Welcome to the #1 Online Finance & Investment Banking Community for
the UK and EMEA!
By registering, you'll be able to contribute to discussions, send private messages to other members of the community and much more.
Sign Up NowYou are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
CV Check
- Thread starter Mafuzzer1
- Start date
Remove:
Achievements: Elected as Module Representative for Economics 1 and Statistics 1 modules. (maybe leave this one up)
• Elected as IT Officer for *Name* College Junior Common Room Committee – Won Committee of the Year (not relevant nor adds too much value)
to understand the barriers to entry for foreign
investors and the key market areas that are currently expanding
• Relevant Modules: Chinese Business Culture and Intensive Mandarin Language
(2012 and 2013), Maths Leadership Award, Captain of Debate and Chess Teams
the word "Achievements"
RufalloCODY | Student Caller 08/2014 – Present--
• Currently working as an ambassador for the University of Sydney to raise money for support services (doesn't add much)
Languages section (Mandarin should go to interests, sells better this way)
Replace:
bulletpoints below Boutique (they are very basic, you certainly learned something more useful during that week)
Add:
"Chess" and "Mandarin" to Interests section. Expand on "travelling" - you like travelling to WHERE?
More bulletpoints, if you can, to make up for the space that you lost by removing the above. Also there's an unwanted comma at the end of the Activities section, again, this could get your resume dinged in a sec
Otherwise this is a good resume you have built up, you have every chance.
Achievements: Elected as Module Representative for Economics 1 and Statistics 1 modules. (maybe leave this one up)
• Elected as IT Officer for *Name* College Junior Common Room Committee – Won Committee of the Year (not relevant nor adds too much value)
to understand the barriers to entry for foreign
investors and the key market areas that are currently expanding
• Relevant Modules: Chinese Business Culture and Intensive Mandarin Language
(2012 and 2013), Maths Leadership Award, Captain of Debate and Chess Teams
the word "Achievements"
RufalloCODY | Student Caller 08/2014 – Present--
• Currently working as an ambassador for the University of Sydney to raise money for support services (doesn't add much)
Languages section (Mandarin should go to interests, sells better this way)
Replace:
bulletpoints below Boutique (they are very basic, you certainly learned something more useful during that week)
Add:
"Chess" and "Mandarin" to Interests section. Expand on "travelling" - you like travelling to WHERE?
More bulletpoints, if you can, to make up for the space that you lost by removing the above. Also there's an unwanted comma at the end of the Activities section, again, this could get your resume dinged in a sec
Otherwise this is a good resume you have built up, you have every chance.
hitchensism1
New member
- Aug
- 35
- 0
I agree with the above.
Some additional points:
- put your degree date as 'Expected 20xx', and change the other dates to months rather than numerical displays
- take 'English (native)' off of your CV - bin-worthy offence
- personally I'd take the GCSEs off and invest the space elsewhere; you're a second-year now, they don't add much
- put more emphasis on your Spring Insight experience; you're applying to work in finance, so you need to emphasise that it's your priority
- perhaps elaborate slightly on what you mean by equities trading - are we to expect a record? Do you use a simulated account? You're being ambiguous in a negative way
Some additional points:
- put your degree date as 'Expected 20xx', and change the other dates to months rather than numerical displays
- take 'English (native)' off of your CV - bin-worthy offence
- personally I'd take the GCSEs off and invest the space elsewhere; you're a second-year now, they don't add much
- put more emphasis on your Spring Insight experience; you're applying to work in finance, so you need to emphasise that it's your priority
- perhaps elaborate slightly on what you mean by equities trading - are we to expect a record? Do you use a simulated account? You're being ambiguous in a negative way
@hitchensism I agree with all of your points except for the last one - it's enough to write "equities trading", if its there, it'll come up in interviews and that's where he has to prove himself
hitchensism1
New member
- Aug
- 35
- 0
@hitchensism I agree with all of your points except for the last one - it's enough to write "equities trading", if its there, it'll come up in interviews and that's where he has to prove himself
That's a fair comment. Just (OP) be prepared for a real grilling as they can take what's said to its furthest extension.