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Want to intern at a Wall Street bank? Here's the first thing they'll look for on your resume

Portia Crowe   

Want to intern at a Wall Street bank? Here's the first thing they'll look for on your resume
Finance1 min read

Wall Street internships are insanely competitive.

In 2015, Goldman Sachs had 59,000 applicants for roughly 2,900 summer intern positions.

So if you're going to drop your resume in a stack with thousands of others, you want it to look good.

We spoke with a former analyst at a bulge-bracket bank who's been through the process both as an applicant and, on the other side, as an analyst screening candidates.

He said there were only a few things the banks really look at on your résumé - and it's important to get them right.

Here's what you need to know.

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