CV for Investment Bank UK

Question

I'm entering my penultimate year of University in September. I have very little relevant experience, however, in the future, I would like to work at an Investment Bank, preferable in credit risk.
With the application season starting in the UK, it would be great if someone is willing to give some feedback on my CV.

I understand that with how little experience I have on my CV my chances of being successful with my application is very slim, although I am open to alternative suggestions regarding where I should consider focusing my applications this year.

Thanks in advance,

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Anonymous Monkey · Accepted Answer

for the love of god take out the bright network shit, you will be auto dinged when HR sees that crap covering half your CV

use WSO format to help fill up the space & maybe 11 font
expand bullets on the stuff in the last 3 sections and move it up / expand on ANYTHING else

English Hardo · Answer

Haha agreed about the Bright Network shit

I would say that given you have nothing else, put the Insight Days at BlackRock/Barclays + the Credit Suisse investor challenge under relevant experience.

With the retail job stuff list write 1 line “worked XX hours per week as a customer assistant, in addition to full-time study”

Some of the sentences like “networked with like-minded individuals” make me physically cringe

Expand on your interests in brackets, e.g. Golf (handicap of 11)

I would say apply everywhere, but don’t expect anything good. Try and get a relevant internship e.g.

NotReallyABanker · Answer

I’m not familiar with the WSO template previously mentioned but if your CV were to land on my desk, here’s what I’d think.

1) University related stuff needs bulking out. How did you develop your interest in finance? did you taking any financial maths courses? anything that links to finance at all? Put the Bright network internship here but use as few words as possible; it’s cringe but is worth mentioning - ideally use as ammo for why you picked certain modules in your 3rd years

2) Scrap the relevant vs non-relevant work exp, should be one section imo.

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