Hi,
Please can you take apart my CV and let me know what you think and all the changes I should make.
I'm applying for summer internships in 2021 in the UK and missed spring weeks even though they are cancelled. not much experience as my work experience this summer has cancelled but I am guessing a lot of people will be in the same boat. Link below!
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make it a 1 page resume
Thanks - what would you say to take out?
To start, your education section is the size of a normal résumé because you explain various classes, but you’re some kind of finance major. Your education section really should only have the name of your school, your GPA, any awards you received, and maybe a 1-line description of a case competition that you were a finalist in. It shouldn’t be a syllabus outlining what you learned in the semester, because then it would be a syllabus, not a résumé.
You have so many bullet points that extend past the margin by a single word that I’m confident you can rewrite sentences to only be on a single line.
You don’t need a references section on your résumé - this is for high finance, not marketing. If you want to put references on your résumé then you honestly need to pick a different industry to work in.
Why do you have 2 different sections of work experience? Honestly you created an extra line for no reason at all. Don’t write “relevant work experience”, just write “Experience” or something and combine these 2 sections.
Don’t write “positions of responsibility”. Just write “Leadership & Extracurricular Activities” or something.
Dude why are your awards and certifications centered? Align left and just come up with something to write on each line to describe the experience or something. Or, better yet, delete the “IT skills” line as a whole. Microsoft word isn’t a complicated skill, it’s a basic program that I learned how to use in 3rd grade. I’m positive that my mother could learn how to use PowerPoint in a day, and she calls me every other week to ask why her phone battery dies so quickly.
Did you even look at the résumé format on here??? I would honestly suggest to rewrite the whole thing and follow that format. You have no dates, no locations, no company names, anything.
That’s just to start man. Look at the materials available first, then ask for more tips. That’s just my 2 cents.
Also: sorry if I come off as rude. You asked for honest truth, and that’s the only way you’ll take this advice to heart. If you submit a 2 page résumé then you’ll be laughed at and ignored. Clean it up, focus on achievements, don’t post your entire course load on your résumé
Thanks for the feedback, I wanted honest opinions so thankyou. I did not look at the resume templates so I'll have a look at that. For the dates and locations I covered them for confidentiality but I'll add some back as I probably took it too far.
Hi, I've updated the CV following the WSO template (which is a lifesaver so thanks for that advice). If possible, can you let me know what you think of it now, and any improvements I should make? https://www.mediafire.com/file/s460poct8703gdd/CV_2.docx/file
Your CV is like wee wee poo poo
Most banks ask if you had AAB / ABB at a level to even be able to apply. You're not gonna be able to with BBC, those are terrible a levels
(for you yanks out there, that's like a 3.0 gpa / 1100 SAT)
Yeh I know, wish they were better but had a close family member pass and really did not have the focus for exams. More looking at regional banks or investment management firms and not in London as I know that the top of the class go there. I know people get local from from my uni with similar grades then hoping to progress in a career from there.
tbh man i don't even know what regional investment banks there are, pretty much 99% is london centric. i have friends at top unis (i.e warwick) with AAA a levels and work experience struggling to get into investment management, i think you need to re-evaluate whats possible (i.e, maintain a first, get a masters from LBS / LSE / mPhil from Cambridge)
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