Resumes for Banking and Financial Careers (Vgm's Professional Resumes Series) (Paperback)

by Vgm Career Horizons (Editor)

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Product Description
The Professional Resumes Series provides a practical, up-to-date guide that identifies the essential ingredients of a successful resume for the banking and financial professional. Includes nearly 100 sample resumes, numerous sample cover letters, explanation of the most popular resume formats, plus much more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 151 pages
• Publisher: VGM Career Books (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844241563
• ISBN-13: 978-0844241562
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,526,911 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars VGM Misses the Point, November 19, 2000

By	Kyle H (Anchorage, Alaska United States) - See all my reviews

It is not surprising that this book is about 70% sample resumes. However, only about 1 in 10 resumes focused on the type of individual who would need this guide the most: students graduating college. Most of the resume examples were of CFO's, Executive officers and others with lots of experience. This book had very little insight in how to structure your resume to be set apart from the other 10,000 graduates looking for the same jobs. The sample cover letters posed the same problem with only about 5 out of the 30 or so letters from college graduates. The rest was coming from executives looking to change jobs. For people already established who haven't touched their own resume in 30 years, this book may be helpful, but for those of us who are trying to tweek our resume to stand out, this book is not very helpful and you most surely will get your 13 bucks worth.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good source of sample resumes, October 28, 2001

By A Customer

This book is a good source of sample finance resumes. Other good and recommended resources for finance careers are the Vault Guide to the Top Finance Firms, the Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking, and the Vault Guide to Finance Interviews. Also try the harvard guide to finance careers.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful guide, November 28, 1998

By A Customer

This book is quite useful for a finance job search. Another good guide on the subject is the Vault Reports Guide to Investment Banking, which includes actual finance interview questions and answers.