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Hello everyone. I want to work as a marketing analyst/exec and although I’m told that in terms of experience at my current position my CV is strong, but most firms are looking for people with experience in excess of one year (with RFP writing as a specific skill being mentioned fairly often) and they also don’t understand the transition from property to finance!
Any comments would be greatly appreciated!
PERSONAL PROFILE
An ambitious, well-educated and personable professional seeking to further career in marketing and investor relations within the asset management and/or alternative investments sector. Having gained experience developing relations with private and institutional investors as the company’s primary prospectus writer and marketer, now looking to contribute in a new role by exercising foresightedness and focus as well as implementing resourcefulness and own ideas.
EDUCATION
London-based Business School
2008 – 2009
MA Property Valuation and Law (RICS)
Modules included: Corporate Finance Portfolio Management, Valuation, Quantitative Techniques in Investment, Real Estate Investment Analysis and Development Appraisal Real Estate Development and Planning Law.
London University
2004 – 2008
MSc European Property Development and Planning (RICS), 2007 – 2008
Modules included: Valuation, Debates in European Planning, European Spatial Institutes, International Planning and Conversational French.
BSc Psychology -2.1, 2004 – 2007
Modules included: Statistical Analysis, Organisational Psychology, and Human-Computer Interaction
College 2002 – 2004
A and AS levels
A2: Biology – A, Mathematics – C, Music – A; AS: Chemistry – C
Total UCAS points: 540 (including ABRSM examinations)
School 1998 – 2001
Cambridge International GCSE levels
11 (including Mathematics and English Language) altogether with 7 A/A* grades
EXPERIENCE
Securities Firm August 2010 – present
Corporate Finance Division
The company raises private equity primarily for small cap pre-IPO companies across all sectors, specialising in provisions for the “equity gap”.
- Primary responsibility for the creative writing, design and packaging of full private placing and information memoranda and email campaigns.
- Full and sole responsibility for writing and managing the online bi-weekly company investment circulars.
- Liaising with external bodies to create and arrange large email marketing campaigns.
- Improving distribution by initiation and analysis of different marketing tactics.
- Sourcing the appropriate disclaimers and maintaining compliance in marketing.
- Marketing of Client Company shares to HNWI and sophisticated retail investors.
- Supporting the sales team through organisation of new clients and investor leads.
- Analysing the value and growth potential of an investment through its business model, competitive advantage, financial history (including data modelling) and research of market demand.
- Tracking and recording pledges and funds raised, handling cheques and raising invoices accordingly.
- Representing the company the public at trade fairs and networking events.
Achievements: Promotion from an intern to taking responsibility for several key roles with a strong position in the corporate finance team in less than six months. Familiarity with the ability to spot commercial potential and identifying certain criteria that may indicate high-growth prospects, as well as significant experience in all stages of an equity raise from drafting the initial documents through to raising the equity.
Estate Agency 2009 – 2010
Lettings Negotiator
- Competitive valuation and photography of prospective properties for immediate tenancies
- Advising clients how to present their property to generate maximum interest, especially in terms of aesthetics
-Negotiation and mediation between clients and applicants on issues e.g. rental level and special requirements
- Analysing supply and demand by researching the movement of comparable properties within the area
- Writing eye-catching descriptions effectively marketing available properties
- Proactive contact with applicants by regularly updating myself on their situational requirements
-Preparation of tenancy paperwork and all other logistics within set deadlines.
Achievements: Development of valuation techniques (as well as ways in which to maximise rental income) and understanding the seasonal cycles of the residential market. Learning to be aware of and keep abreast of competitors. Perfecting people skills within a strongly client-facing role. Passed examinations for admission as a member of the Association of
Residential Letting Agents.
Estate Agency 2009 Graduate Intern
- Shadowing an associate employee within the Building Consultancy division (Right of Light), including learning the stages and procedures of building development, attending meetings with clients and architects and assisting with research of comparable ventures within the market.
Financial Administration Company
2005 – 2007
Financial Administration, full-time holiday work
- Reconciling and checking client banking details and sending international money orders and transfers online
- Working within the administration team to reach transferral deadlines
- Calculating the company’s daily expenditures, profits and trading rates
- Researching competitors’ trading rates and practices
Achievements: Extension of original contract and being asked back to work during every holiday for the next year and a half. Significant development of numerical, analytical and IT skills in a business context.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS/INTERESTS
- Extensive knowledge of MS Office as well as SPSS and Minitab.
- Hobbies include music, politics, practising wine snobbery, being on the receiving end of culinary pursuits.
- Well-travelled and have lived in America, Europe and Africa.
- Can speak, read and write French at a basic to conversational level.
Referees are available on request
It looks like you’ve made the transition to finance quite successfully, and you are well on your way to where you want to be. What you need now is patience; I recommend you stay in your current role for at least six more months and ideally another year. By that time the market should have picked up and you will be taken more seriously with two years finance experience.
Oh, and avoid using words like “foresightedness”! I’m not sure if it’s a real word, but even if it is, it has no place on a CV. Best of luck.
Good CV for Corporate Finance. As above stay the course.Its a pleasant life, remuneration is very acceptable, and it means that unlike some areas..you get a life as well as hours are fairly traditional 8-6
Go U.S Company wise they tend to require less in the way of relevant academic qualifications
Try contacting some others that took the MA course, rather than the MSc, and now work in finance/investment based roles.
I would recommend you stick to your current job for at least 1 more year, if I would receive this CV now I would think that you are a rather instable person, trying to change job 9-10 months after you did a major career change (not just change company). The fact that you managed the transition from real estate to finance is a good signal in term of skills for a prospective employer, learn to be patient however (except if you think that you will be fired over the next 6 months for whatever reason)
If you stick with it the move will come. Gain some more experience in your current role. Maybe another year or so then look for a move.
I tend to agree with the other contributors who recommend you stay in your current role for at least another year to show that you are committed to this area. Regarding your CV for use at a later date, including some select achievements in a bulleted section after your profile will gain the recipient’s attention quicker, it would also benefit your CV by rewriting these to be more dynamic ie; ‘Ability to spot commercial potential by identifying criteria that indicates high-growth prospects’. It sound punchier and is easier for the reader to spot the value you can bring to their organisation. As you develop further in your career your education can be moved to the back of your CV as your career history will be of more interest to recruiters. Good luck!