| The most important thing that an employer wants to | | | | Strategy Two - Analyze What The Hiring Manager |
| know is how you can contribute and bring value to | | | | Wants To Hear |
| their business. This is a universal rule, regardless of | | | | Results. Hiring managers want to know how you can |
| what you do, and where you are. | | | | add value to their business. Here's how a Credit |
| I am a headhunter recruiting senior investment | | | | Marketing Manager/Corporate Dealer described his |
| bankers. My clients are among the most demanding | | | | job. |
| people in the world. My candidates are among the | | | | Mr. Headhunter initiated, developed and managed a |
| highest income group in the market. The fees I | | | | US$47 million portfolio of corporate clients. He |
| charge are of course very expensive. To justify this, | | | | increased loam volume by 18% and contributed to |
| I need to re-write resumes in a way to tell | | | | achieving 23% and 40% growth in branch non-funds |
| employers what they want to hear. | | | | and foreign exchange income respectively. |
| It will make no sense to the hiring manager if you | | | | Prepare Your Answers |
| write these: | | | | Different employers have different expectations, |
| Leading, motivating and evaluating team members | | | | depending on the industry you are in. Always analyze |
| Forward analytical thinking | | | | the position you are applying for and make a list of |
| Strong networking and negotiation skills | | | | what the hiring manager wants to hear from you. |
| Though these phrases are pleasing to the eyes, they | | | | Prepare your answers and include them in your |
| won't gain you interviews or job offers. You need to | | | | resume. Never put up 20 bullet points listing all your |
| support with facts, of how your analytical thinking or | | | | daily duties. Employers care about 'results' more than |
| negotiation skills had contributed to your work or the | | | | 'process'. |
| company you work for. | | | | Resume, Cover Letter & Interview - All In A |
| When writing your resume, write things that hiring | | | | Row |
| managers wants to know. You have to make it as | | | | Whether you are doing your resume writing, cover |
| precise and specific as possible. A couple of | | | | letter writing or preparing for an interview, always |
| strategies here. | | | | keep this in mind - what does the hiring manager |
| Strategy One - Play With Numbers | | | | wants to know from me? Arrange some |
| Numbers are straight forward, easy to understand | | | | informational interviews would help a lot. |
| and no tricks. Play around with measurable figures. | | | | Investment Banking Resumes Blog |
| Not specific: Involved in an award-winning TMT | | | | My blog is tailored for students who want to start an |
| research team. | | | | investment banking career. However tips on resume |
| Specific: Key member of a TMT Research Team | | | | writing and cover letter are quite universal. Enjoy |
| ranked number one by Euromoney in 2007 (third in | | | | reading. |
| 2006). | | | | |