Advice on resume
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[{"id": "f01bjuh", "text": "I would leave off the specific returns.  It would be better to share how you created value or identified opportunities to create value.", "replies": [{"id": "f01e4s9", "text": "Can you describe a bit on \u201ccreating value\u201d? I\u2019m having trouble thinking about how I created value as an analyst that\u2019s beyond the soft skills like making sure I come in early and leave last, ask thoughtful questions, complete tasks like modeling, finding comps, and drafting memos more efficiently.", "replies": [{"id": "f04b1ts", "text": "Did you identify properties that were performing under what the market would support?  Ie rents could be increased by updating finishes and other cosmetic improvements.  The investor would make improvements and push rents, which increase the property value far beyond the cost of the improvements.  Therefore, your analysis identified an opportunity to create value.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f01bnbv", "text": "I prefer to simply state the return profile e.g. \"value add\" / \"core plus\" / \"core\" / \"opportunistic\"  it's more to the point in fewer words. That's how we describe deals in conversation so that's how I'd describe them in writing.\n\nFor deals completed, its okay to brag about returns but I like to keep that for conversation during the interview rather than putting it in writing. No need to flash the goods early.", "replies": [{"id": "f01eu21", "text": "Got it, so verb, action, and resulting in \u201ccore\u201d returns.  If the reader is familiar with CRE, would you suggest to change the language of the return profile? For ex if reader is in M&amp;A or tech.", "replies": [{"id": "f01ijzc", "text": "No experience there, so I won\u2019t opine. Ok one note: I think putting \u201cvalue add\u201d is more likely to elicit conversation where you can clarify / educate, where putting the numerical returns is more likely to produce assumptions or misunderstanding on the part of the reader.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f01g6ly", "text": "I would definitely not do that. If I found out an analyst of our was giving away our financial results in a job interview, I would hit the wall. It's probably expressly prohibited in any employment contracts you signed.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "f026d9o", "text": "Fellow analyst going through the same process.  I\u2019ve found more success in listing the total SF of particular asset classes I have underwritten.  Other commenters advice is dead on in regards to sharing investment returns.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]