Benedix Blog

From time to time we’ll be giving a few lucky people at CV makeover for free!

We’ll makeover your CV for banking and finance and showcase the changes on this blog so that everyone can benefit. So you’ll need to be willing to have your CV shown online (contact details and name can be removed). 

If you want the chance to have your CV rewritten, send the following to cvmakeover@benedix.co.uk:

•  Your current CV
• The job role or sector that you want to work in
• An explanation of why you’re right for that particular role
• A quick explanation of what makes you different from all other candidates. 
• A short history of your career or job search so far. 

Every week we’ll be recommending a book that will help you get closer to a career in finance. We’ve assembled a collection of essential reading for anyone who going for finance interviews at www.benedix.co.uk/books. 

This week’s featured book is the Vault Guide to Investment Banking. Written by an insider to the industry it’s a great, easy to understand insight into the whole sector, and will supplement what you can learn at the City Professional Workshop. Make sure you read this before you go to investment banking interviews. 

By the way, all the books on our bookstore are delivered by Amazon, so you get a nice discount on them as well!

We’ve just launched the Benedix Banking and Finance Job Board with over 5,000 vacancies in the UK. There’s a massive range of vacancies and you can search for vacancies or browse by sector, role or by job title.

Five thousand vacancies can be a bit overwhelming so we thought you’d appreciate a few pointers on where to start:

1. Decide what career you want
   This is so important but usually overlooked. The worst thing you can do now is try to apply to every job that looks semi-acceptable. Instead, focus on the sector or role that is most suitable for you. Then start searching by your role or sector. A few popular sectors are: 
   • Accounting
   • Trading
   • Fund Management
   • See the full list!
     
2. Choose some suitable vacancies
3. Write a well-tailored cover letter / message that uses the keywords found in the application, gets their attention and makes it clear what makes you stand out from other candidates.
4. Apply! And good luck!

Usually the most difficult step is number 1 (deciding what job you want in the first place). To help you out with that we got some experts from the City to come and spend a full day explaining:

• how the whole finance sector works
• who does what
• what sort of role is suitable for you and
• exactly what you need to do to secure the job.

If you want to get along to the workshop that they have developed, get yourself registered at www.benedix.co.uk/workshop.

Each week we’ll be posting useful advice on getting a career in banking and finance and adding useful links or news about things you might be interested in.

If you have any suggestions for what you’d like to see here, please send us feedback!