A very good advice to those who are applying in the finance sector: 1. It’s written in the third person Recruiters hate this. Don’t say, “John is a top ranked equity researcher” if you’re referring to yourself. 2. You’re qualified to be a binman but you’re applying to be a rocket scientist This is a big thing too. “We get a lot of people who are shelf stackers but who want to be traders,” says one finance recruiter. 3. It’s in a weird format Recruiters convert your CV into their own format. If it’s weirdly format, you’re making their lives hard. “We had a resume in Excel once,” one recruiter recalls. 4. It’s a manuscript They’re not going to read it if it’s 8 pages long. Finance resumes are one or two pages max. 5. Your photo is weird Don’t send a holiday photo or a photo of you kissing your dog. Recruiters say they also haven’t bothered with CVs where photos are very large and upside down. 6. Your personal statement bears no resemblance to the job you’re applying to It’s no good saying you want to work in M&A if your personal statement says you want to work in equity sales. This happens.
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 14:42:31 +0000
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