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A banking career is a good option for people from all kinds of backgrounds and disciplines. It’s also a great sector if you are open to learning and making career changes. But competition for banking jobs can be quite fierce, so you’ll need to make sure your resume is top notch. Read on to find out how to write a banking resume that gets results.

Summary statement 

Write a summary statement, or executive statement, to demonstrate to the bank that you know how to get results and make profits for your employer. In four to six sentences explain why your experiences and skills are relevant to the job you’re applying for. Demonstrate that you have a proven ability to foster customer relationships and create profitable situations for your bank. Be specific, include details, and avoid generic phrases like “attention to detail.” 

Your education 

Your next section should give the hiring manager some information about your education. It’s not necessary to include your high school education, since you’ll be providing them with information about your college education. The exception to this is if you’re still finishing your college degree, in which case you can list your high school diploma. Include the name of the institution, your GPA, the degree you earned, and any awards or achievements from your post-secondary education. Don’t forget any relevant certifications you have accumulated, such as Certified Bank Auditor or Certified Retirement Services Professional. List the name of the certification, the organization you received it…

How has fintech transformed the financial sector?

Martijn de Wever: Fintech companies have excelled in providing a better customer experience with less use of human capital.

Financial firms continue to struggle with information overload and too many legacy systems that don’t communicate with each other – generating a form of ‘data spaghetti’. In applying technology to capitalise on the ton of data that has been captured, Fintech companies are adding value to data that the sector has not been utilising. This use of complex data together with more transparent and user friendly experiences is driving change in the sector as a whole.

As a pioneering fintech entrepreneur, what are the key elements of a successful product?

Martijn de Wever: A great product excels in user experience by putting the user at the centre. Distillation of the actual problem you are looking to solve is essential, and simplicity of information is key.  Too many people take the current status quo as a starting point, which is wrong. You should free yourself from any preconceptions and just try to find the best solution for a problem – and if that is close to the current reality, then that is great. If not, you reshape the reality but never compromise on usability.

How do your products achieve stand out in the increasingly crowded fintech market?

Martijn de Wever:…