NO INTERVIEWS LAST TIME - CV REVIEW LONDON SA 2021

Didn't get a single interview when applying for London IBD SA roles last time round (although did apply late and with little clue what I was doing). Want to get my CV perfect this time - would massively appreciate any advice/comments.

I'm started an internship at a PE firm this week but may have to send out a couple of applications before had the chance to do much. In this scenario, how would you recommend representing this on my CV, particularly in terms of bullet points?

https://www(dot)docdroid(dot)net/KjgAjvA/wso-cv-r…

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Overall looks solid, nice job. Would be surprised if you don't get more looks this time. Just a couple of small pointers:

  1. "Blackrock should be "BlackRock"
  2. Reduce some of the modules you list you have taken, personally I would delete the last two as this would save you a line and they are the least applicable. Same applies to the Cambridge part, i would only include the modules that are actually helpful for IB like Valuation, Finance and Accounting.
  3. Would consider listing your A-level grades if you got something like three A stars.
  4. Would consider removing the B1 French as it is not a high enough standard to use for work.
  5. I would reduce the amount of things you include as an interest, and just leave c.3 of them, but qualify them. e.g. for golf, if you have a low handicap you can list golf (+3 handicap)
 

If you only got AAB for a levels, really good university results at a target, and a top tier internship etc., is it necessary to put a levels on CV, or can you just remove high school info?

 

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