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A presentation by Perry Carbonell

CV Review

The information contained here are solely my own and are based on having reviewed and modified a fair few of resumes over the years (colleagues, peers and my own).

As I am based in Sydney, my thoughts come from a Sydney (and Australian) perspective. I have not catered for the cultural differences in other markets e.g. 1 page US CV in Investment Banking. In addition to this, the information here has a specific industry slant (banking, finance and technology). Other industries have other style guidelines.

I have used this template as the center of discussion. Let’s begin.

CV Review: Personal StatementYour Nameemail@address.com.au0400 000 00099 Example Street, Example Town, Example City, 2000 PERSONAL STATEMENT

A seasoned financial analyst with an established track record of consulting in

Public and private sector(s) with HR/ financial experience

Your Details● I believe there’s a strong case to exclude the

address as: ○ Agencies already capture your

personal details through the registration process

○ If you’re going direct, your email and mobile phone will usually suffice in most cases

● The only catch to this is that there are certain jobs that do require the employee to be mobile.

The Pitch● Your elevator pitch which should be ideally

kept to one sentence. The message should convey who you are (role, experience and industry). from the template

my comments

CV Review: Key SkillsKEY SKILLS

Technical Skills

o Outlooko Wordo Excelo PowerPointo Access Memberships

● Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

List it but add some context● These skills would read better with a brief

description:○ Excel - producing financial models and

forecasts etc.● And the skills list does not need to be

application/tool specific e.g. Structuring Capital through bonds, leveraged finance etc.

Memberships / Affiliations● Must be industry specific (CFA, MBA etc.)

CV Review: EmploymentEMPLOYMENT

Senior Financial AnalystMonster PLC | SydneyMM-YY > MM-YY

Achievements● Joint Project Manager for bringing £3.5m property

estates portfolio back ‘in-house’, resulting in uncovering £500k of gain, as well as achieving greater operational/financial control

● Part of Bid Team for Greater Western and East Coast Franchise propositions

● Analysis of revenue opportunities within the division● Analysis of Route Profitability enabling greater

targeting of resources

Responsibilities and Achievements● If you’re going for the ultra short CV then an

argument for excluding Activities is fine● However if you are short on experience, then

a line or 2 of Responsibilities would help e.g. Responsibilities

● Deal Negotiation ○ internal (pricing, trading, legal

etc.)○ external (client-side, banks etc.)

Numbers matter● Key here is to attempt to quantify everything. ● Qualitative aspects should also come into the

picture (after all the quantitative aspects have been listed)

insert here

CV Review: EducationEDUCATION

o Example University

BA (HONS) Accounting & Finance with Taxation (2:1)

o Example College

HSC including Math’s (B), Business Studies (C), English (B)

o Example School

SC including Math’s (A), Business Studies (A), ICT (A)

Education● List education/academics here including

those that are current (ongoing)● This might include self-studies (so long as it is

relevant)● If you have been working in the industry for a

while, then you can possibly exclude High School

CV Review: Personal InterestsPERSONAL INTERESTS Shopping | Traveling | Reading | Golf | Table Tennis REFERENCES References are available on request.

Personal Interests and References● Depending on years of experience, you might

want to exclude Interests as○ Personal Interest are only a good

talking point for industry newbies (< 3 yrs)

○ Some roles call for collaboration (Sales) and therefore team-based sports/activities (e.g. Rugby Union) would translate well

○ Others require more independent thinking (Research). Activities like Chess would go down well.

● I have not seen ‘References’ in a while i.e. no one does it. These days people usually know each other (e.g. LinkedIn) which is particularly true seasoned pros (10 years +).

Is that the end?There are super-interesting Infographic CVs out there these days BUT

presentation is another post/set-of-slides by itself.til next time!