<p>I went out with a few friends last week to a bar for dinner and drinks and one of the people who happened to be in the group was a VP at HSBC. I spoke with him for a bit and he told me to email him my resume, and that even though he worked in the retail bank, he could forward it to capital markets (which I am more interested in). Anyways, I have some questions stemming from this.</p>
<li><p>When I email him my resume, apart from attaching the standard cover letter and resume, what should I say in the email itself? I want to jog his memory and make sure he remembers me and the fact that he said he’d send my resume over to capital markets without my sounding like a ■■■■■■■■■.</p></li>
<li><p>Where should I list my SAT scores on my resume? A woman at career services here (Penn) said that it would be beneficial for me to add mine on resumes intended for finance jobs?</p></li>
<li><p>Since I’m just a freshman, I’m looking really for any decent summer job at a large company. How should I put my “objective” on my resume?</p></li>
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<li><p>Say a quick thank you...something like "thanks for forwarding my resume onto capital markets, I'm really interested in the position etc." I don't think its a big deal really, especially if he works in the retail bank. The people you want to impress should be addressed in your Cover Letter.</p></li>
<li><p>List your scores only if they are impressive. Because you are at Penn I am assuming you have strong scores, so it wouldn't be a bad idea. In fact, a lot of banks ask for them now, and some banks make informal cuts--if you have below a 700 in math some banks won't even look at you.</p></li>
<li><p>If you know what you want to do and have good reasons for wanting to do that, then it won't be a bad idea to put it on there. Since you are young, I would expect an interviewer to ask you what you want to ultimately do. However, if you put an objective on there and you don't have any relevant experience, make sure you have a really good answer for why that is your objective. Especially in banking, you don't want to look like the guy who is in it for the money, even though most people are. </p></li>
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<p>Because you are either at Wharton or Upenn A&S (and I'm assuming it is UPenn and not Penn State since Philadelphia residents refer to UPENN as just "Penn") -- They will know you know all the textbook questions and will try to grill you on critical thinking (brainteasers, etc).</p>
<p>Show off your intrinsic abilities such as loyalty, teamwork, honesty, ambition, etc. in addition to those quantitative skills.</p>
<p>Does anyone have insight on whether you should even have an objective? I always thought you were supposed to, but I just read over the resume/cv guide for Lehman Bros. and it explicitly said you shouldn't include an objective or personal statement on your resume. Thoughts?</p>