Private Equity Resume Template

Attached to the bottom of this post, you will find thefree Wall Street Oasisprivate equity resumetemplatefor experienced professionals, used by theWSOpaid service and thousands of candidates to successfully land a job in private equity.

Thisfree templatehas been designed for those of youwith deal or project experiencecomingfrom Investment BankingorManagement Consultingand looking to make sure yourCV is polishedfor thosecompetitive buy-side jobsin private equity and hedge funds.

We hope this clean format gives you an evenbigger edge in recruiting- besides beingmembers ofWSO:-).

Also, don't forget that ourprivate equity interview prep guideis now available after years in the making!

Just like ourinvestment banking resume templatefor undergraduates, we think theWSOtemplatesgive you a lotmore flexibility on spacing.

因为它是tough to condense all of your deal experienceinto a coherent summary, we hope this flexibility our templates provide will be helpful.

This is thePEresumesample we use inall ofourWSOresume reviewswithexperienced buy-side professionals.

This particular banking resume sample isfor experienced hires, not undergraduates.

Remember tochange the bulletsin the template since they are justbeing used as placeholders/examplesand aren't that strong.

Resume Questions in Private Equity Interviews

There's onevery important aspectof your resume that pertains to private equity:deal experience.

There are plenty of people make it into private equity without much deal experience. (Keep in mind thatmuch of private equity recruitingoccurs within a few months of one's investment banking analyst stint.)

If you do havedeal experience, it should bea highlight of your resume.

Here's some great insight from @Candor, a private equity associate.

Candor - Private Equity Associate:

The single most important part of yourinterviewing experience withPEfirmswill be your deal experience. I would say a solid 30% of every single interview I had was spent talking about my deal in depth. If you don't have an announced M&A deal on your resume, or you don't have an unannounced deal you feel comfortable talking about on a very granular level, I don't see what you would talk about in your interviews.

I was incredibly fortunate to have a $1-2bn sell-side on my resume that got announced two months before everything started (conveniently, right when I met with the headhunters). I think it was the single most important factor in me landing the interviews (and ultimately the jobs) that I received. If I hadn't had an announced M&A deal on my resume, I likely would have waited until next year to go through the process.

Check our freePrivate Equity Interview Guideto prepare for your interview.

PE Resume Format, Spacing, and Font

Spacingandfont sizego hand in hand.

While it's recommended that youkeep the bullet font at 10 and replace the bullets with the content of roughly similar size, you can change it to font 11 if you need to fill more space with less.

Don't drop the font to 9. At that point, the resume will becometoo clutteredandwon't have enough white space.

Moving itup to 11 is tolerable, but if you're applying for private equity positions,filling the resume shouldn't be an issuein the first space. Theratio between content and white space is optimalas it stands.

Typically, the格式我s of major relevanceto interviewers in private equity.

Lucky for you, you've found yourself on this page. The格式我s already set; justfill in the blanks.

What should I put on my Private Equity Interview Resume?

Arguably themost important aspectof your resume, since you're already set as far as formatting goes,is the bullet points, which make up thecontent of the resume.

Here's what you need to know for the bullets on your private equity resume, courtesy of @upod01", an investment banking analyst.

upod01 - Investment Banking Analyst:

Try to quantify some of your experience. In the case that you do not have a quantifiable metric, focus on how you outperformed and any results you achieved.

Example of something great to put on a resume: "Helped create first-time access to life-changing technologies, products, and services for isolated villagers through locally-owned, managed, and sustainable (profitable) entrepreneurial solutions." Not so great: "Assisted with move-ins and move-out of tenants." You see my point.

Number of Resume Pages for PE Interview

This one should be a no-brainer, it's more so a universal rule than a question specific toPEresumes.

Don't ever go over a single page! It doesn't matter how much relevant experience you have or how many skills you have, keep it to one page.

How to Break Into Private Equity?

Private equityrecruitingisten times more cut-throatthan anything you've ever experienced before.

If you want to break into private equity, you need to be well-practiced in the technical aspects of the interview. We advise you to check out ourfree Private Equity Interview Guidefirst, before investing inour paid course, so that you have an idea of what to expect.

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More Resources:

We hope this template helps you land that dreamPEjob! Please check out the following additional resources to help you advance your career:

• Private Equity Interview Questions
• Investment Banking Resume Template
• Hedge Fund Resume Template
• Consulting Resume Template
• Sample Stock Pitch Template