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How to ensure your CV is read by the robots
Recruiters report that due to the overwhelming supply of talent today, desperate job seekers are flooding every position—but that 50% or more of applicants are unqualified for the position to which they are applying. To save companies time and money, the hiring process has been almost entirely automated. Most large firms will now use software [...]
GUEST COMMENT: How to send out three hundred job applications for an equity trading job, and still get nowhere
I have a friend who was a junior equities trader. He joined the bank straight out of university, worked there for a few years and was made redundant. Four months into his redundancy, we spoke and he mentioned to me that he’d submitted more than 300 job applications. I didn’t totally believe this and asked [...]
GUEST COMMENT: What happens when your investment banking CV sends the wrong message
Mixed messages in CVs usually derive from the writer’s own mind set and that rule applies to investment bankers, fund managers, private bankers, traders of any age or nationality. From my City experience I find there are usually two mind sets which create mixed messages: Superhero and scarecrow. What are these and how can they be [...]
Four avoidable reasons why your Irish Financial Services CV might be binned in 2012
So you’ve rewritten your CV with all your recent experience in it, and put in the latest buzzwords. But before you send it out to prospective employers, check for these entirely avoidable mistakes – which Ireland’s financial services recruiters tell us are all too common. 1. Grammar / Typing errors It’s of paramount importance to [...]
Do you genuinely want to get a new job? Try this, this and this
If you, like our guest columnist last week, have been sending out applications and CVs and getting no response, you may be feeling annoyed. Worse: you may be feeling apathetic. Don’t. And don’t be. As John Lees, career strategist and author of How to Get a Job You’ll Love, explains in this particular Harvard Business [...]
GUEST COMMENT: Seven tips to get your CV in shape for a role in the funds industry
There’s no shortage of generic advice on how to structure your CV, but while these provide some good tips formatting and structure, there’s lack of real information on how to sell your skills for particular sectors. Every CV, of course, should be targeted at specific job roles or sectors and fund accounting in Ireland is [...]
GUEST COMMENT: How to rework your CV for roles outside the financial services industry
In the current environment, many of you may be thinking of broadening your job search so that it’s not restricted to financial services. If so, it is advisable to bear the following points in mind. 1. Research before you rush in Carefully research what your target companies(s) and target sector value – what skills do [...]
Things to bear in mind if you happen to be updating your CV over Christmas
It’s nearly Christmas. Needless to say, you may be thinking of using this valuable family time to update your CV. In the event that you are, we’ve asked some CV writing professionals to provide a few very quick tips to prevent any terrible mistakes. This is what they suggest: 1. Don’t be a perfectionist “You’re [...]
When the interviewer asks, “Why were you laid off?” Five tips to help justify your job loss
You may be facing the daunting prospect of job hunting while unemployed. Those fortunate enough to get an interview will of course be asked why their old employer got rid of them. Here’s a short guide to dealing with that situation. 1) Chill: the interviewer would be more worried if you’d jumped jobs “It’s [...]
How to disguise desperation in your CV
If you’re looking for a job and you can’t find one, you may be feeling a little concerned – especially if you’ve been looking unsuccessfully for some time. If this concern leaks into your CV, it will prove counterproductive: no one wants to hire someone who smells of desperation, no matter how faint the odour. [...]
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