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Investment Banking Analyst resume guide

Deal experience, modeling intensity, and reliability under pressure. Transaction details within confidentiality limits.

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What to emphasize

  • Group and coverage.
  • Deal list (public or anonymized).
  • Modeling and process ownership.
  • Hours reality is known: focus on contribution.

Skills to feature

Financial modeling · Valuation · Pitch materials · Due diligence · Excel · PowerPoint

Only list skills you can discuss. Use Lynt’s tailoring tool to mirror honest language from each job description, then verify structure with the ATS checker.

Common mistakes

  • Inflated deal roles
  • Confidential leaks
  • No technical signal

FAQ

How to list deals?

Public deals by name; others anonymized with size/type.

Boutique vs bulge?

Emphasize responsibility breadth at boutiques.

Lateral moves?

Coverage synergy and technical strength.

Internships?

Concrete work products.

Coding?

Only if real and relevant to the desk.