Sample document — fictional candidate for illustration purposes only. Your CV is prepared from your own record.
Education
BA Economics (2:1 Honours)
Oct 2022 – Jun 2025
University of Cambridge (St John's College)
Dissertation: Empirical Analysis of IPO Underpricing in Emerging Markets — awarded Upper Second Class with commendation. Relevant modules: Corporate Finance, Econometrics, Game Theory, Financial Markets & Institutions.
Certifications & Tests
CFA Level I — Passed (top quartile), CFA Institute, November 2024
Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) — Bloomberg, October 2023
Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) — CFI, March 2024
Academic & Extracurricular Highlights
2:1
Cambridge Economics — top 30% cohort
CFA L1
Passed top quartile, Nov 2024
Spring Week
Barclays Investment Bank, 2023
Summer Intern
JPMorgan Investment Banking, 2024
Professional Summary
Cambridge Economics graduate and upcoming investment banking analyst with 2 competitive finance placements (Barclays Spring Week 2023, JPMorgan IB Summer Internship 2024). Passed CFA Level I in November 2024. Strong foundations in financial modelling, valuation, and capital markets, built through rigorous academic study and hands-on deal team exposure. Proactive, numerate, and highly motivated to contribute to live transaction execution from day one.
Experience
J.P. Morgan, London
- 10-week summer internship in the Healthcare and Life Sciences investment banking team; supported live M&A and equity capital markets work.
- Built a DCF and trading comps model for a UK mid-cap medtech company as part of a sell-side pitch; model reviewed and used by the VP in the client meeting.
- Prepared 3 sector tearsheets and 2 deal tombstone slides for senior banker presentations; received written commendation from Managing Director.
- Participated in 2 client calls as a note-taker; produced and distributed structured call summaries within 1 hour for both.
- Ranked in top 3 summer analysts across the EMEA IB class of 28 in final intern presentation assessment.
Barclays, London
- Completed 5-day insight week in the Investment Banking Division; shadowed analysts and associates across M&A and ECM desks.
- Built a comparable company analysis for a hypothetical EMEA software acquisition as the week's project; received highest score in the group cohort of 22 participants.
- Received fast-track offer to apply for the 2024 summer analyst programme directly.
Cambridge University Finance Society
- Organised and hosted 12 speaker events per academic year, including sessions with analysts and MDs from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Lazard.
- Grew society membership from 180 to 310 over 2 years; introduced a structured mentorship programme pairing 40 junior students with alumni practitioners.
Technical Skills
- Excel (financial modelling — DCF, comps, accretion/dilution)
- PowerPoint (pitch decks, tearsheets)
- Bloomberg Terminal (certified)
- Capital IQ (basic — comps screening)
- Python (pandas, basic data analysis — academic projects)
- Stata (econometrics — dissertation research)