Experienced BS Analyst resumé structure

I'm currently an Equity Research Analyst at a small Asset Management company (USD ~1bn AUM) based in an emerging market. I've got into the firm straight out of undergrad (top tier non-target) to work as an Execution Trader and performed this role for 1,5 years, then switched to Equity Research (I've been doing this for 1,5 years now), covering different sectors for long-only equity funds, having successfuly pitched new investment ideas. Meanwhile, I managed to pass CFA's Level 2 test.

How would you structure my experienced Buyside ER Analyst Resume? I have a solid template (based on M&I's), but idk if it's the best form of selling myself. I plan to use this new resumé to apply to equity oriented HFs.

1) Would it make sense to use a 2 page resume? 1 page seems to not be enough for my experience. I actually managed to fit all in one page, but then everything seems so irrelevant, with just a few lines describing all the thorough work that I do.

2) Should I describe my successful investment cases in some sort of bullet format? In my present resume I just describe the sectors that I cover, but I don't go into specifics about companies and returns achieved in any investment. If I decide to do this, the resume is going to be way larger.

3) Should I keep my undergrad info at the top of the resume?

 
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Reading the title, I wasn't sure what you meant by BS Analyst :)

1) I'm no hedge fund headhunter, but I'd argue 100% 1 page CV. Not sure how you can't fit 3 years of work experience at one employer on one page. What else are you putting on it? You can show a structure with number of lines under each header so we can say where you have too much (in case you don't want to send an anonymized CV). I have 10 years experience and MBA and still have a 1 page CV.

2) You can put some under a header like: "Key investment cases" or "Key investment recommendations" with entry price, outperformance and maybe a few words on rationale. Make it short and punchy. It shouldn't make the resume "way larger".

3) You should start with experience. Only when you finish undergrad or after MBA would you CV typically start with education.

 

Well, one thing that is taking space is the description that I give for each firm that I've worked for (this AM firm and a boutique M&A place I did an internship). Does it make sense to describe the firms' activities? I do this because I assume the recruiter never heard of them (which is probably true).

Another thing that I'm not 100% sure about keeping is this boutique M&A internship experience. Is it still relevant or should I just drop it at this point?

Thanks for the help.

 

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