How to Write a Resume That Gets You Noticed in Fintech

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Your resume is one of the most important documents you will ever write in your life! Without a good resume you could be selling yourself short and limiting your opportunities. Recruitment has really changed over the years with technology evolving, AI coming into play with screening resumes and organisations really honing in on specifics.

Most of the time internal talent teams and niche recruitment agencies really know what they are looking for in your resume. If you follow along with our tips to writing an outstanding Resume you will present yourself in the best way possible in this competitive market.

Clear format

View and follow our Resume Builder Template; If you don’t know where to start or maybe you would like to refresh your resume this is the perfect place to start. Our resume builder has a very detailed and thorough explanation on how to write the perfect Resume. However let’s take it back to basics – headings, bold, underline, spacing making sure to include these between each role will make your cv easy to digest.

Be proactive in understanding the job description

How can you present yourself in the best way if you are using one generic resume which you use to apply to a multitude of roles. Read the job description what are the key areas that the hirer is looking for, what are the key skills they need, what industry are they in? Think very specific not just finance or banking are they a custodian? Or maybe an investment bank or a super fund? Are they dealing with middle office systems or working in the technology risk team or dealing with APRA regulations?

Once you understand this tailor your resume according to their needs. If you can’t gather the information, you need there’s no harm in attaching a cover letter explaining yourself or sending an email with your application asking for more information. However, if you notice you aren’t meeting the key requirements that are listed then maybe this role isn’t the one for you.

As a fellow recruiter mentioned recently “just because you want the job doesn’t mean you’re right for it”.

Keywords

I cannot express how important this is! Incorporate specific keywords related to the industry and your type of work. This will help your resume get noticed when the reader is searching resumes for those particular words.

Think very specific with these it could be industry keywords as an example “front/middle or back office” or “fund administration” or “unit pricing” or “high frequency trading/HFT” or “Simcorp dimension” rather than the typical finance systems, finance, banking.

Further keywords can also be related to technologies or regulations or particular actions (implementation etc). Mention the specifics of your role such as “implementing system xyz” or “APRA CPS 234” or “developing system xyz in Java”.

What to include

Now that you know how to build out the body of your resume lets dive into the headings you must include in your CV.

Start with a professional summary summing up your experience, include a brief introduction, years of experience, core skills and achievements and career objectives be very specific in this including keywords.

Then move onto your experience listing your title, company, and the month and year you were in that role, finishing with an achievements section under each role, remember to keep this relevant and recent, no one needs to know about your customer service experience at Woolworths back in 2001.

Further include education and certifications section including university degrees, Diplomas, and other certifications.

Finally sum it up with a skills and expertise section listing all the technical tools, systems, programming languages, regulations etc. that you have worked on, this final section should be almost like a quick snapshot of all your keywords.

To view the full resume template, email jobs@kapital.com.au or DM Amaleen Ibrahim

 

Amaleen Ibrahim – Consultant

Kapital Consulting is a niche Fintech Recruitment Business specialising in Technology, Project Services and Data Recruitment across Australia. For more information connect with us on www.kapitalconsulting.com.au and follow us on www.linkedin.com/company/kapital-consulting