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If you’re targeting highly competitive roles in Investment Banking or Quantitative Finance, your resume must showcase not only your experience but also your analytical acumen, market awareness, and technical edge. This session is built to help you craft a resume that commands attention from top firms in the buy-side and sell-side space. In this 1:1 deep dive resume coaching session, we’ll work together to: Audit and analyze your current resume with the lens of top-tier recruiters and hiring managers from firms like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citadel, and IMC. Restructure and reframe your bullet points for maximum impact—quantifying results and using industry-specific language aligned with your target roles. Tailor your resume for Investment Banking, Quant Research, Quant Trading, and Quant Developer positions—highlighting relevant coursework, projects, and technical tools. Incorporate essential skills such as financial modeling, programming (Python, R, C++), and data analysis into a results-oriented resume format. Bridge gaps between academic experience and industry expectations, especially for non-traditional candidates or those with international backgrounds.
A Targeted, High-Impact Resume
Clear Positioning & Differentiation
Technical Skills Highlighted Strategically
Honest, expert feedback on areas for improvement, with actionable advice on strengthening weaker sections
A roadmap to support your job application strategy, including how to modify your resume per opportunity and pitch yourself effectively.
Coaching delivered via live sessions.
I like to work 1:1 with clients to develope and deliver customized coaching sessions based on your career goals. I will give open and transparent feedback.
Please allow a 1-2 hour response time to schedule our 1st session.
Services included:
Promotion Strategy
Resume Review
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$1,3005h of coaching
$1,0004h–6h of coaching
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Fiona also coaches for Master’s Programs, Capital Markets & Trading, Career Coaching, and Investment Banking. View all.
Joined June 2025
5.0
Ex-Berkeley MFE Director | 500+ Coached in Quant Finance Careers
Fiona Taft is a highly experienced career and admissions coach for Master’s programs, with over a decade of demonstrated success in top-tier academic institutions such as UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. At Berkeley’s Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) Program, she has consistently achieved outstanding student placement outcomes (100% Internship placement and 95% placement by Graduation), designed and implemented strategic employer relations initiatives, and provided tailored coaching in quantitative finance career pathways, networking, and interview preparation. In her prior role at Stanford, she led executive education programs and coached high-level professionals through career transitions and academic admissions processes. Fiona’s extensive background in admissions strategy, career development programming, and industry engagement—combined with her strong analytical and communication skills—positions her as a trusted guide for aspiring graduate students navigating the competitive admissions and recruitment landscape.
2h of coaching