I hate personal statements

2022-03-14T17:19:33+00:00October 1st, 2020|

I have an aversion to the Personal Statement that so many people love at the beginning of their CV’s / resumes! Allow me to explain why! I often read phrases like ‘I am an enthusiastic, keen, motivated employee and every finance strategy I touch turns to gold’. Well, I am sorry but that is just [...]

Crafting a strong treasury CV

2021-12-23T15:13:48+00:00May 13th, 2020|

Some enlightening facts and figures to start us off……… when it comes to CVs and getting yours noticed by a potential employer. Updated figures say that recruiters spend on average 5-7 seconds looking at a CV…. First applications are received 200 seconds after a job is posted One spelling or grammar mistake and your [...]