REVIEW MY CV: I have a quantitative MA and six months' IB work experience; I really want to work in risk
I would like to be an analyst in one of the top investment banks in London, in an area associated with risk management. I have spent several months working for a European investment bank in Poland and am preparing to obtain the PRM certificate. Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
EDUCATION
Sep. 2005 - Dec. 2010 Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), MA in Quantitative Methods in Economics and Information Systems
Sep. 2009 - Jan. 2010 University of Coimbra, Faculty of Economics, LPP Erasmus Exchange Programme
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jul. 2010 - present European investment bank, Poland HQ
1 month in Currency and Deposit Department. Gained knowledge of FX and IR products, IT systems and the
common dealer workday.
2 weeks in Business Centre Warsaw II. Participated in meetings with clients and prepared client documentation.
2 weeks in ETB Customer Service Department. Prepared client documentation and conducted market research.
3 months in Strategic Risk Management Department (target destination). Preparing presentations for the board.
Participating in senior meetings. Helping in Polish Financial Supervision Authority audit. Participating in launching new derivatives processes and products.
Mar. 2010 - Jun. 2010 Media company
Junior Analyst in the Purchasing and Administration Department in Poland HQ
Worked on implementation new cost reporting system for the Transport Department.
Resulting in reduction of necessary time for the report creation. Also automating daily reports by VBA macros implementation.
Jul. 2007 - Aug. 2007 Building materials company, Warsaw - intern in Finance Department
Participated in the works on the consolidation report for the board of directors, resulted in on the time preparation of the report.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Oct. 2005 - Sep. 2010 Independent Students' Association
Board Member at SGH (academic year 2007/08)
- Responsible for recruitment and HR what resulted in about 20 new members. Supervised 4 Organization's projects and organised a cruise for 80 people. Participated in decision-making at the university level in one of the largest students' organisations in Poland.
- Co-organised international conference and a programme of students' internship.
Responsible for sponsoring and logistics resulted in gaining sponsorship of successful projects.
Jan. 2008 - Jun. 2008 Academic Election
Students' elector
- Participated in meetings and negotiations with candidates for the most important position at the University (chancellor, deans) what resulted in chosen students' preferred people.
Oct. 2005 - Jun. 2008 Independent Students' Magazine Magiel
Editor of the Humour section - one of the most popular among the readers. Also wrote articles to the music section.
May 2007 - Dec. 2007 Students' Union at SGH
- Co-organised the biggest integration camp for one hundred new SGH students.
Responsible for sponsoring, promotion and supervision of his team.
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Languages: Native Polish, fluent English, intermediate German, elementary Portuguese and Russian
Computer skills: Advanced in MS Word, Excel (including Pivot tables, VBA programming, SQL), PowerPoint
Professional interests: Risk management (preparing to PRM Certificate), operational research, MCDM, MCDA
Hobby: Sport, music, hitchhiking, travelling
References available upon request
