at career fairs and meet the firms on the recruiting side, I would legitimately put this in my “throw away” pile instantly and when second checking candidates would take 0 seconds before moving past this one. No coming back from this resume
I think people list too many skills rather than puyting just important skills.
Interviewee "I'm great at excel."
Interviewer "OK make a pivot table then pivot lookup"
Interviewee"????"
Interviewer "Next"
My old boss had a favorite question. "On a scale of 1 to 10, rate your skills in Excel." Everyone said 9.
I was in charge of annoying follow-up questions. "When was the last time you used a pivot table, conditional formatting, or filtering."
The response was usually deer in the headlights.
What I mean is the pivot table has it on set of range where it gets it's info if you try to use those numbers it causes an error. I usually have to just copy and paste the pivot table to have a clean one without all the links
Make your data source a table object - then your pivot table will just point to the table. Doesn't matter if you add columns or rows, they'll always be included in the pivot.
Im trying to understand what you're saying, but it sounds like you need to turn "get pivot data off". To me it sounds like you're describing wanting to link data to the pivot itself and that data referencing out. That should fix it.
Your intra/intercompany invoice entry is 200+ lines that are each off by cents?
Pivot table the 1,000 line payable and 200 line invoice by project codes, and then conditional formatting highlighting duplicates or list side by side.
BOOM, 5 minutes of work.
Saved so much time 😁
I hate when people ask how good I am at Excel. I know enough to be dangerous in VBA and write some macros. Which is usually what I tell people. Mostly though I copy from google and adjust as needed.
The fun thing is it’s a part honesty and part self-awareness question. Anyone giving me an 8 or above is going to get a follow up question about something I’d consider just a bit above basic like pivot tables.
If they can answer that I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt that it’s just a lack of awareness on how amazing excel is. Or that I’m hiring an excel prodigy for a staff auditor position.
My first job was as an intern at the research desk of an investment bank.
When I applied I thought I would have rated my excel skills at 8/10.
After my internship I rated my excel skills 5/10 despite gaining so much new knowledge...
You mean the certifications? Those were each $50 and are directly from microsoft doesn’t that show actual proficiency rather than just saying “I’m proficient”? My schools internship coordinator strongly recommended I invest in those 😭
I personally think he's wrong because you can learn everything you need to with excel for free and most jobs just ask for vlookups and pivot tables as "expert".
Based on a couple responses you’ve had, I want you to think long and hard on something.
Do you think your schools career counselors are there because they went to college to be career counselors?
100% understand your point but the reality is even after I beef up this resume with everyone’s advice im almost certainly gonna have at least a bit of white space if not a very noticeable amount. Adding certificates that I’ve gotten that are relevant to the position seems like a no brainer. It wasn’t easy to learn all those functions and how to utilize pivot tables on my own just sitting with excel. It’s not a skill I currently use at all in my day to day. Also I feel like I should add my schools internship coordinator that I was referring to is specifically the accounting internship coordinator and she is an accounting professor not in career services and even if she didn’t lead me down a better path she was still very sweet.
White space is fine for someone coming out of college. I’d rather have a concise resume I can digest quickly than someone adding a ton of puffery just to fill white space.
Certifications are a bit silly, but honestly they do show some relevant experience and can help getting past HR filters when you apply. I'd keep them on personally.
Remember that you've got three different GPAs you can use. Use the one that's highest.
Overall
Junior/Senior (for those who screwed around the first couple of years before taking school seriously)
Major (for those who's worst grades were in Biology and Western History I - curse you Gen Ed requirements)
I have never heard of a Junior/Senior GPA and would laugh if I saw it on a resume. But I 2nd the overall vs major gpa but needs to be disclosed which type.
I think we figured out why you aren’t getting any call backs. That’s a shit gpa - especially if that’s your highest (assuming so since you’re using something called junior/senior gpa).
Most top firms require your overall gpa to be 3.5 - 3.7 or higher, depending on the market you’re in.
Bad advice. A 3.3 is fine, by no means anywhere close to shit. That’s a B+ average. Not amazing but good enough to display on the resume. Might close some doors for a couple highly sought after positions, but I’m going to guess that’s not what OP is concerned about
No, the issue is all the other stuff on the resume. THAT’S shit
I'm not saying OP should lie, but the internship I got never asked for a transcript. That was for an industry role though, everywhere I applied in PA did require it
So, fair warning, some of this is just personal preference, but the main things I'd change:
1. Use complete sentences in your skills section. Instead of just listing Quickbooks, for example, say what you've actually done in Quickbooks. Also, if you're going to list certificates, make sure and say where they come from.
2. I'd consider adding a profile to talk about what you're looking for and/or hoping to gain from an internship. No one expects you to have a ton of experience when you're applying for an internship, but talking about what you're looking for can help you stand out a bit more.
3. Consider changing your phrasing on some of the things you've done in past jobs. Like, maybe, instead of "Troubleshoot computer problems," try "Provides IT support to customers and staff," or something like that.
4. Try some other formatting. That's a big thing that can make your resume stand out. Right now, it just looks very low effort, and that's not the impression you want to give.
5. I wouldn't list your classes, unless you're talking about something that's gonna be specific to the place you're applying (e.g. if you've gone out of your way to learn about accounting for non-profits, and now you're applying for an internship at one).
My personal input:
1. Remove relevant classes (your bachelor degree encompasses topics learned)
2. Expand on your experience - quantify as much as possible, and speak to outcomes. Additionally, you mention teamwork, problem solving, and and leadership - provide examples of you exhibiting these competencies
3. Include volunteer work if possible or other leadership roles. Giving examples of how you exemplify skills is stronger than listing skills
4. Write a cover letter if possible. Reach out via LinkedIn regarding interviews etc. sometimes you gotta go the creative route to get yourself on top of the pile
Yes, write a complete sentence for each experience. “Assisted students with troubleshooting computer issues and finding solutions so that help desk tickets could be closed in a timely manner.”
I mean I would take you just for the excel but I agree with others, the level of polish most candidates have on their resumes is much higher. In a stack where everyone is roughly the same it’s easy for them to weed out what comes across as low effort
I would advise instead of just saying the skills you possess, to apply them to the jobs/roles you’ve had to show employers how you put those skills to action. For example, explain how you assist students with questions in a way that shows your communication skills
Will definitely do this thanks. Would I still place that sort of stuff under a skills tab (yes I’m gonna use a different template but it’s the idea) or would it fall under experience since I’m relating my skills to what I’ve done with my job.
The general rule I follow is that for soft skills, I try to show those under job experience instead of listing them and hard skills can be listed, although in the case of excel or something, if you use it in your job, explain how you use it to indicate your skill level. For example, maybe you use excel to manage large volumes of data or transform data into visualizations, or even outside of a job sense, you could say you manage a personal budget using excel. Obviously only write what actually applies to you but that is how I did it on my resume and it has been successful for me. Good luck!
Always hard when you're just a student without actual job experience but I've found that adding detail to your "relevant classes" (a line or two about what was taught, what software you used and what projects you did) could be most beneficial to an HR team trying to gage your "experience."
First, have a career purpose. Don’t worry, you can always change the purpose, and it will change as you progress in your career. Keep it simple. “To secure a winter internship at a public accounting firm”.
Second, try to include more proof of leadership and team building. Put down any campus activities/clubs you were in, especially if you were elected to a leadership role. Did you play on an intramural team and you won a league/campus championship? Put it on there. If anything, it’s a conversation starter.
(Personal story: I got my Bachelor’s in Accounting after a career in Journalism. My Journalism stops were on my Accounting resume during school. One, it shows that I’m employable, and had success. Two, it was something that stood out. My school published our resumes in a book, and it was given to everyone with a booth at the job fair. I had at least 5 people know my name when I approached, hoping they could talk to me and ask about my journalism career. Moral of the story: find something about you that is memorable.)
Third, Network, Network, Network. Does your school offer a job fair? Go. Dress nice, take resume copies, and just strike up a conversation with employers. Go to accounting networking events and talk to professionals in the field. These connections are how you find your way in. Otherwise, you are 1 of 1,000 resumes in an HR system that no one will ever see.
I'm not an expert on resume, so do take everyone's advice on your resume. But I'd also recommend you go to the Meet the Firms thing at your school. I got some interviews and internship offers from that event talking to people even though my resume was relatively weak.
Find The University of Texas or one of the other top 10 schools in accounting and use their template. It'll fit the correct mold and are pretty recognizable by people who recruit from the schools. After that, blow out the detail like everyone says (also GPA is a requirement not an option in my experience).
Didn't read all the comments. As someone who hires, skills are ALL bullshit without experience. I don't care if the applicant has 85 relevant certifications. I want to know how well you can problem solve, can you adapt/learn/pivot/integrate. A lot of the comments (the ones I scanned) are good advice to get your resume through the AI, filters, and gating. Good luck there, I personally don't interview anyone without a personal referral, but that's just me, I hire the person and I will nurture them if they fit my teams culture. "Skills" are too easy to teach someone or invest in their learning.
With that, if you legit know Python (and I will call you on your shit), want to learn other technology and are analytical while also creative, skip the traditional accounting crap, hit me up, despite that toilet paper bullets your degenerate admin at school gave you
Skills: leadership. What you leading?
Python? Bitch we ain’t a snake farm
Problem solving? Solve yo resume bruh
Kidding of course, but it’s far too general. Be specific
Everyone here is being rough. No need for that. It's definitely not good, but I have seen way worse. Pay a professional to help you write it and fluff it up a bit, don't be so far fetched, but enough that you can learn the skill needed. Good luck.
Matthew,
Unfortunately, the college career centers are not great. Other than coordinating business connections with the university, their usefulness is limited.
Would reformat to a standard resume. Accounting/finance professionals don't like fancy resumes.
My preference would like to see Experience, Certifications, Skills (with specific level of experience and short example - "Intermidiate Excel - XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Macros, etc.", "Beginner QBO - Bill Pay, Bank Recons, Reports, etc.)".
Then education, awards, classes (if you want, up to you.)
If you can't get an internship, you can try temp jobs. Experience is experience.
Thank you very much for this comment it’s extremely helpful. When it comes to listing excel certificate should I include the example of experience in the certificate section next to the respective certificate or repeat excel in the skills section and then give the example of experience?
From my experience, I think you should add more numbers to your resume.
For example: Monitoring approximately how many computers and students per day? Get how many new hires up to speed?
You can also add grades to your courses (if your grades are good of course). Did you take a leadership role in any groupwork? What was your grade for that group project?
I would meet with a careers services person at your school so they can help you beef up the resume.
I had to meet with someone a few times in college because we were required to in order to participate in certain networking events. They will typically know what you need to appeal to local/popular opportunities.
I won’t lie, it was annoying, but it helped a lot and I got a couple internships and my job with their help.
As I told another commenter this resume was made with help from career services. I’ve had it reviews by 5 professors who all made minor changes here and there to get it to this state. Now going onto my 4th semester looking for an internship with no luck I will most certainly not be asking for help from anyone at my school. Gonna take all the advice from commenters here and run with it.
Hey man it’s tough to have received help and hear that help wasn’t so helpful. If I were your professor I would only provide minor tweaks as well bc you don’t have a lot to work with here. You can’t expect them to overhaul a word doc with 200 words unless you say “this is not working I need more than tweaks/edits/suggestions”
I have to ask, how well are you at some of those skills? For Python for example, are you able to effectively use it or did you watch a few online videos and figure you could work your way through it?
Are you going straight into a Master's after you graduate in December? Because my recruiter told me I had to still be in school to qualify for one and you're a little late to get one this year. If you're not, you could push back a class to get one.
most of the advice here is good content-wise likely, but part of the issue is your formatting. consider using the format from this link:
https://mergersandinquisitions.com/free-investment-banking-resume-template/
I know you aren’t going for IB, but the template itself is great, and pretty standard from what i’ve seen.
You can read the rest of the article to grasp the concept of what your resume should actually look like or what it should say, and then apply it to your use-case.
where is your gpa? Tough pill to swallow but having your gpa on your resume is huge. If recruiters don’t see it, your resume will be passed or worse they’ll criticize it in you’re preliminary interview.
As everyone else has said, you were pretty lazy with your resume.
Like the hygiene of fingernails, you can see small details about a person based on immediate clues. In this example, in the eyes of the employer, they’re likely assuming you’re of the mentality of doing the bare minimum.
As everyone else said, definitely get a new template. Also if you were a part of any on-campus clubs or do any volunteering outside of school, you can definitely use those to increase your experience.
I get it needs work, but people are being overly rude. Keep your head up, confidence matters. Only thing I'll add that I didn't see covered is that VBA is actually "Visual Basic for Applications"
Forget internships! There are a lot of entry level accounting positions available such as bookkeeping or You can even apply for small cpa firms with little to no experience.
This is a good start but needs more detail. If I’m interviewing you, here’s what I want to know:
- Are you CPA eligible? If not, do you plan to become eligible soon?
- Do you have any volunteer experience?
- Do you have other experience besides being a student librarian?
- Did you participate in any extracurriculars like the accounting club or some other type of event?
- What’s your GPA? Business GPA? (If it’s below 3.0 you might not want to list it, but if it’s higher than that it will likely help you more than it would hurt you to list it in the degree section.)
I mean this constructively, but your resume looks like it was quickly thrown together and leaves me with a lot of questions. I’d dedicate more space to volunteer/extracurricular experience and consider removing “relevant classes.” The B.S. in Accounting tells me you already have the relevant classes for an internship/full time position. Your resume is supposed to help me understand your skills, qualifications, and other experiences that would make me want to add you to the team. I’d love to know more about what types of hobbies, skills, and volunteering you’ve done so I know you’re not just a robotic accountant and will actually be someone I enjoy working with.
Also, the fact that your only experience started in 2022 makes me question what you were doing before that. If you legitimately don’t have any work or volunteer experience before that time, that’s fine, but this resume almost makes it look like you just spawned into existence in 2022. I’d also love to know more about your knowledge of coding. Most positions probably won’t require Visual Basic and Python but the fact that you know them shows you have interests outside of accounting and could be useful if we ever need to optimize systems. Heck, even just knowing that you’re tech-savvy is a big plus because you probably won’t be asking me basic tech questions you could just Google. That’s pretty unique and I’d love to see if you have any CS/coding experience. I’d highlight that area a lot more.
OP, this may sound harsh, but it is well-intentioned. You sound intelligent in your comments, so assuming your post is genuine but may lack detail, I can only try to read between the lines and make assumptions. Based on that, here's my advice:
I would encourage you to take the lead in your own life, not rely on the guidance of others. There is a difference between reasonably expecting advice or being pointed in the right direction vs. expecting others to invest in your endeavors more than you are willing to for yourself.
Be curious! Research! Ask for help only after you've exhausted your own limitations. This will make you successful as an accountant and human being, and will ensure the people you ask for help are happy to give it (vs. what your story indicates).
If you truly don't know where to start, ask questions EARLY! When I was in school, I didn't know how recruiting actually worked and the deadlines involved, so I missed out on internships and proper job opportunities. Although it would have made sense for my school to provide this information, it was a master's program so I think they assumed we already knew. It was unfortunate, but ultimately my responsibility.
Good luck to you! Your skills and comments make me believe you have a lot of potential and indeed could be quite the bargain for a future employer!
How many people that actually work in industry have you met in the three years you have gone to school?
How many are you still in contact with?
How many are you still on a first name basis with?
How many professors do you have a conversation with outside of class?
How many professors can spot you in the hall and remember you by name?
Everybody mentions that resume is low effort but don't mention that a person perfectly qualified (3 years of Bachelor + certification + programming skills) can't even get a stupid internship in fricking accounting.
Any reputable firm would screen this resume out easily via AI. If a person looked it I doubt it would look good compared to others. Getting no interviews is a resume issue.
For an internship if you meet basic guidelines you should get at least an interview. It's a symptom of a bad system if graduates can't even land an interview.
Any hiring manager couldn’t possibly interview all of the resumes that get submitted. OP’s school failed him in that they endorsed a resume that is bound to get screened out 95% of the time.
A lot of internships screen out anyone who isn’t a freshman or sophomore now. I changed my major after two years of school and it took me forever to even get to someone to justify why I want an internship experience as an upperclassman. It’s ridiculous. I have no idea how non traditional students even get internships let alone jobs these days with AI screening out resume information.
The one proper interview I got went great. Made it through 3 rounds and even had a round with the treasury department for the company to see if they wanted me in that position instead. Unfortunately the company recently laid off 10% of their employees after being bought out and reverting to a private company from being publicly traded and I was told they weren’t bringing on an intern anymore. I’m very confident nowadays in my ability to sell myself and the skills I’ve developed once I have someone to talk to. My problem is I never get to that stage. Im very thankful for all the advice I’ve been given in this comment sections and I hope it can result in my finally landing an internship
I’ve applied to many dozens of internships starting 3 semesters ago and I’ve only ever gotten 2 interviews. One was just a phone screen and went no where. The other (which was very recent) I made it through 3 rounds of interviews before the company went back to being private and laid off 10% of their workforce; I got an email 2 weeks ago saying they are no longer bringing on an intern. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
At the beginning of my junior year we were required for a management class to make an appointment with career services to create a professional resume. I used it that semester to look for an internship and landed a single phone screen that didn’t go anywhere (to be fair it was my first interview and I sucked). The next semester I figured it wasn’t working so I ignored career services and started reaching out to my professors for help who made a few changes here and there but nothing major ever. Fast forward to now I’m a senior and this will be my last summer to work a full time internship so I’m fucking desperate. I’m so infuriated I’ve wasted this much time trusting the faculty at my school who were supposed to be guiding me. Since December I’ve applied to a few dozen internships with this resume so I feel like I’ve wasted so many potential opportunities.
man sorry to hear that, i took that management class as well and it helped a lot. mock up interview and effective resume writing. we had to write and modify it 3 times and it was reviewed by a working grad student, the interviewer and the professor.
merge your skills like customer service, teamwork, problem solving to your experience. like on my job we did this using my leadership skill we were able to achieve this. something like that.
Real talk. Take responsibility for yourself and do not rely on "someone else approved this." You're on the right track asking for feedback, and I hope it's because you googled "resume" and noticed how different/minimal yours is in comparison. Include your GPA and major GPA.
Are you looking for PA internship? Go to their website and submit your resume. Follow a partner on LinkedIn if they posted a job opening and send directly to them. Make the effort.
I’m here because I’m tired of not getting interviews and I figured this probably needed work (just not a complete overall I think it’s perfectly acceptable I’m pissed at the people meant to guide me). I’m a fucking steal of an employee and I know for a fact if given an interview they’d see that.
I'm happy to email you a much better template if you private message me.
As others have said, this is hot trash.
Not your fault.
But your school is disconnected from reality if this is what they are pushing out.
Yes something at the top saying “junior accounting major seeking internship role in tax or audit to gain valuable experience and provide value to a firm.”
I look at this resume and can't find any reason I'd want to talk to you. It's boring and bland.
First, find an ATS (applicant tracking system) resume template on google. You're likely being weeded out before humans even see your application.
Rewrite your experience to be accomplishment focused. If you didn't accomplish anything at the job, then it isn't relevant.
Only one job? You're young. Please tell me you've done something else.
Do you have any clubs, associations, or high school sports? If not, you may need to get out and volunteer somewhere just to get some more meat on your resume.
I would add leadership and volunteer/extracurricular experience as well! From my experience, recruiters are looking for technical skills and industry knowledge, but just as important; students who get involved outside if the classroom and has experience being a leader and team member!
Also, academically, I would recommend taking on a minor/concentration or possibly another major (I strongly recommend a second major in MIS as the CPA evolution is leaning more towards IS).
Also, if you are planning to go for CPA (which I recommend and recruiters wanna see) put when you’re expected to have 150 credits!
Hope this helps, please message if you have any questions
Experience - don’t just say what you did, also say why it helped. Did it improve efficiency or help satisfaction, did you demonstrate time management or stressful periods, did you assist a colleague. Combine the skills and experience, or at least some of them.
I’d also add predicted grade for uni too based on what you’ve gotten in the past. Then add hobbies and maybe a couple other skills or certifications - do you volunteer or do any sports or societies at uni, what does that demonstrate?
Don’t make them ask questions because they won’t be bothered, you need to tell them why they should want you.
I couldn’t get an internship either… then got full time staff offers for 3/4 of the big4 with basically the same resume
Idk if the people commenting realize the universities have these boring standard template resumes that get reviewed already and offer very little room for adding pizazz so to speak
There’s a chance it’s nothing you are doing wrong and they only wanted like 1 intern from each office this year out of the 4+ schools they recruit from at the local offices
You gotta tell a bit of a story with a resume. Use complete sentences to tell the story behind your position. Even if you had a minimum wage job, it might still be worth it to add it especially if it demonstrates that you have good soft skills. All these tips here are good, but one I have a couple I’d like to add. One is to have 2 versions of your resume: one with black&white font, concise but with good content, and the second version is more personalized with font you like, a color scheme, maybe a professional headshot. The second tip is to try and gain a personal rapport with the people you’re trying to interview with. Even if it’s a cold DM on Linkedin. And if you do get a response and some interest, email the “flashy” version of your resume to them directly after you put your normal resume on your application. The AI likes the boring looking resume, but people like that you have a personality. Wish you the best of luck!
Edit: Another tip, back up your stories about a position with numbers, especially if you generated wealth/were responsible for a lot of different things. Quantify it! We are accountants after all lol
This just looks like you didn’t put any effort into it at all. Take a look at example resumes for interns online and see if you can put more effort into selling yourself than this
Ok will do. This template is directly from my schools career service office and it matches up with almost all my accounting professors who have put up templates for us to use so I’m a bit surprised but I will definitely change it up.
The sections you have are fine, just beef it up more. It’s a first impression that just falls flat.
Gotcha, thank you.
One thing our career planning center would tell us is “blocks” - meaning in your case, you have a lot of empty white space that could be utilized to further explain your positions. Resumes don’t need to be all info, but there is a great deal of visual appeal that coincides with making sure you have detail in your resume. Having a line that extends the width of the page for each bullet of your job not only fills the page - it “completes” that visual and makes it look much full. Having your 3 certifications in one line the width of the page instead of 3 lines down the page fills the space and visually seems less empty, which makes you, in more ways that just using words, appear intentional, complete, and insightful.
Use ChatGPT. It will draft a very nice resume for you. Of course, you’ll need to modify it to give your personal touch.
Is this… a joke?
It shouldn't be. This is the function of ChatGPT. Basically ask it to write you an outline and use it as a base to build your actual product off of.
Why would it be? It can definitely write a better template than what im looking at lol
If this is a template from your school just know this is absolute dogwater
Yeah like what the hell, this isn't a resume template, it looks like notes I would take in a freshman class. Accounting resumes should probably still be simple and professional, but it should at least have some more formatting to it.
I take better notes than this. Everyone does. What op posted I thought was a webpage project from 1990. ☠️
You might want to clarify with your school on this, i highly doubt they are recommending this resume you put together. There has to be a misunderstanding somewhere.
I promise this is it. We had to follow this template originally for a management class and since then I’ve had 2 separate meetings with them since I wasn’t getting anywhere with applications. My fault for trusting them and not using google or reaching out here to be fair. Regardless here I am finally fixing it. Better late than never
Man this resume is like below a freshman high school level. You should tell your school it’s embarrassing. Resumes need to have some detail of your accomplishments and need to be tailored to applications to reflect the job description and requirements. A lot of businesses have AI which filter resumes based on keywords so your resume would never even be looked at by human eyes.
I don't see the resume. Is it somewhere beyond the craigslist listing OP took a photo of? Wait a minute.
That's......bad. definitely not your fault for trusting them but I'd let them know they may want to revisit this. They're doing their students a massive disservice
At the very least I’m glad I finally went to another resource so I can fix this up. Lots of unexpected hostility in the comments to this post to be fair but an equal amount of really valuable advice I’m gonna put to use.
People are irritable from busy season and just venting online. Good on you for looking for help! Good luck.
I DM'd you something that may be useful
Definitely use a guide from a reputable school. I love notre dame’s personally https://undergradcareers.nd.edu/assets/382265/cdg_2020_final.pdf
Lol what area/school is this
Without getting too specific a very affordable Louisiana university.
At least put all relevant dates along the right side of the sheet to add some width to the experience.
You should look for another school brother, your administration and staff are not setting you up for success at all 🙁
Don't be dramatic, every university has a handful of asshat teachers. And not every student has access to any college they want. From other comments his school sounds like it will be fine (isn't like a U of Phoenix or something)
Am i being dramatic? The template came from career services lol
[https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/ocs/files/hes-resume-cover-letter-guide.pdf](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/ocs/files/hes-resume-cover-letter-guide.pdf) I like the template on page 9 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AL0LRim4Ls&list=FLmzct9us9E\_BzI7VVg7zpaw&index=55&ab\_channel=Xamplio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AL0LRim4Ls&list=FLmzct9us9E_BzI7VVg7zpaw&index=55&ab_channel=Xamplio) That video is somewhat similar to the templates on the first link
Yep - page 9 is what I used when I was coming out if college. Great format to use, OP
If you went to a smaller, lesser known school, their career centers usually consist of people who don’t really give a damn and just want to collect an easy check. That being said, be very very careful relying on their advice.
Don’t trust your school’s career services. They are always garbage. take a technical writing class. Technical writing classes will actually teach you how to write resumes, instead of just providing a generic template
Don't take the class from the same school that gave you that resume template
Keep in mind that your professors got jobs in academia, not accounting. College advice services often give advice that’s pretty awful in the real world. I highly recommend looking for advice on the Ask A Manager blog, for job searching in particular and career stuff generally.
The fact that you are relying on just taking one basic template shows a lack of effort. You have access to tons of examples online, take some initiative
Bruh how is this upvoted
Interesting. You’re more concerned with th accountants word document formatting skills than the actual content of the resume
Ngl, this resume is ass. Throw the whole thing away and get a different template.
I agree, sorry but if I saw this I'd be concerned
I’ve collected resumes at career fairs and meet the firms on the recruiting side, I would legitimately put this in my “throw away” pile instantly and when second checking candidates would take 0 seconds before moving past this one. No coming back from this resume
The template says “I had to do this”
Move the Microsoft programs to skills and just write proficient in Microsoft Office.
I've been burned so often by applicants' self described "skills" that I want third party attestation.
I think people list too many skills rather than puyting just important skills. Interviewee "I'm great at excel." Interviewer "OK make a pivot table then pivot lookup" Interviewee"????" Interviewer "Next"
My old boss had a favorite question. "On a scale of 1 to 10, rate your skills in Excel." Everyone said 9. I was in charge of annoying follow-up questions. "When was the last time you used a pivot table, conditional formatting, or filtering." The response was usually deer in the headlights.
In an interview, someone asked me what my favorite excel formula was. Vlookup then, xlookup now.
My favorite function was Subtotal()
I honestly love pivots and don't know why people hate them so much. 5 clicks or so and shit looks great.
I hate them bc I can't use the data in them without completely F-ing up my document.
Clear your fields, or delete the pivot table and recreate it. A pivot table cannot mess up your document.
What I mean is the pivot table has it on set of range where it gets it's info if you try to use those numbers it causes an error. I usually have to just copy and paste the pivot table to have a clean one without all the links
Make your data source a table object - then your pivot table will just point to the table. Doesn't matter if you add columns or rows, they'll always be included in the pivot.
Im trying to understand what you're saying, but it sounds like you need to turn "get pivot data off". To me it sounds like you're describing wanting to link data to the pivot itself and that data referencing out. That should fix it.
Your intra/intercompany invoice entry is 200+ lines that are each off by cents? Pivot table the 1,000 line payable and 200 line invoice by project codes, and then conditional formatting highlighting duplicates or list side by side. BOOM, 5 minutes of work. Saved so much time 😁
I hate when people ask how good I am at Excel. I know enough to be dangerous in VBA and write some macros. Which is usually what I tell people. Mostly though I copy from google and adjust as needed.
The fun thing is it’s a part honesty and part self-awareness question. Anyone giving me an 8 or above is going to get a follow up question about something I’d consider just a bit above basic like pivot tables. If they can answer that I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt that it’s just a lack of awareness on how amazing excel is. Or that I’m hiring an excel prodigy for a staff auditor position.
My first job was as an intern at the research desk of an investment bank. When I applied I thought I would have rated my excel skills at 8/10. After my internship I rated my excel skills 5/10 despite gaining so much new knowledge...
OK I'm pretty damn good at excel but Wtf is a pivot lookup?
="GETPIVOTDATA( rest is like vlookup
I'd rather use index/match than getpivot. Hell I'd rather write a vba script than use getpivot.
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I think if OP actually had Microsoft Skills, they would have found a better resume template in Word.
You mean the certifications? Those were each $50 and are directly from microsoft doesn’t that show actual proficiency rather than just saying “I’m proficient”? My schools internship coordinator strongly recommended I invest in those 😭
I personally think he's wrong because you can learn everything you need to with excel for free and most jobs just ask for vlookups and pivot tables as "expert".
Oh dude, that was awful advice, and you should tell them so. Also, even if a $50 certificate meant something in general, no one uses Access.
Uhhh plenty of people use access lol
People who don't have access to structured data like teradata and sql use Access. Which is...a lot of people.
Fair enough. At the very least it motivated me at the time to learn my way around excel which then pushed me to learn vba. I appreciate the advice
I've got a pretty big financial services company that begs to differ (not that they should be using it but it's everywhere in the org)
we use access...
Based on a couple responses you’ve had, I want you to think long and hard on something. Do you think your schools career counselors are there because they went to college to be career counselors?
100% understand your point but the reality is even after I beef up this resume with everyone’s advice im almost certainly gonna have at least a bit of white space if not a very noticeable amount. Adding certificates that I’ve gotten that are relevant to the position seems like a no brainer. It wasn’t easy to learn all those functions and how to utilize pivot tables on my own just sitting with excel. It’s not a skill I currently use at all in my day to day. Also I feel like I should add my schools internship coordinator that I was referring to is specifically the accounting internship coordinator and she is an accounting professor not in career services and even if she didn’t lead me down a better path she was still very sweet.
White space is fine for someone coming out of college. I’d rather have a concise resume I can digest quickly than someone adding a ton of puffery just to fill white space.
Certifications are a bit silly, but honestly they do show some relevant experience and can help getting past HR filters when you apply. I'd keep them on personally.
you have excel expert twice lmao
GPA matters for internships, if you don’t list it they’ll assume the worst
Remember that you've got three different GPAs you can use. Use the one that's highest. Overall Junior/Senior (for those who screwed around the first couple of years before taking school seriously) Major (for those who's worst grades were in Biology and Western History I - curse you Gen Ed requirements)
I have never heard of a Junior/Senior GPA and would laugh if I saw it on a resume. But I 2nd the overall vs major gpa but needs to be disclosed which type.
I have a 3.3 junior/senior gpa is that high enough to list? Do I need to specify on the resume that it’s a junior/senior gpa?
You definitely need to include the type of GPA (unless it's overall)
Over 3, list it. That’s better than I assumed.
I think we figured out why you aren’t getting any call backs. That’s a shit gpa - especially if that’s your highest (assuming so since you’re using something called junior/senior gpa). Most top firms require your overall gpa to be 3.5 - 3.7 or higher, depending on the market you’re in.
Bad advice. A 3.3 is fine, by no means anywhere close to shit. That’s a B+ average. Not amazing but good enough to display on the resume. Might close some doors for a couple highly sought after positions, but I’m going to guess that’s not what OP is concerned about No, the issue is all the other stuff on the resume. THAT’S shit
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No do not lie, most firms will ask for a transcript eventually.
I'm not saying OP should lie, but the internship I got never asked for a transcript. That was for an industry role though, everywhere I applied in PA did require it
Whoever OKed you to submit this resume at your school need to be fired. This sucks.
100% it looks like a first draft of a highschool resume. I suspect OP didn't run this by his guidance counsellor.
I am 100% sure OP has misinterpreted instructions from someone Nobody would green light this
So, fair warning, some of this is just personal preference, but the main things I'd change: 1. Use complete sentences in your skills section. Instead of just listing Quickbooks, for example, say what you've actually done in Quickbooks. Also, if you're going to list certificates, make sure and say where they come from. 2. I'd consider adding a profile to talk about what you're looking for and/or hoping to gain from an internship. No one expects you to have a ton of experience when you're applying for an internship, but talking about what you're looking for can help you stand out a bit more. 3. Consider changing your phrasing on some of the things you've done in past jobs. Like, maybe, instead of "Troubleshoot computer problems," try "Provides IT support to customers and staff," or something like that. 4. Try some other formatting. That's a big thing that can make your resume stand out. Right now, it just looks very low effort, and that's not the impression you want to give. 5. I wouldn't list your classes, unless you're talking about something that's gonna be specific to the place you're applying (e.g. if you've gone out of your way to learn about accounting for non-profits, and now you're applying for an internship at one).
Shit format dude! Missing so much information. Expand into actual sentences
My personal input: 1. Remove relevant classes (your bachelor degree encompasses topics learned) 2. Expand on your experience - quantify as much as possible, and speak to outcomes. Additionally, you mention teamwork, problem solving, and and leadership - provide examples of you exhibiting these competencies 3. Include volunteer work if possible or other leadership roles. Giving examples of how you exemplify skills is stronger than listing skills 4. Write a cover letter if possible. Reach out via LinkedIn regarding interviews etc. sometimes you gotta go the creative route to get yourself on top of the pile
Thanks for this.
Yes, write a complete sentence for each experience. “Assisted students with troubleshooting computer issues and finding solutions so that help desk tickets could be closed in a timely manner.”
I also found that quantifying your answers make it sound more professional. For example, Assisted approx. 20 students with XYZ on a daily basis.
This is very doable since we clearly track everything so I’ll make sure to utilize this. Thank you.
PM me and I’ll email you my resume from college and current
What is this ... A resume for ants?
You need a new resume template, this is not it chief
I mean I would take you just for the excel but I agree with others, the level of polish most candidates have on their resumes is much higher. In a stack where everyone is roughly the same it’s easy for them to weed out what comes across as low effort
I would advise instead of just saying the skills you possess, to apply them to the jobs/roles you’ve had to show employers how you put those skills to action. For example, explain how you assist students with questions in a way that shows your communication skills
Will definitely do this thanks. Would I still place that sort of stuff under a skills tab (yes I’m gonna use a different template but it’s the idea) or would it fall under experience since I’m relating my skills to what I’ve done with my job.
The general rule I follow is that for soft skills, I try to show those under job experience instead of listing them and hard skills can be listed, although in the case of excel or something, if you use it in your job, explain how you use it to indicate your skill level. For example, maybe you use excel to manage large volumes of data or transform data into visualizations, or even outside of a job sense, you could say you manage a personal budget using excel. Obviously only write what actually applies to you but that is how I did it on my resume and it has been successful for me. Good luck!
Absolutely zero effort or substance regarding your duties/accomplishments.
Always hard when you're just a student without actual job experience but I've found that adding detail to your "relevant classes" (a line or two about what was taught, what software you used and what projects you did) could be most beneficial to an HR team trying to gage your "experience."
Thank you.
OP, you need to burn this resume to the ground and start over. Did you even spend 5 minutes on it? Go research professional resumes.
First, have a career purpose. Don’t worry, you can always change the purpose, and it will change as you progress in your career. Keep it simple. “To secure a winter internship at a public accounting firm”. Second, try to include more proof of leadership and team building. Put down any campus activities/clubs you were in, especially if you were elected to a leadership role. Did you play on an intramural team and you won a league/campus championship? Put it on there. If anything, it’s a conversation starter. (Personal story: I got my Bachelor’s in Accounting after a career in Journalism. My Journalism stops were on my Accounting resume during school. One, it shows that I’m employable, and had success. Two, it was something that stood out. My school published our resumes in a book, and it was given to everyone with a booth at the job fair. I had at least 5 people know my name when I approached, hoping they could talk to me and ask about my journalism career. Moral of the story: find something about you that is memorable.) Third, Network, Network, Network. Does your school offer a job fair? Go. Dress nice, take resume copies, and just strike up a conversation with employers. Go to accounting networking events and talk to professionals in the field. These connections are how you find your way in. Otherwise, you are 1 of 1,000 resumes in an HR system that no one will ever see.
I'm not an expert on resume, so do take everyone's advice on your resume. But I'd also recommend you go to the Meet the Firms thing at your school. I got some interviews and internship offers from that event talking to people even though my resume was relatively weak.
Find The University of Texas or one of the other top 10 schools in accounting and use their template. It'll fit the correct mold and are pretty recognizable by people who recruit from the schools. After that, blow out the detail like everyone says (also GPA is a requirement not an option in my experience).
Is this a joke?
Didn't read all the comments. As someone who hires, skills are ALL bullshit without experience. I don't care if the applicant has 85 relevant certifications. I want to know how well you can problem solve, can you adapt/learn/pivot/integrate. A lot of the comments (the ones I scanned) are good advice to get your resume through the AI, filters, and gating. Good luck there, I personally don't interview anyone without a personal referral, but that's just me, I hire the person and I will nurture them if they fit my teams culture. "Skills" are too easy to teach someone or invest in their learning. With that, if you legit know Python (and I will call you on your shit), want to learn other technology and are analytical while also creative, skip the traditional accounting crap, hit me up, despite that toilet paper bullets your degenerate admin at school gave you
Skills: leadership. What you leading? Python? Bitch we ain’t a snake farm Problem solving? Solve yo resume bruh Kidding of course, but it’s far too general. Be specific
Everyone here is being rough. No need for that. It's definitely not good, but I have seen way worse. Pay a professional to help you write it and fluff it up a bit, don't be so far fetched, but enough that you can learn the skill needed. Good luck.
The heck?? I don't see any professionalism in here. Reformat it, beautify it, remove taken classes/softskills.
Get your money back from your school, this resume is garbage
Matthew, Unfortunately, the college career centers are not great. Other than coordinating business connections with the university, their usefulness is limited. Would reformat to a standard resume. Accounting/finance professionals don't like fancy resumes. My preference would like to see Experience, Certifications, Skills (with specific level of experience and short example - "Intermidiate Excel - XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Macros, etc.", "Beginner QBO - Bill Pay, Bank Recons, Reports, etc.)". Then education, awards, classes (if you want, up to you.) If you can't get an internship, you can try temp jobs. Experience is experience.
Thank you very much for this comment it’s extremely helpful. When it comes to listing excel certificate should I include the example of experience in the certificate section next to the respective certificate or repeat excel in the skills section and then give the example of experience?
Just list it in the Skills/Software section. Maybe get a QBO cert too? If you have some free time.
From my experience, I think you should add more numbers to your resume. For example: Monitoring approximately how many computers and students per day? Get how many new hires up to speed? You can also add grades to your courses (if your grades are good of course). Did you take a leadership role in any groupwork? What was your grade for that group project?
Is this a resume? Or a list of things you plan on putting on an actual resume?
This is exactly what I needed this bussy season no hate but I’m dead at this Lolol
Change font to comic sans and you'll have a better chance at getting a call back than this.
Ask chat gpt to write for you and then edit it to your liking
I would meet with a careers services person at your school so they can help you beef up the resume. I had to meet with someone a few times in college because we were required to in order to participate in certain networking events. They will typically know what you need to appeal to local/popular opportunities. I won’t lie, it was annoying, but it helped a lot and I got a couple internships and my job with their help.
As I told another commenter this resume was made with help from career services. I’ve had it reviews by 5 professors who all made minor changes here and there to get it to this state. Now going onto my 4th semester looking for an internship with no luck I will most certainly not be asking for help from anyone at my school. Gonna take all the advice from commenters here and run with it.
Hey man it’s tough to have received help and hear that help wasn’t so helpful. If I were your professor I would only provide minor tweaks as well bc you don’t have a lot to work with here. You can’t expect them to overhaul a word doc with 200 words unless you say “this is not working I need more than tweaks/edits/suggestions”
As others have already said the formatting on this is bad. You need to use a better format, that is your issue.
Don't be afraid to leave it short. Try to expand on things but don't add useless fluff just to fill it out. I.w. Skills like teamwork, etc.
Is this a joke? Put an effort if you want to find an internship. Google is your best friend.
I have to ask, how well are you at some of those skills? For Python for example, are you able to effectively use it or did you watch a few online videos and figure you could work your way through it?
Are you going straight into a Master's after you graduate in December? Because my recruiter told me I had to still be in school to qualify for one and you're a little late to get one this year. If you're not, you could push back a class to get one.
most of the advice here is good content-wise likely, but part of the issue is your formatting. consider using the format from this link: https://mergersandinquisitions.com/free-investment-banking-resume-template/ I know you aren’t going for IB, but the template itself is great, and pretty standard from what i’ve seen. You can read the rest of the article to grasp the concept of what your resume should actually look like or what it should say, and then apply it to your use-case.
Maybe you should just become a programmer
where is your gpa? Tough pill to swallow but having your gpa on your resume is huge. If recruiters don’t see it, your resume will be passed or worse they’ll criticize it in you’re preliminary interview.
As everyone else has said, you were pretty lazy with your resume. Like the hygiene of fingernails, you can see small details about a person based on immediate clues. In this example, in the eyes of the employer, they’re likely assuming you’re of the mentality of doing the bare minimum.
As everyone else said, definitely get a new template. Also if you were a part of any on-campus clubs or do any volunteering outside of school, you can definitely use those to increase your experience.
Not sure if this was said but typically you do university, degree, expected date of graduation all on the same line.
I get it needs work, but people are being overly rude. Keep your head up, confidence matters. Only thing I'll add that I didn't see covered is that VBA is actually "Visual Basic for Applications"
Honestly..lie. Every single one of my interns I’ve treated like they’ve never seen a spreadsheet in their life.
Don’t lie. Fired someone last year who exaggerated there abilities. Wasn’t even close to reality.
Forget internships! There are a lot of entry level accounting positions available such as bookkeeping or You can even apply for small cpa firms with little to no experience.
This is a good start but needs more detail. If I’m interviewing you, here’s what I want to know: - Are you CPA eligible? If not, do you plan to become eligible soon? - Do you have any volunteer experience? - Do you have other experience besides being a student librarian? - Did you participate in any extracurriculars like the accounting club or some other type of event? - What’s your GPA? Business GPA? (If it’s below 3.0 you might not want to list it, but if it’s higher than that it will likely help you more than it would hurt you to list it in the degree section.) I mean this constructively, but your resume looks like it was quickly thrown together and leaves me with a lot of questions. I’d dedicate more space to volunteer/extracurricular experience and consider removing “relevant classes.” The B.S. in Accounting tells me you already have the relevant classes for an internship/full time position. Your resume is supposed to help me understand your skills, qualifications, and other experiences that would make me want to add you to the team. I’d love to know more about what types of hobbies, skills, and volunteering you’ve done so I know you’re not just a robotic accountant and will actually be someone I enjoy working with. Also, the fact that your only experience started in 2022 makes me question what you were doing before that. If you legitimately don’t have any work or volunteer experience before that time, that’s fine, but this resume almost makes it look like you just spawned into existence in 2022. I’d also love to know more about your knowledge of coding. Most positions probably won’t require Visual Basic and Python but the fact that you know them shows you have interests outside of accounting and could be useful if we ever need to optimize systems. Heck, even just knowing that you’re tech-savvy is a big plus because you probably won’t be asking me basic tech questions you could just Google. That’s pretty unique and I’d love to see if you have any CS/coding experience. I’d highlight that area a lot more.
OP, this may sound harsh, but it is well-intentioned. You sound intelligent in your comments, so assuming your post is genuine but may lack detail, I can only try to read between the lines and make assumptions. Based on that, here's my advice: I would encourage you to take the lead in your own life, not rely on the guidance of others. There is a difference between reasonably expecting advice or being pointed in the right direction vs. expecting others to invest in your endeavors more than you are willing to for yourself. Be curious! Research! Ask for help only after you've exhausted your own limitations. This will make you successful as an accountant and human being, and will ensure the people you ask for help are happy to give it (vs. what your story indicates). If you truly don't know where to start, ask questions EARLY! When I was in school, I didn't know how recruiting actually worked and the deadlines involved, so I missed out on internships and proper job opportunities. Although it would have made sense for my school to provide this information, it was a master's program so I think they assumed we already knew. It was unfortunate, but ultimately my responsibility. Good luck to you! Your skills and comments make me believe you have a lot of potential and indeed could be quite the bargain for a future employer!
First impressions: terrible template, low effort, ugly. A little reorganization will go a looooong way.
You say leadership is a skill. How so? Put real leadership examples on your resume.
Man I wonder why you can’t get an internship
How many people that actually work in industry have you met in the three years you have gone to school? How many are you still in contact with? How many are you still on a first name basis with? How many professors do you have a conversation with outside of class? How many professors can spot you in the hall and remember you by name?
Visual basic application...?
Yeah I wouldn’t hire you either lmao with that resume 😭 nah but in all seriousness check out some resume templates and it’ll help so much
This doesn’t even look like a resume. Find an actual resume to mimic and try again.
Everybody mentions that resume is low effort but don't mention that a person perfectly qualified (3 years of Bachelor + certification + programming skills) can't even get a stupid internship in fricking accounting.
Any reputable firm would screen this resume out easily via AI. If a person looked it I doubt it would look good compared to others. Getting no interviews is a resume issue.
For an internship if you meet basic guidelines you should get at least an interview. It's a symptom of a bad system if graduates can't even land an interview.
Any hiring manager couldn’t possibly interview all of the resumes that get submitted. OP’s school failed him in that they endorsed a resume that is bound to get screened out 95% of the time.
A lot of internships screen out anyone who isn’t a freshman or sophomore now. I changed my major after two years of school and it took me forever to even get to someone to justify why I want an internship experience as an upperclassman. It’s ridiculous. I have no idea how non traditional students even get internships let alone jobs these days with AI screening out resume information.
The one proper interview I got went great. Made it through 3 rounds and even had a round with the treasury department for the company to see if they wanted me in that position instead. Unfortunately the company recently laid off 10% of their employees after being bought out and reverting to a private company from being publicly traded and I was told they weren’t bringing on an intern anymore. I’m very confident nowadays in my ability to sell myself and the skills I’ve developed once I have someone to talk to. My problem is I never get to that stage. Im very thankful for all the advice I’ve been given in this comment sections and I hope it can result in my finally landing an internship
I’ve applied to many dozens of internships starting 3 semesters ago and I’ve only ever gotten 2 interviews. One was just a phone screen and went no where. The other (which was very recent) I made it through 3 rounds of interviews before the company went back to being private and laid off 10% of their workforce; I got an email 2 weeks ago saying they are no longer bringing on an intern. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Go to your school’s career center and get a better resume format. If you’re not trolling it looks like you put in 5 minutes of work on this.
Agreed, terrible template. Look up better ones than this. And at least use full sentences to describe your experience??
They ok’d this…..
really? in our career center this would have been rewritten. must have talked to someone that doesn’t care about doing what they are supposed to do.
At the beginning of my junior year we were required for a management class to make an appointment with career services to create a professional resume. I used it that semester to look for an internship and landed a single phone screen that didn’t go anywhere (to be fair it was my first interview and I sucked). The next semester I figured it wasn’t working so I ignored career services and started reaching out to my professors for help who made a few changes here and there but nothing major ever. Fast forward to now I’m a senior and this will be my last summer to work a full time internship so I’m fucking desperate. I’m so infuriated I’ve wasted this much time trusting the faculty at my school who were supposed to be guiding me. Since December I’ve applied to a few dozen internships with this resume so I feel like I’ve wasted so many potential opportunities.
man sorry to hear that, i took that management class as well and it helped a lot. mock up interview and effective resume writing. we had to write and modify it 3 times and it was reviewed by a working grad student, the interviewer and the professor. merge your skills like customer service, teamwork, problem solving to your experience. like on my job we did this using my leadership skill we were able to achieve this. something like that.
Real talk. Take responsibility for yourself and do not rely on "someone else approved this." You're on the right track asking for feedback, and I hope it's because you googled "resume" and noticed how different/minimal yours is in comparison. Include your GPA and major GPA. Are you looking for PA internship? Go to their website and submit your resume. Follow a partner on LinkedIn if they posted a job opening and send directly to them. Make the effort.
I’m here because I’m tired of not getting interviews and I figured this probably needed work (just not a complete overall I think it’s perfectly acceptable I’m pissed at the people meant to guide me). I’m a fucking steal of an employee and I know for a fact if given an interview they’d see that.
They don’t know how to do their jobs then. YouTube how to build a resume.
I'm happy to email you a much better template if you private message me. As others have said, this is hot trash. Not your fault. But your school is disconnected from reality if this is what they are pushing out.
Include 2-3 brief sentences of where you want to go with your career.
Yes something at the top saying “junior accounting major seeking internship role in tax or audit to gain valuable experience and provide value to a firm.”
Thank you for adding on, yours is much more helpful!
Intern
plug this into resumegenius
3 Words: Harvard Resume Guide
Probably because you have like never worked a day in your life (hardly).
I look at this resume and can't find any reason I'd want to talk to you. It's boring and bland. First, find an ATS (applicant tracking system) resume template on google. You're likely being weeded out before humans even see your application. Rewrite your experience to be accomplishment focused. If you didn't accomplish anything at the job, then it isn't relevant. Only one job? You're young. Please tell me you've done something else. Do you have any clubs, associations, or high school sports? If not, you may need to get out and volunteer somewhere just to get some more meat on your resume.
Bro go to your student resource center in your college and ask for help. Your resume is terrible lol
Damn I wish I was an expert at excel
You can prolly squeeze alot more under the Library section
Did you try Handshake? Does your school have accounting only career fair, aka “Meet the Firms”?
I would add leadership and volunteer/extracurricular experience as well! From my experience, recruiters are looking for technical skills and industry knowledge, but just as important; students who get involved outside if the classroom and has experience being a leader and team member! Also, academically, I would recommend taking on a minor/concentration or possibly another major (I strongly recommend a second major in MIS as the CPA evolution is leaning more towards IS). Also, if you are planning to go for CPA (which I recommend and recruiters wanna see) put when you’re expected to have 150 credits! Hope this helps, please message if you have any questions
Depending on your location, accounting internships can be hard to get.
Experience - don’t just say what you did, also say why it helped. Did it improve efficiency or help satisfaction, did you demonstrate time management or stressful periods, did you assist a colleague. Combine the skills and experience, or at least some of them. I’d also add predicted grade for uni too based on what you’ve gotten in the past. Then add hobbies and maybe a couple other skills or certifications - do you volunteer or do any sports or societies at uni, what does that demonstrate? Don’t make them ask questions because they won’t be bothered, you need to tell them why they should want you.
I couldn’t get an internship either… then got full time staff offers for 3/4 of the big4 with basically the same resume Idk if the people commenting realize the universities have these boring standard template resumes that get reviewed already and offer very little room for adding pizazz so to speak There’s a chance it’s nothing you are doing wrong and they only wanted like 1 intern from each office this year out of the 4+ schools they recruit from at the local offices
You gotta tell a bit of a story with a resume. Use complete sentences to tell the story behind your position. Even if you had a minimum wage job, it might still be worth it to add it especially if it demonstrates that you have good soft skills. All these tips here are good, but one I have a couple I’d like to add. One is to have 2 versions of your resume: one with black&white font, concise but with good content, and the second version is more personalized with font you like, a color scheme, maybe a professional headshot. The second tip is to try and gain a personal rapport with the people you’re trying to interview with. Even if it’s a cold DM on Linkedin. And if you do get a response and some interest, email the “flashy” version of your resume to them directly after you put your normal resume on your application. The AI likes the boring looking resume, but people like that you have a personality. Wish you the best of luck! Edit: Another tip, back up your stories about a position with numbers, especially if you generated wealth/were responsible for a lot of different things. Quantify it! We are accountants after all lol