Hi all, I have just graduated from University and i'm really interested in pursuing a career in investment banking. At this stage I am formulating my CV but have been told by someone in the industry just to produce a single sided document. Could someone please tell me is this the correct advice as I feel that my CV looks very bland and I am not selling all of my attributes simply due to lack of space. Any response would be greatly appreciated.

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I think that you are right in what you say - the last thing any employer is going to want to do is read through pages and pages of a candidates CV.  This is your time to shine so make it good......there is plenty of help out there aswell.  Look up on google some professional CV writing centres and see whether they can give you some advice, or even better, spruce up your CV for you to make sure you get the job you want! Good Luck!

I work as a hiring manager at a Bulge Bracket firm. I agree. CV should be short, max 1.5 sides. We dont have time to read pages of a candidate's CV, it just becomes annoying believe me!

Consider getting professional help, there is a lot of competition nowadays and a bad CV and covering letter will lose you an interview very quickly.

I would also consider getting some mock interview practice. There are a few professionals like ibankingjobhelp dot com out there who can help.

Good luck (get your application in as early as you can, this makes a difference too).