Hi, I will soon be applying to consulting firms in London, UK. I am studying in Europe at the moment. I recently re-did my CV to make it more minimal, considering that recruiters will just glance at it. Could anyone provide some feedback?
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Hi, I will soon be applying to consulting firms in London, UK. I am studying in Europe at the moment. I recently re-did my CV to make it more minimal, considering that recruiters will just glance at it. Could anyone provide some feedback?
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Three comments:
Ah! A fellow resident of Melbourne....great city :) (Though hope the 12-week lockdown hasn't been too rough on you mate).
My thoughts:
Hope this helps!
Thanks Ian! This is really helpful, I'll work on this more. Just moved from Melbourne actually, so escaped the tail-end of lockdown :)
Quick question in addition: any extra-curricular activities you can refer too? Especially the leadership component is lacking from a quick glance looking at your document, on top of what Clara already mentioned.
Hope that helps - if so, please be so kind to give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below!
Robert
Thanks for the feedback Robert! I think the personal music venture I put was the most leadership-related activity. Besides that I Coached our college football team and tutored refugee students. I was a volunteer trip co-organizer and house captain in highschool, but that was 6 years ago.
Hello!
The thing that catches my eye is that you are missing KPIs and quantifications in the most recent positions you have (hence the most relevant ones), while you have them in the experiences that happened years ago.
That is a key component of a successful MBB CV, and you should work in incorporating them.
Everything else looks good! Try to add the official language exams if you have them to certify your level.
Hope it helps!
Cheers,
Clara
Hi Clara, thanks so much for the feedback. We worked with HR execs mainly, and project's success was mainly determined by their satisfaction with UX. How do you think I could incorporate quantifications in that case?
Thanks Henning! Is it ok to just add the extracurricular without going into details? Given that I am running out of space and dont want to pack the page too much? Something like "Volunteer tutor at Brotherhood of Saint Laurence; Coach of XYZ College Football Team; Writer for XYZ College Bulletin;"?