Advice on CV - Great Final Review yet no Top Bucket

Hi everyone,

I’ve just wrapped up my first year in IB (London). My year-end review was great — I was told my work was excellent, with minimal areas for improvement. I received perfect scores across all categories except one.

While my bonus bucket wasn’t explicitly mentioned during the review call, I later found out that a friend received a slightly higher bonus. The difference was small.

I was wondering about how best to reflect this performance on my CV. Would something like “Ranked among top-tier performers” be appropriate? Should I include the quantitative score or keep it more general?

I’d really appreciate any advice on how to position this—both on the CV and when speaking with recruiters.

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