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Review my resume! CS Undergrad can't get interview for internships

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I applied for an internship position (tech/finance role) at a top company, and they said that although my credentials are impressive, they think that there isn't a close enough match between my qualifications and their current requirements.

I'm not sure why. I know I have no finance experience, but they weren't looking for a business major but a CS/engineering major.

I'd really like to land an internship this summer in finance. This is the only place I've applied so far so I'd like to polish it up before I send my resume out to other places.

Please take a look and let me know what you think I can improve upon (both the resume itself and what I should do in the future to add in my resume) and be 100% honest and feel free to be brutal. Here's my resume.

Thanks
 
Your CV is quite impressive. Seems to be you are better off starting your own company. However, if you really want an internship position in a finance role you should show some interest in the finance industry (on your CV) or explain during the interview why you want to undertake a finance role. To tell you the truth, given all your achievements in your current field it doesn't make sense for you to undertake an internship position in a finance role. It would probably be easier if you studied finance on your own (probably pricing and algorithmic trading strategies given your profile), earn a diploma, or a masters deegree in finance and then look for a full-time job.
 
You are coming out of undergrad. Leave it to one page. I started chopping it, I think you can get the point.
Try this format for finance.

http://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/investment-banking-resume-university-student/

Edits:

1) Cut interpersonal
2)Put your education on the top followed by work experience followed by skills
3) Get rid of your awards and achievements
4)Get rid of the link and cut down your projects since this needs to be on one page. You can talk about projects in Cover Letter or in interview.
5) Pick the most relevant internships to the postition you are applying to and leave those.
 

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