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11 June 2009By Anonymous
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I can order coffee and talk about sex in most languages and put in buy- side trade order in Urdu if i have to. Read all comments »"I am an MSc student with a demonstrated talent for sales; completed internships at derivatives broker and consultancy firm, looking for graduate and internship positions in sales and trading"
EDUCATION
London-based business School, London, UK
MSc Investment Management
2008-2009
UK University
BA Economics and Finance [Hons.], Upper Second Class
2005-2008
A’Levels (AABB), 1AS (A)
2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Big Four Accountancy firm
Summer Intern
2008
· Liaised with company account managers in preparing performance reports.
· Compiled data regarding client accounts such as bank statements and loan agreements to create spreadsheets that managed the general ledger and ensured accuracy of the balance.
· Consolidated and audited accounts; merged data from the P&L and balance sheets from subsidiaries of parent companies and reported balances to parent companies of PwC’s clients.
Derivatives broking company, London UK
Summer Intern
2007
· Prepared analytical report examining the performance and volatility of all the firm’s products, comprising equity-linked, fixed income and foreign exchange strategies.
· Participated in staff sales meetings and introduced a product in one of them.
· Reclassified the company's database to reveal products by category such as asset class and streamlined the search process.
Voluntary organisation
Project Leader
2006
· Co-led two groups of 25 volunteers in activities, including home building and children’s programmes in a remote village.
· Led group discussions and served as the key point of contact for communications with the local authorities.
· By the end of the summer, two houses had been built under my supervision.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interests:
Football, rugby, swimming, tennis, squash and fly fishing
Languages:
English, Greek and French (fluent); Spanish (intermediate); Mandarin (basic)
Technical Skills:
Microsoft Office Suite, VBA, EViews, Datastream, Reuters and Bloomberg
Other:
Member of the European Youth Parliament as Ambassador, Delegate, Chair and Vice President; Participation in European Economic Think Tank, the resolution of which was delivered to the President of the European Commission
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COMMENTS
CVReviewer, Debt / Fixed Income, Thu 11 Jun 09
Not much wrong with the cv but does lack some more impact statements to really aim to stand out in this market to show you are credible and back up your intro statement.
- Liaised with company account managers in preparing performance reports.....did you suggest any changes/make any positive impact in this?
· Compiled data regarding client accounts such as bank statements and loan agreements to create spreadsheets that managed the general ledger and ensured accuracy of the balance....did this speed up the procees/create a new process that saved $$s?
· Prepared analytical report examining the performance and volatility of all the firm’s products, comprising equity-linked, fixed income and foreign exchange strategies....what was the report used for, where there recommendations you made?
· Participated in staff sales meetings and introduced a product in one of them...what happened to the product? DId you launch it, was it a success?
· Reclassified the company's database to reveal products by category such as asset class and streamlined the search process....did this save $$$s/time? Why did you do this?
Sarah, Editor, eFinancialCareers, HR & Recruitment, Thu 11 Jun 09
@winta - Just to let you know that the original formatting is sadly lost when we load the CV onto our system. Any formatting deficiencies are therefore our fault, not the fault of the CV's owner.
Add your comment »Facit, Research, Thu 11 Jun 09
Because it's not really credible! Is there something that can't do?
Add your comment »DipeshMashru, Thu 11 Jun 09
This discussion board is to provide positive criticism people. some of the comments presented to this candidate are extremely rude. It would be nice if we helped each other or provided guidance instead of tearing the person apart.
grow up people!
Tsunami, Thu 11 Jun 09
Not much really wrong with your cv apart from a lack of experience. Too many people out there at the moment (in your position) with more experience and more contacts. In this market that counts for a lot! I had an intern recently in a similar position, and even though he was a good candidate, we couldn't do anything for him because we knew of the impending redundancies. Keep on pushing and prepare to be resilient.
Ignore the negative comments posted and focus on the positives.
If you're a positive thinker, positive things will happen.
SoniaMit, Thu 11 Jun 09
nothing wrong - just the timing! tougher for graduates anyway...
Add your comment »SoniaMit, Thu 11 Jun 09
...although i would put much more bullet points of what you have done into your CV!!! does not seem to be very much, if necessary exagerate a bit. good luck.
Add your comment »., Equities, Thu 11 Jun 09
"I would remove the mention of having an interest in football, which is a sport associated with the working class and yobbish behaviour."
LOL @ the above quote.
You have a pretty good CV but it's a tough market. The question arises as to why your internships didn't turn into offers. And why the second internship was Big 4 and not IB. Overall the CV lacks impact - just a list of job functions in each role. Try to sell yourself a bit more.
SE, Investment Banking / M & A, Thu 11 Jun 09
The Big 4 experience makes no sense - are you trying to say you audited balances on client's ledgers? The third point - I am guessing you are trying to say you were working on a group audit and so reported subsidiary numbers back to the group level audit team?? The description here is very very vague. In my area (M&A) there are senior guys who were once accountants (like me) who will know exactly what it involves. Your description of your duties seems like you didn't understand it properly... be more precise and show how you added value on the engagements.
I can't comment on your derivatives role - not a markets guy.
gustavgraves, Thu 11 Jun 09
I would agree with the previous comment, two internships yet no offer? But the real key is where is the IB internship?
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