Why is This a Sample Resume?

David’s resume is not an investment banking resume, but it is a good sample resume for any one in any industry. A good work history is the soul of a good resume. In this respect, David is perfect. His resume is also perfect in many ways. Let’s look at them one by one.

Education: Good education with outstanding results.

Age: David is 39 years old and has a young family. He is old enough to have sufficient experience to contribute, and he is young enough to grow with any organization. Due to discrimination law, personal info like age and status are usually not required, but David chose to disclose these on his resume, which is certainly appreciated by hiring managers.

Experience: He had three jobs only in 18 years of time, proven to be stable.

Career history: You can see distinct promotion records in the two companies he worked for. His AUM grew from A$200K to A$70m in eight years’ time while he was with Famous Chemicals. The number of people he managed grew from 18 to 325 in nine years’ time while he was with Famous Exhibitions. His responsibilities grew from a domestic account manager to president, bearing regional P/L accountabilities.

Look & Feel: A clean and tidy layout, easy for readers.

Length: Just right. David has 18 years of experience and he's targeting a CEO role, therefore a page and a half is fine.

Weakness: David didn’t include his contact info on his resume. Please make sure you won’t omit this when writing a resume.

Think Before You Accept A Lateral Move
Career tips from Anna Maria D’Souza

The other day I received a resume in which the candidate had four jobs within the same company in four years. Actually he changed job every year however without a single promotion. Hello, this isn’t a healthy trend. Unless you are on a pre-planned rotation trainee program, otherwise you have to be very careful when accepting a lateral move. Once is fine, but once a year is too much. David Smith’s resume is sure to make all the hiring managers eyes blink because he had distinct promotion in each of his move, not only upward movements, but distinct growth in AUM and the number of people he managed.

In any resume, hiring managers want to see upward vertical movements and not continuous lateral movements. Keep this in mind towards building your own sample resume.

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Sample Resume – CEO Level

Quite frequently I receive outstanding resumes from candidates of non investment banking background. Here is one. I am shame that I can’t get him a job, because he is not a banker. However I am sure his next move is a CEO role.

I don’t always grade a resume as a sample resume, as there are lots of criteria to fulfil. David’s resume is one of my most admired non-banking resumes. Read it and come back tomorrow. I’ll tell you why. In the long run, I hope all my readers will work towards building a similar resume for themselves.

David Smith

EDUCATION
University of Sydney, Australia - 1996
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, completed with Distinction average

University of Queensland, Australia - 1987
Bachelor of Science, Double major in Chemistry and Mathematics
First Class Honours

PERSONAL
Language: English, Mandarin, Spanish
Date of Birth: July 1, 1968
Interests: Reading, surfing, wine, traveling, photography
Family: Married, with three children

EXPERIENCE
Famous Exhibitions, China/Australia, 1998 – present
2005 – present: President, Greater China
Based in Shanghai with responsibilities for Famous Exhibitions Greater China.
• In charge of the XXX/YYY JV, XXX/ZZZ JV and FE offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.
• Total of 325 staff, 45 exhibitions annually
• Board Director of Famous Exhibitions, Famous YYY and Famous ZZZ
• Full P/L and balance sheet responsibility
• Responsible for M&A activities in China
• Responsible for integration processes, culture development, training program, Corporate PR program, succession planning, localization of management, implementation of corporate policy etc.

2002 – 2005: Managing Director, Australia
• Responsible for a staff of 198, 22 exhibitions
• Full P/L and balance sheet responsibility

2001 – 2002: Divisional Director, Australia
• Responsible for staff of 95
• Responsible for management of consumer, mining, manufacturing and printing events

1998 – 2001: Exhibition Director, Australia
• Responsible for staff of 18
• Responsible for management of mining, manufacturing and printing events
• Received the Famous Exhibitions Chairman’s award in 2001.

Famous Chemicals, Australia, 1990 – 1998
1996 – 1998: Commercial Manager
Reported to the Managing Director and was a Management Committee role. Total business turnover being A$70M per annum.
• Sales and Marketing manpower management, planning and development (Total of 12 sales and marketing Staff)
• Development of the 3-Year Operating Plan and implementing growth strategies
• Management of annual sales, cost centre budgets and the National Customer Service Office.

1995 – 1996: Product Manager, Chemicals and Catalysts
• To manage all commercial facets of the two product groups in the Australasia markets
• Successfully managed the merger of the XXX and YYY chemicals businesses in Australia. Turnover being A$7M with 50 products involved

1993 – 1995: Product Manager, Personal Care
• Business grew from A$200K per annum to A$3.5M
• Doubled personal care sales in a six-month period

1991 – 1993: Account Manager, All Product Areas

Macquarie Explosives, Australia, 1989 – 1991
1990 – 1991: Marketing Officer
1989 – 1990: Graduate Marketing Trainee

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Which of the following are frequently asked investment banking interview questions?
A. Finance
B. Financial Market
C. Brain Teaser
Answer: all of them

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Investment Banking Interview – How to Shoot Yourself Straight to the Top of The ‘Must-Hire’ List?

Isn’t there such a thing that will shoot you straight to the top of the ‘must-hire’ list? I doubt it until I come across Jimmy Sweeney’s “WOW…You’re Hired!” Though my blog is investment banking focused, I am always keen to look for powerful career tools for my readers. Here is one.

What is “WOW…You’re Hired!”?
Remember Jimmy Sweeney, whom I’ve mentioned several times in my blog? He’s one of my most admired figures in the career industry.

Jimmy has recently created a job interview secret called the ‘Secret Career Document’.

Here’s what Jimmy says:
When my company was hiring last year, I knew if I had interviewed a person who handed me this type of 'Secret Career Document' I'd have three words to say immediately, "WOW... You're Hired!"

That's exactly why I've named this secret strategy, "WOW...You're Hired!"

Does the Secret Career Document Work for Investment Banking Interview?
According to Jimmy, it works like magic for top level executives, career changers, students fresh out of college… ANY field, industry or position you can imagine. Hello, ‘students fresh out of college’…these are my readers. I can’t wait to introduce this Secret Career Document to you.

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Which of the following are frequently asked investment banking interview questions?
A. Finance
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C. Brain Teaser

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