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sajidmib · Newbie Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 2 Career Advice: +0/-0

Hi,

I want to break into banking with a start in Stockbrokerage. I have prepared my CV with past experience and also OBJECTIVE clearly stated, As I have been advised that stockbrokerage employer will provide training for entering into this field and they need fresh candidates in this field as well.

Following is my CV

OBJECTIVE :

Stockbroker position seeking an achievement driven opportunity to take charge and maximize my potential in providing financial advice and services to clients.
• A passion for people, the community and the financial markets
• Extraordinary interpersonal skills with a strong team orientation
• Positive thinking, self-starter with a proven track record of high achievement.

PERSONAL DETAILS
Full Name !!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Of Birth !!!!!!!!!!!!
Address !!!!!!!!!!!!!! UAE
Mobile Tel +971-!!!!!!!!!!!
E-Mail s!!!!.!!!!@!!!!!!!!!!

ACADEMIC HISTORY
From To School Subject

2006 2007 Cromwell College
London, UK Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

2004 2005 University of Greenwich
London , UK Masters in Mobile Computing and Communications (MSc)

2000 2003 London Metropolitan University
London, UK BSc (Hons) in Computer Information Systems

CERTIFICATIONS

CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer Citi - DIFC

Location Dubai, UAE

Business Citibank is a major international bank, CTI, the banks IT dept. providing the latest technology in banking industry and ease of use systems to its 1000+ employees.

Job Title Network Support
Dates June 2007 - till date

Experience

• Providing Tier II support for the Network/Desktop, including remote
support for issues unable to be resolved on the initial call. Used a combination of VNC and Remote Admin to remotely diagnose servers.
• Provided support for the rollout of the VNC client, as well as the migration from Netscape Messenger to Outlook/Exchange. Also provided PDA & Blackberry support as well as VIP support for the Executive level employees.
• Setting up Bloomberg and Reuters terminals.
• Responsible for delivering support and maintenance services for a voice and data network.
• Responsible for Design, Installation and Troubleshooting LAN & WAN and Cisco Routers and switches.
• Responsible for resolving issues fast and efficiently before it becomes a user problem.
• Efficiently monitored networks through a VPN, usually detecting, diagnosing and fixing a problem before it gets critical. Maintaining Windows 2000/2003 servers, including monitoring disk space and memory usage and updating service packs.
• Consistently proactive contributor, with ability to identify subtle or overlooked problems and implement solutions before they escalate. Adept in diagnosing software/hardware problems to root cause.
• Proficient at building strong and positive relationships with key clients, organization management, vendors and end-users.

Employer Call2Save Ltd.

Location London UK

Business Call2Save is a Multinational Internet telephony (VoIP) & Broadband IP service provider with offices in London. Call2Save has been involved in the Telecommunications Industry providing a range of voice, telecommunication, Web hosting services.

Job Title Network Engineer
Dates Nov 2005 to Feb 2007

Experience

• Providing support to customer and internal staff by phone, email, Remote desktop and chat clients.
• Responsible for delivering support and maintenance services for a voice and data network
• Responsible for Design, Administration, Installation and Troubleshooting LAN & WAN using Cisco Routers and switches. Configuring routing protocols RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, BGP, and OSPF as per requirements.
• Managing soft switches like Sysmaster , Asterisk and Brekeke and providing SIP and H.323 IP telephony service to clients.
• Responsible for resolving issues fast and efficiently before it becomes a customer-facing problem.
• Responsible for configuration of VLANS and documenting there installation and troubleshooting procedures.
• Implementing and supporting Windows network Infrastructure including DNS,RAS, DHCP and WINS. Managing and monitoring networks with HP Openview, Solarwinds.
• Experienced in Remote management applications. Accessing remote terminals via telnet, VNC and Windows VPN server and client.
• Implemented Network security, hands on experience and trouble-shooting of Cisco firewalls. Upgrading and evaluation of existing network hardware.
• Protecting Network from Intrusion and Virus attacks deploying Corporate Norton Solution.

Employer University of Greenwich

Location London UK

Business University of Greenwich is one of the leading universities in UK providing comprehensive and cost-effective training for individuals looking to expand their IT skills in their current professions or looking to take the first step towards new careers.

Job Title Lab Technician
Dates Oct 2004 to Sep 2005

Experience

• Windows XP desktop support and NT workstation support.
• Cisco LAB routers and switches setup and student support for LAB exercise.
• LAN troubleshooting including switches, routers, hubs and UTP/STP cabling issues.
• Provided Support for various networking software’s including OPNET, HP Openview, and Cisco config maker.
• Software and hardware installation and troubleshooting.
• Monitoring of Network devices including routers and switches from Cisco.
• Norton Antivirus deployment, virus monitoring and updating the virus definitions and resolving general student queries.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Network Tech./ Protocols WAN,TCP/IP,VLAN, 802.11 WLAN,802.16 WiMAX, UMTS, VPN, DHCP, DNS, WINS, SIP, H.323
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Frame Relay
Net. Management
Tools Solarwinds , HP Openview, Cisco ConfigMaker. OPNET Simulator
Routing & Switching Extensive hands on experience on Cisco Catalyst 3750, 2900 and 3900 series Switches, Cisco 2500, 2600, and 3600 series routers. Configuring routing protocols (RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP)
Firewalls & Network Security  Cisco PIX Firewalls 500 series (506/515/520),
 Microsoft Internet Security, Symantec Enterprise Firewall 7.0, Ghost Image
Operating System Windows 98, 2000 and XP, Linux RedHat and Fedora Core 4

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• I posses an initiative and a willingness to innovate; a passion for process and product improvement.
• I accept responsibility and work according to task.
• Project co-ordination skills.
• I have an experience of displaying and explaining complex information in a manner that is easy to interpret by others with varying degrees of knowledge.
• I have excellent analysis skills to determine how a process should work and how changes in conditions, operations and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Interpersonal communication skills to gain management support and work effectively with various departments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail and accuracy
• Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines

REFERENCES Available on Request

PLEASE ADVICE IF THERE IS ANY AMENDMENT NEEDED....

Pauloz · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject:

sajidmib-

Your qualifications are excellent, the only thing I'd check is to use the word "proven" at some point regarding your specific skills. In the current CV it's a bit of a generalization.

Stock brokerage is tough, and so are the banks. Very competitive environment.

You'll find that the stock exchanges offer courses, which would be useful preliminary work, and add some background.

You may be able to create a niche for yourself with this set of skills. Your IT stuff is particularly relevant, all exchanges are system dependent.
Emphasis is you must be able to walk into an interview with the skills clear.

With training in the brokerage/banking field, and some solid experience, you're on track to a management position. You'd be aware that IT and management are sometimes different languages. A person who can do both is a real asset.

Suggestions:

1. Contact Citigroup direct, explain what you want to do, get a contact name, or preferably a few, over time, send the CV, which is exceptional, with whatever necessary amendments, to Citigroup. Any information from this source will be extremely important.

2. Check out, in detail, any and all useful training you can find in brokerage.

3. Experience is priceless. It really matters, and you do have to know the market pretty well. Any form of direct market experience is very useful, and adds to your claims for a position. Even junior positions lead somewhere.

4. Your credibility in the financial sector will be based on fundamentals. Banking is a science, and you will need to create a career plan. MBA, basic accountancy, whatever's available, and particularly whatever is common to jobs in the field. That will be easy enough, because you'd know the systems.

5. Check out ads for the position you're looking for, or similar positions. Contact the employer, if possible, get answers to any questions you have. You don't even have to apply for the jobs, necessarily, but you need to understand what they're looking for.

By the way, I've used material from Bloomberg and Reuters in my own work, so thanks. In one case Bloomberg was the only news site with a decent feed and proper updates.

sajidmib · Newbie Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 2 Career Advice: +0/-0

Thank you very much PAUL ... that was so motivating .... i hope a mix of suggestions would improve me ... thanks

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