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Company: SAP
REVIEW MY CV: I’ve spent a long time in the health service, now I’ve retrained and am interested in banking
I’m trying to get into investment banking, preferably into business analysis roles and am not having much luck with my current CV. Any assistance would be much appreciated. PROFILE Business Analyst experienced in delivering Strategic and Tactical Business Solutions Diligent professional with proven delivery in every part of the Project Lifecycle. Production of high quality [...]
What, exactly, is wrong with my CV (8)?
I am a third year Mathematics Ph.D. student and am currently writing up my thesis. I want to get my CV scrutinized because I want to build a career in the financial industry. I know it’s not brilliant timing, but the financial crisis has actually awakened my interest in finance and the more I read [...]
The threats and opportunities from cloud computing
Cloud computing is expected to gain more traction in the financial sector, as more firms grapple with shrinking technology budgets. So, what’s the likely impact on IT roles? It’s still a relatively nascent technology, but cloud computing is where processing, storage, networking and applications are accessed as services over virtual rather than physical networks, whether [...]
IT opportunities in the land of Oz
With European banks tightening their belts when it comes to IT budgets, techies might want to consider a move down under. Australian retail banks look set to splurge and are jostling for candidates for hundreds of new positions. Firms are planning to upgrade their IT systems and are going to spend lots of money doing [...]
The zapping of the UK’s SAP talent
The brain drain of SAP professionals in the UK has seen vendors enter a war for talent and foreign firms enter the fray. SAP – the firm, that is – has set its sights on the UK market as more financial firms look towards enterprise resource planning (ERP) for their administration and management functions – [...]
Good news for contractors?
Banks are reportedly putting permanent hiring in the deep freeze following the sub-prime crisis. Will contractors be able to cash in? Past experience suggests yes. When banks freeze permanent hiring, it’s usually an occasion for contractors to break open the champagne: work still needs to be done and day rates go through the roof. But [...]
Chris Beer – managing director of start-up firm supplying project professionals
0700:My alarm goes off, and after a few minutes to recover, it’s time to make the normal breakfast of cereal, toast and tea. I combine getting ready with watching the news before setting off. During the week I stay in town, so I’m fortunate to have an easy 20-minute walk to the office. I always [...]
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