Career Success: Creating the Perfect CV/RÉSUMÉ (Investment Banking, Consulting, Finance, etc. )

This class is an in-depth deep dive into everything you need to know in order to construct a powerful CV/résumé for applying to spring weeks, internships and graduate schemes at investment banks, finance firms, consulting firms and more.

We cover a range of topics including:

• Structuring your CV to get attention
• The keys to formatting appropriately
• Leveraging powerful bullet points
• How to use buzzwords
• Why results in your experiences are vital
• Positioning irrelevant experience accordingly
• Organisation of sections and content to include
• Extracurricular activities and leadership roles
• Common questions and pitfalls
• And so much more!

This course is for all levels regardless of academic or work experience.

By the end of this course you will have a CV/résumé that will pique the readers' interest and help you increase your chances of securing that all important interview/assessment centre offer.

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Thanks, and enjoy!

Afzal Hussein

• An introduction
• Before you start
• Structure, length, font size, font style, colours and images
• Header
• Formatting
• Powerful bullet points
• Buzzwords and key competencies
• Results
• Grammar & attention to detail
• Consistency
• Margins and spacing
• Education
• Work experience
• Extracurricular activities and leadership experience
• Skills, activities and interests
• 9 common questions
• Reviewing your CV/Résumé
• An important piece of advice