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name: consulting-banking-cv
description: "Write a one-page CV for management consulting, investment banking or private equity, in the dense format those screeners expect: education first, quantified bullets, leadership and interests that show drive. Use when asked to write my consulting CV, banking resume, PE CV, make my CV for McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Goldman or a boutique bank, or fit my experience on one page for finance. Produces the one-page CV, a bullet-by-bullet strength check, and the three lines a screener will read first."
version: 1.0.0
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# Consulting and Banking CV

Consulting and banking screeners read hundreds of CVs in a format they know by heart: one page, education at the top, every bullet with a number, and evidence of leadership outside work. Deviating from the format costs more than it gains. This skill writes to it exactly.

Part of the pm-cv bundle.

## What This Skill Produces

- **A one-page CV** in the sector's format
- **A bullet strength check**: each bullet rated for result, number and ownership
- **The first-read lines**: the three lines a screener sees in the first seconds, and whether they land

## Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:
- **The person's experience**, ideally a `career-inventory` file
- **Education**: institutions, degrees, grades, test scores if strong, scholarships
- **The target**: consulting, investment banking, private equity, or a specific firm and office
- **Career stage**: undergraduate, MBA, experienced hire

## Framework

Order:
1. **Education** first for students, MBAs and anyone within about three years of graduating; after experience for experienced hires.
2. **Experience**: organisation, location, title, dates on one line. Two to four bullets per role.
3. **Leadership and activities**: roles with responsibility, not memberships.
4. **Skills, languages and interests**: specific interests, one line ("ultramarathons; restored a 1970s motorbike"), never generic ("travel, reading").

Bullet rule: **action verb, what you did, quantified result**, one line, at most two. Prefer impact a partner understands: revenue, cost, time, scale, rank.

Format rule: one page, no exceptions; consistent dates on the right; a plain serif or sans font at 10 to 11 points; no photo in the US or UK.

## Output Format

### Consulting or banking CV: [name], [target]
**1. The CV** (one page)
**2. Bullet check** | Bullet | Result? | Number? | Yours? | Fix |
**3. First read**: the top three lines as a screener sees them, and a verdict
**4. Cut list**: what was removed to fit one page

## Quality Checks
- [ ] Exactly one page at standard margins
- [ ] Every bullet has a result; most have a number the person gave
- [ ] Education placement fits the career stage
- [ ] Interests are specific and true
- [ ] No number was invented to fill the format

## Anti-Patterns
- **Two pages.** The sector reads it as an inability to prioritise.
- **Duty bullets.** "Responsible for financial models" says nothing. What did the model decide?
- **Inventing precision.** "Increased revenue 23.4%" with no source will be tested in the first interview.
- **Generic interests.** They waste the line most likely to start a conversation.

## Example Trigger Phrases
- "Write my CV for consulting applications. I'm finishing my MBA."
- "Make my resume fit the banking one-page format."
- "Turn my experience into a McKinsey-style CV."
- "I need a PE CV on one page."