How is a finance CV scored?

Your CV is scored 0–100 across six weighted criteria: metrics & quantification (25%), bullet point quality (20%), role-fit alignment (20%), structure & formatting (15%), education (10%), and skills & keywords (10%). Each is benchmarked against successful candidates at firms like Goldman Sachs, Citadel, and KKR.

Is this just generic CV advice?

No. Every point is specific to your CV — it quotes your actual bullets and explains exactly why each one is weak. The rubric also adapts to your target role, so an investment banking CV and a quantitative research CV are judged against entirely different criteria.

How is this different from my university careers service?

Careers services give general guidance like "use strong verbs". This gives you firm-specific feedback: your exact bullets rewritten in top-tier analyst voice, the precise ATS keywords your CV is missing, and a ranked action plan — all benchmarked to bulge-bracket and top-fund standards.

How long should a finance CV be?

One page for students and recent graduates; up to two pages once you have a few years of relevant experience. Bulge-bracket recruiters treat a two-page student CV as a red flag — fitting everything onto one page is itself part of the test.

What do I get for £19?

The full report: a scored breakdown of all six sections, three of your weakest bullets rewritten in top-firm voice, a role-specific list of missing keywords, a ranked action plan, and a benchmark against a successful candidate at your target firm tier. The score preview is always free.

How much does a finance CV review cost?

Professional CV writers and careers consultants typically charge £100–400, and university careers services are free but give generic feedback. Finance CV Audit gives you a finance-specific score for free, and the full report — your CV rewritten, missing keywords, a ranked action plan, and a recruiting guide — for a one-time £19.

Is there a money-back guarantee?

Yes — a 30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee. If the full report does not help you improve your CV, email us within 30 days and we will refund the £19 in full.

Is my CV kept private?

Yes. Your CV is analysed in real time and is not stored after the analysis, never sold, and never shared for marketing. We keep only the email you provide to send your report and a short series of follow-up tips, which you can unsubscribe from at any time. See our Privacy Policy for full detail.

What file types do you support?

PDF and Word (.docx), up to 10MB. The PDF must be text-based rather than a scanned image, so the analysis can read your actual CV text. Upload takes about five seconds.

16 June 2026·7 min read

How to Write an Asset Management CV

How to write an asset management CV that gets interviews — why AM is judged differently from banking, how to show investment conviction, and the keywords buy-side recruiters scan for.

An asset management CV is judged on something a banking CV is not: investment conviction. AM recruiters want evidence that you can form a differentiated view on a company or asset class and defend it. Modelling and deal mechanics matter less; markets, research, and judgement matter more. If you are repurposing an IB CV for asset management, this is where it falls flat — start from the general finance CV structure and re-weight it for the buy side.

Get the structure right

The fundamentals are the same as any finance CV: one page for students, in the order Education → Experience → Extracurriculars → Skills, consistent dates, no photo, no personal statement. What changes is the content of your bullets and which experiences you lead with.

Lead with investment conviction

The single biggest differentiator on an AM CV is a demonstrated, specific investment view. A line like “analysed equities” is worthless. A line that states a thesis, a position, and a measured outcome is a conversation-starter in the interview.

Weak

Analysed companies in the technology sector for the investment society.

Strong

Pitched a long position on a FTSE 100 software name to the society fund on a margin-expansion thesis; the position returned [X]% over the following two terms, outperforming the index by [X]%.

Put your stock pitch on the CV

Almost every AM interview includes “give me your best investment idea.” Signal that you are ready for it: reference a real pitch, a managed portfolio (even a paper one), or a competition entry. A documented portfolio with a written thesis per position is one of the strongest things a student can show — see the best extracurriculars for finance.

The keywords AM recruiters scan for

Mirror the language of the buy side: alpha, AUM, conviction, risk-adjusted return, attribution, investment thesis, active weight, benchmark. These also matter for the automated screen — see how to get your CV past the ATS.

Education and skills

List relevant quantitative and finance modules, and highlight a CFA Level I registration or pass — it is especially valued in asset management. For skills, be specific: Excel (financial modelling), Bloomberg, and any data tools, rather than generic software.

Common mistakes

Reading like a banking CV — all deals and modelling, no investment view.
Claiming interest in markets with zero evidence (no portfolio, pitch, or competition).
Vague bullets with no thesis and no outcome.
No quantification of investment performance, even approximate.

When your draft is ready, select Asset Management as your target role and get a free CV score — the rubric adapts to the buy side, so the feedback is AM-specific, not generic.