Check out my Razume for BB S&T FT!! And Critique!
Previously, I was critiqued that my CV revealed to little details. So here it is again. I was wondering, with this profile, what are my chances at BB S&T for FT?
(willing to relocate anywhere in Europe, North America, HK and SG)
http://www.razume.com/documents/26780
If my chances are much too slim at BB S&T, what are my chances at MM S&T for FT?
Any opinion appreciated!
I personally hate it when dates are on the left, and info on the right, it might be just me though!
Also "Love cooking" might be too informal, even in the Interests section...
Not sure about chances - although you have relevant experience and etc, you will be at a disadvantage compared to the firm's own summer interns.
How did you manage to get that HF internship anyways?
Thanks for your feedback! Yeah I'll move the dates to the right and remove cooking =)
Is my HF experience pretty relevant to S&T? Anything I can do to increase my chances, other than constant networking (which I already work on)? BTW, I got my internship through a contact via networking :)
Thanks above_and_beyond. Sure I'll remove the A-level results. It was filling up space and making the rest of the letters in my CV smaller anyway. Do you think I have a pretty good chance at one of the BB or MM s&t position though? in NY? LD?
I like the appearance of your resume, very clean look
Would remove the A-Level results (however, there are some guys on WSO that would argue differently)
Would replace auto manufacture with automotive
Try to quantify your experience, include some numbers
Not enough 'what I did + result's'. RESULTS are everything in Trading... ;)
Adjust some of your bullet points so they fit in 1/2 lines... no point having a whole extra line just for 2 extra words.
And apply everywhere. Theres no predicting who gets what anymore.
I also like the clean look of your CV. I'm from the UK so I'm also accustomed to having the dates on the left, it's definitely the most common format over here. I know the American format differs slightly with the dates on the right, but either way works.
I think you should put the location i.e. "City, UK" on a right aligned column, it will make it more spacious and easier to read.
I think the font sizes need to be more consistent. For example the headings in the education section and the experience section are the same size, but the bullet points under experience are smaller than the results under education.
Then again under the interest section everything is (or looks) fainter or smaller than the bullet points. Also the sub-headings on the left hand side of your interest section should be the same size as the dates in the above sections.
For your GCSE grades, instead of saying "9 GCSEs, 6 grade A" you should summarise it to either:
9 A*-C (if that indeed is the case) or 6A, xB, yC etc. or Maths (grade), English (grade)....these two are the only ones that matter, if at all.
I think also you should put GCSEs on its own line (if you have the space) because it's making the A-levels harder to read.
You've got great experience for a 2nd year student, focus more on the the things you achieved (preferably quantifiable) in those internships rather than stating the tasks you did.
Stick to three point lists. So for example sentences like "Periodic reports presentation with strategy, analysis, performance calculations and results." just don't make for good reading.
Don't use too many "helped" and "assisted", as if you were a secondary act, just say you managed margin accounts for trading, and that you made the daily market to market.
Also things like "Assisted the Director of operations department" is too vague, firstly everybody assists the directors of departments to some level, that goes without saying. You'd be better off being more specific in the things you did to assist them.
In IT skills, start with the VBA and Bloomberg first in the first, it's more impressive, and put the MS office ones last.
If you can try to mention any achievements of your interests (have you performed with the piano in shows? won tournaments in the listed sports? etc)
"Love cooking and..." should be worded differently, it seems very casual like you're chatting on MSN or something with the way you've started with Love. Be more specific as well, what kind of cuisine? state what artist or what kind of art you're an avid follower of, 'contemporary art' could be anything really.
Volunteering on national trust and charity weeks should be under activities, not interests.
Hope that helps! :)
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