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Resume for an internship application to BCG as a "Visiting Climate Activist" (Visiting Associate in their Climate and Sustainability Practice). What are my chances?

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Neue Antwort am 8. Aug. 2023
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Anonym A fragte am 5. Aug. 2023

Hello guys,

I would like to join BCG as a Visiting Associate in their Climate and Sustainability Practice in Germany. They call it "Visiting Climate Activist". Here is a Link about it.

I have crafted a resume for this, as I am personally very interested and motivated to join BCG and this area of topic is personally very appealing and interesting to me.

Here is my anonymous resume.
 

My questions:

  • How can I get my resume to 1 page? I just cant find a way to do so. This resume is longer than page. I can choose another resume template, without a picture, then it would need less space than it does with this format, still not exactly 1 page though. But: I am applying to the German Office of BCG, so a picture is culturally a necessity, right?
  • What are my chances that I will be invited to an interview?
     

Please dont hold back and rip it apart as badly as you can.

Thank you :)

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Benjamin
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antwortete am 5. Aug. 2023
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Hi,

I took a quick glance - couple of high level pointers:

  1. Quantify impact → good if you can quantify the impact so your points are substantiated
  2. Formatting → probably can save some space by compressing/combining some aspects e.g. putting your grades in the same line as the sub-header
  3. Reducing words → Opportunity to be more succinct e.g. your thesis is not directly related to sustainability, so can consider reducing the words there

All the best!

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Anonym am 5. Aug. 2023

Thank you very much! :)

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Ian
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antwortete am 6. Aug. 2023
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Hi there,

Love that you're happy to receive direct, open feedback :)

The very honest answer is I think your chances are low right now for a few key reasons:

  1. You need a completely revamped template
  2. None/few of your experience bullet points highlight skills/expertise that are related to the role
  3. You experience bullet points are short statements and very lacklustre
  4. There is a fair amount of “weird” stuff here (Languages section on LHS, skills list, etc)

Definitely recommend a complete revamp to look much stronger as well as talk to the role itself :)

(Yes, in Germany you need a photo. But a new resume template doesn't just suddenly mean you have to remove the photo…they're not inherently intertwined actions)

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Anonym am 6. Aug. 2023

Thank you so much this was very helpful !! :)

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Anonym A am 6. Aug. 2023

I have two question: Should I leave those experiences out (e.g. internships) which are not quite relevant to the position? Like i would only list 2 companies instead of the 4 companies that i actually did an internship at?

Ian am 6. Aug. 2023

My pleasure! I would still keep the internships but I would shorten them and reword the experiences

Cristian
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antwortete am 8. Aug. 2023
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Hi there, 

Happy to provide the 10s version on it but to be fair you'd just get more value from doing a proper review. 

The ROI is great on it. 

So here it is:

  • Change the format dramatically - e.g., don't have this left side bar. It should all be section under section
  • Seen lots of CVs in the DACH region without photos. It's not culturally necessary. Take it out. 
  • Cut the profile pitch. Whoever you are should come across from your experiences (show, don't tell)
  • Aim to have 2-3 bullet points per experienece, each of 1.5-2 rows long
  • Quantify for every bullet point

Best,
Cristian

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