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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
The observer of many years, Equities, Fri 12 Jun 09
Sorry...no one but no one speaks that many languages fluently. Fluent means fluent, i.e being able to read Tolstoy in Greek and Turkish translation at the same speed, pace and understanding as your mother tongue (let's presume english). Think about it...I can order coffee and talk about sex in most languages and put in buy- side trade order in Urdu if i have to. Now think about those Europeans you work with in your bank..that Spanish girl/bloke who professes to be bi-lingual (english/spanish) and indeed she may be..but look at the gormless expression and total blankness when she really needs to understand the lingo when it really matters.
Add your comment »ponterotto, Derivatives, Sat 13 Jun 09
@The observer of many years
The guy is cypriot - which means a natural and perfect speaker of both Greek and English for sure. on top of that, given the embarrassingly better language education in Greece/Cyprus versus UK, I believe in the French fluency thing on there too.
as for the other languages he mentions , he doesn't put "fluent"
You are giving a pointless attack on his language skills.
LMRushman33, Tue 16 Jun 09
Your CV is very impressive, academically sound, though the guys do have a valid point about you not capitalising on your intern's. Why do you think you didnt take advantage of these stone wall opportuinities? That would be the question in the back of my mind! Stick at it though, you definitely look a strong contender on paper. Good luck and let us know how you get on. L
Add your comment »UNEMPLOYED, Private Banking / Wealth Management, Thu 25 Jun 09
i always find these cv review pages very amusing.There is an obvious contrast between those offering constructive criticism & advice & those who are clearly either jealous that they don't have such a well rounded cv & have fluked their way into decent roles or those that are just bored & rude!
Add your comment »AlexCM, Thu 25 Jun 09
Hey everyone, got a FO job the other day. Id like to thank everyone and wish you all the best. To those who don' t have a job yet, believe in yourself and it will happen.
Add your comment »Jac, Student, Tue 13 Oct 09
well please stop asking why he did not get a job after his interns. Do you know how many graduates in France after x interns they just can't get anything ? here you have to choose between intern or unemployment !
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