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March 14th, 2023

Invited to the phd interview here’s how to prepare.

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Firstly, congratulations! If you’ve been invited to a PhD interview, it means that your application was solid enough to make the shortlist. That’s a small win. Now, onto the preparation for your interview. The PhD interview is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase why you’re a good fit for the programme. This requires you to prepare well for a successful admission. Here are some focus areas and tips for your interview.

Know your research proposal thoroughly

If you submitted a research proposal with your application, ensure that you read it thoroughly and know it well. There’s no such thing as overpreparation with your proposal. Of course, your proposal will be refined several times as you progress along the PhD, but for the interview, you can expect questions around the rationale, methods, and expected outcomes of your research. There can also be questions about the impact your research is likely to have. Also, have a think about the timelines of your project to answer questions around practicality and feasibility.

Research your interviewers

Your invite will indicate who is on your interview panel. Usually, they are likely to be your first and second supervisors. Although you may have contacted them previously and worked with them on your proposal, it’s advisable to read up on their work, research papers that they contributed to, their research interests and the work they’re presently involved in. All this information will be available on the faculty webpages of the department you’re applying to. Knowing this information will help you reiterate why and how you think their supervision will inform your work and how you hope to contribute to their on-going projects.

Brush up on technical know-how

There may be some questions around your past experience and academic background to gauge how well-suited your candidacy is for the topic and the programme you’re applying to. Additionally, these questions will also help your interview panel understand your training needs and how best they can be met to support your studies. Therefore, it’s necessary that you do some reading on the technical aspects of your research, the methodologies you’re proposing to deploy, the analytical tools you’ll be using among others. It’s advisable to be candid about your training needs and what you hope to gain from the programme.

Be sure about your motivations

The interview will be a discussion involving lots of “why” questions. Why do you want to do a PhD? Why do you want to go to LSE? Why do you want to research the topic you’re proposing? The answers for all these questions will be different but the common threads highlight your underlying motivations for applying to the PhD programme. Think long and hard about these questions before your interview. The interviewers want to understand your motivation and ensure that you recognise the commitment involved in signing up for a PhD programme. So don’t be afraid to get personal and really answer with your truest intentions.

The interviewers are likely to ask questions about your funding plans. If you’re planning to self-fund, you must state this clearly. If you’ve applied to funding opportunities, be sure to list them out along with when you’re expecting the decisions from the funding bodies. If you’ve applied to the department’s studentship opportunities, make sure you reiterate it during the discussion. While it’s not necessary to get into the fine details, it’s important that you clearly outline your plans around funding.

Final words of advice

Be reasonably confident. Prepare notes that you can refer to during the interview, if that is permitted. Ask questions about opportunities for collaboration, the research agenda in the department, or even the cohort size. Lastly, make sure to send in a thank-you note to your interviewers post your interview.

All the best! 😊

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I’m Aish, an MPhil/PhD student at the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science. I study the impact that personality characteristics can have on performance at the workplace. When I’m not actively PhD-ing, I spend my time cooking, writing, and hula-hooping.

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The  Department of Finance and LSE Careers Service are here to help you on your career journey and provide you with the best possible opportunities to find your future job.

This page has some general careers guidance for students. We also have dedicated pages for specific careers advice for each of our full-time MSc programmes. See the links below:

• MSc Finance (Full-time)
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LSE resources to help you

We are pleased to offer our students extensive advice and support to help you set and achieve your career goals through many different opportunities offered by the  Department of Finance  and the  LSE Careers Service .

Departmental Careers Support

The Department of Finance offers an in-depth Professional Development Programme for our students, in order to help develop your skills and assist you in your job search. Just some of these opportunities are detailed below:

Skills training and workshops:

• Introduction to how the City works
• Preparing a CV Workshop
• Networking Skills Workshop
• Case Study Course
• Session on Cover Letters and Application Processes
• Application form Workshops
• Financial Modelling Workshops
• Communication and personal impact training day at the  Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Sector introductions :

• FM410 Private Equity  is accompanied by a programme of practitioner seminars led by a range of experts in the field
• A talk on “How to get a job in Private Equity” is led by a leading venture capitalist in the Michaelmas Term
• The City Speaker Series which forms part of the pre-sessional programme is a series of talks by industry professionals from a range of sectors, including investment banks, asset management, hedge funds, boutique banks, consulting and capital markets.

Networking opportunities:

• MSc Finance alumni networking events are held three times a year, and are an opportunity for students to network with alums from the programme, as well as with MSc Finance (part-time) students.

One-to-one careers guidance:

• CV checking one-to-one sessions
• Mock interviews and technical interview practice with our experienced in-house careers consultant

LSE Careers

The LSE Careers Service  is one of the best in UK for the support it offers to students and also its links with recruiters. As a student at the LSE you would be able to access the following:

Employer presentations:  many employers come on campus to give presentations and hold events, allowing you to meet their representatives in person. In addition others hold presentations in their London offices. These events will be a great way for you to learn about each organisation and its culture.

Careers Fairs:  the LSE holds many careers fairs, including a dedicated banking and finance careers fair, which takes place in October. Many of the major banks attend. Once you are an LSE student you will be eligible to register and attend this recruitment fair, and many others including the consulting careers fair. 

Skills workshops:  there are skills workshops taking place throughout Michaelmas and Lent term, including a number of sessions dedicated to your programme during September. There is also a central programme of job hunting workshops plus a range of companies coming in to LSE offering training sessions covering topics including technical finance interviews and case studies as well as insights into specific business areas.

Careers and CV advice and practice interviews:  the team of LSE careers consultants is available for 1:1 meetings to discuss your CV, your general careers options, or specifics such as interview techniques. When you have a job interview coming up you can have a practice interview.

With so much going on, particularly during October and November, when there will often be more than one recruiter event each night, you will need to be focused and targeted when it comes to the time you spend at these events. It is very important not to overstretch yourself and let your studies suffer.

Graduate destinations

Our graduating students go into a wide range of employment sectors all over the world. You can find out more about recent graduate destinations – from the top employment sectors, to the top destinations - from the infographics below.

See our most recent  Employment Report .

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BSc Finance

Introduction, preliminary readings.

Finance is at the heart of every business, industry and society around the world – and its role has never been more complex. There’s a huge demand for talented, ambitious graduates with the right financial acumen to meet these challenges. This rigorous programme equips you with the necessary financial knowledge and quantitative skills.

You’ll delve into the use of specific finance techniques, financial decision-making, risk management and the behaviour of the financial markets. Importantly, you’ll learn how to think analytically, evaluate financial issues from different perspectives and apply analytical methods to real-world problems.

You’ll be taught by world-leading academics and practitioners in the field. We make the most of our proximity to the city and financial districts and you’ll benefit from our links with industry practitioners, regulators and policymakers.

Our graduates are well-prepared for careers in investment banking, sales, trading, investment management, management consulting, start-ups, research and academia.

If you wish to gain further insight into the subject, we suggest that you look at one of the following books, papers and videos:

• A Admati “ Seeing through “the banker’s new clothes” ”, TEDxStanford
• W Clarke  How the City of London Works  (7th edition, Sweet and Maxwell, 2008)
• B Graham  The Intelligent Investor  (HarperBusiness, 2003)
• M Lewis  The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine  (Penguin, 2011)
• D McCloskey  Economical Writing
• PwC:  Peer Pressure – How peer-to-peer lending platforms are transforming the consumer lending industry
• H Rey “ Monetary Policy and International Capital Flows ” IMF Mundell-Fleming Lecture

Annual reviews :

• D Lucas  Valuation of Government Policies and Projects
• P M Dechow, R G Sloan, and J Zha  Stock Prices and Earnings
• C Frydman and D Jenter  CEO Compensation

The Royal Economic Society  Public Lectures:

• T Harford  “How to run – or ruin – an economy”
• S Flanders  “The UK economy after the crisis”
• R Griffith  “Does Starbucks pay enough tax?”

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Here, you can check our entry requirements for GCSEs, A-levels (please read them alongside our information about subject combinations) and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. We also consider applications from students with a range of other UK qualifications and from overseas. Please select the overseas button below and choose your country from the dropdown list to find the equivalency to A-levels of your qualification.

For GCSEs, you’ll need several GCSE grades at A (or 7) and A* (or 8-9).

As a minimum, we ask for GCSE English Language and Mathematics grades at B (6) or higher. We’ll also consider your overall GCSE subject profile.

A*AA, with an A* in Mathematics

We also consider your AS grades, if available.

See subject combinations regarding Further Mathematics requirements.

Contextual admissions A-level grades

A*AB with an A* in Mathematics

Read our undergraduate admissions information to learn more about contextual admissions.

A-level subject combinations

• We consider your combination of subjects as well as your grades.
• A broad mix of traditional academic subjects provides the best preparation for studying at LSE. We expect applicants to have at least two full A-levels (or equivalent) in these subjects.
• We’re looking for students with strong mathematical abilities, and A-level Mathematics (or equivalent) is therefore essential. If you take three or more A-levels, you’ll need A*AA (with A* in Mathematics).
• Further Mathematics at A-level is also desirable – and accepted with Mathematics and one other A-level. We understand that Further Mathematics is not available in all schools/colleges – you will not be disadvantaged if this is the case. Please could you/your referees indicate this on your application form.
• An A* in Further Mathematics and an A grade in Mathematics is acceptable.
• Alongside Mathematics, we’re looking for subject combinations that show you have good analytical and writing abilities. Typical subject choices include Economics, Physics, History, Chemistry, and Government and Politics.

Find out more about A-level subject combinations .

38 points overall. 766 in higher level subjects, including 7 in Mathematics

Please also see subject combinations regarding Further Mathematics requirements.

Contextual admissions IB grades

37 points overall including 765 in higher level subjects, with 7 in Mathematics

We welcome students from all walks of life at LSE. We want to recruit students with the very best academic merit, potential and motivation. So, whatever your background, please do apply. Get all the details on our general  entry requirements .

Competition for places at LSE is high. We cannot guarantee you an offer of a place even if you’re predicted or achieve our standard entry requirements.

Our standard offer requirements are intended only as a guide and, in some cases, you’ll be asked for different grades.

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Why study with us.

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Student stories

Meet the department.

The Department of Finance is one of the largest and most highly respected finance groups in the UK and Europe.

With a longstanding reputation for excellence in both teaching and research, we offer various undergraduate, postgraduate and executive programmes.

Our research and teaching span the full range of financial sub-fields, including:

• corporate finance
• asset pricing theory
• risk management
• empirical analysis of capital markets
• behavioural finance
• portfolio analysis
• derivatives pricing
• microstructure
• financial econometrics.

We are also closely associated with two leading research groups at LSE – the Financial Markets Group and Systemic Risk Centre , which host seminars, conferences and public lectures by renowned academics and practitioners.

Our research is regularly published in leading academic journals globally. Faculty members work closely with national and international institutions, such as the Bank of England and the World Bank, informing policy at the highest levels.

The department was ranked the top place to study finance in the Good University Guide 2024.

Learn more about our programmes and research .

Department of Finance

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1st We're ranked top university in London for the 12th year running

Carbon neutral in 2021 lse became the first carbon neutral verified university in the uk, your application, who attends.

We consider each application carefully, taking into account all the details you’ve included on your UCAS form, such as:

• academic achievement , including predicted and achieved grades (also see specific information about this programme in the "entry requirements" above)
• subjects and subject combinations  (also see specific information about this programme in the "entry requirements" above)
• your personal statement
• your teacher’s reference
• educational circumstances

You may also have to provide evidence of your English proficiency, although this is not needed at the application stage.  See our English language requirements page .

We’re looking for students who demonstrate:

• strong analytical skills and a high level of numeracy
• an ability to apply logic, follow complex lines of reasoning and identify trends
• the ability to think independently
• a creative and flexible approach to problem-solving
• time-management skills and resilience (to thrive under pressure)
• great communication skills
• intellectual curiosity
• self-motivation and a willingness to work hard.

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The table of fees shows the latest tuition fees for all programmes.

You're charged a fee for each year of your programme. Your tuition fee covers registration and examination fees payable to the School, lectures, classes and individual supervision, lectures given at other colleges under intercollegiate arrangements and, under current arrangements, membership of the Students' Union. It doesn't cover living costs or travel or fieldwork.

Your tuition fees, and eligibility for any financial support, depend on whether you’re classified as a home or an overseas student – known as your fee status. We assess your fee status based on guidelines from the UK Government’s Department for Education.

Learn more about fee status classification .

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We recognise that the cost of living in London may be higher than in your home town or country. LSE provides generous financial support, in the form of bursaries and scholarships, to UK, EU and overseas students.

Additionally, the UK Government provides loans to UK and some EU students. Some overseas governments also offer funding.

Further information on tuition fees, living costs, loans and scholarships .

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How you learn, how you're assessed.

Format and contact hours: you’ll usually have 12 to 15 hours of lectures and classes each week. Hours vary according to the course. Get a broad idea of the study time involved in the Calendar within the Teaching section of each course guide .

Independent study: you’ll also be expected to complete independent study, which involves reading, writing essays or working on class assignments.

In total, you should expect to study 40 hours per week.

LSE teaching: lectures are given by academic staff while classes are predominantly taught by PhD students. Learn about the teacher responsible for each course in the relevant  course guide .

Academic support

Academic mentor: you’ll meet with your academic mentor regularly to discuss your work. Your mentor can provide advice and guidance on academic issues and, where appropriate, personal concerns.

Other academic support: at LSE, we offer lots of opportunities to extend your learning outside the classroom.

LSE LIFE is a great place to get advice and practise the skills you’ll need during your studies and beyond.

Through LSE LIFE, you can:

• attend workshops on developing leadership skills, finding the right study/work/life balance and preparing for the world of work
• develop your reading, academic writing and critical-thinking skills
• gain experience of working in study groups and develop your cross-cultural communication and teamwork skills.

Disability and Mental Health Service: we want all LSE students to achieve their full potential. Students can access free, confidential advice through our Disability and Mental Health Service . This is the first point of contact for students.

Your timetable

• The standard teaching day runs from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Undergraduate teaching is not normally scheduled for Wednesdays after 12 noon to allow for sports, volunteering and other extra-curricular activities.
• The lecture and seminar timetable is published in mid-August and the full academic timetable (with information on classes) is published by mid-September via the LSE timetables web pages .
• All personal undergraduate timetables are published in LSE for You (LFY) . For personal timetables to appear, you must be registered at LSE, be signed up for courses in LFY and ensured that there are no unauthorised clashes in your course selections. We try our best to minimise changes once personal timetables have been published. However, you’ll be notified about any changes by email.

Formative coursework

A ll taught courses include formative coursework, which is not assessed. This helps prepare you for summative assessment. We use a range of formative assessment methods, such as essays, case studies, reports, quizzes and mock exams. Feedback on coursework is an essential part of the learning experience. Class teachers mark formative coursework and feedback is given within two weeks – provided the work is submitted on time.

Summative assessment

This assessment counts towards your final course mark and the degree award.

Summative assessment usually involves written examinations at the end of each academic year. To progress through the degree, you’ll need to pass the appropriate examinations.

Assessment on individual courses can change from year to year. Details on the current formative coursework and summative assessment for each course are given in the relevant  course guide .

You’ll receive feedback on any summative coursework as part of individual course assessments (except on final submitted dissertations). This feedback is generally provided before the examination period.

Find out more about LSE’s teaching and assessment methods .

Graduate destinations

Career support.

Graduates from this programme will be well prepared for careers in investment banking, sales, trading and research, investment management, management consultancy, start-ups and other professional careers in the City, as well as further academic study.

Further information on graduate destinations for this programme

Median salary of our undergraduate students 15 months after graduating:

Top 2 sectors our students work in:.

From CV workshops through to careers fairs, LSE offers lots of information and support to help you make that all-important step from education into work.

Many of the UK’s top employers give careers presentations at the School during the year and there are numerous workshops covering topics such as job hunting, managing interviews, writing a cover letter and using LinkedIn.

See LSE Careers for further details.

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Application process

Introduction.

Your CV will often be your first opportunity to make an impression with an employer and will frequently be used to make a very quick decision about your potential suitability for their organisation and role.

Despite its importance, we know that you won’t have long to make an impact so it’s worth spending some time to ensure you get it right.

For applications in the UK and many international corporates, there are certain conventions we’d suggest you follow; our recommendations on what to include, how to structure as well as tips on avoiding pitfalls are set out below.

Some fundamentals

Getting started.

An effective CV will be clearly structured and make good use of the page, so that it is easy to read and important information is emphasised. Content will be succinct, using vocabulary that suggests action and achievement and, critically, it will be targeted to the particular job in hand.

Deciding on a structure that works consistently throughout is important. We’d suggest positioning dates on the right of the page. Make sure the content of each section is listed in reverse chronological order and avoid personal pronouns. Use bullet points to help guide the reader’s eye and ensure they pick out key information easily.

What does the employer want?

The recruiter or hiring manager will be reading your CV with their particular job in mind, and they’ll be looking for evidence that you have the educational background, skills, experience and general profile they are looking for. This means they’re not necessarily interested in learning in detail about everything you’ve done – they want to know whether you can do their job, will fit into their organisation and whether they should take your application to the next stage.

The recommended length of your CV will vary depending on sector and location as well as the particular requirements of a given employer, so make sure you check that out. Finance CVs are typically one-page, other sectors will often be happy with two,  academic CVs can be longer still – but most employers tell us that you should be as succinct as possible, and if you can get the relevant experience on one page, do so. The less they’re asked to read, the better!

As far as possible, apply the same structure to all sections of the CV – that makes it much easier for the recruiter to read: in general, recruiters will want to know where you worked/studied, the dates you were there (including your future graduation date), the role and degree, and the most relevant things you did. Remember that the first role you list in a particular section and the bullet points you place first will typically be given most attention.

You can use your structuring to help you match your experience to a particular role. You can separate your work experience by type or sector; you can include internships within a general section on work experience or separate them out; you can include a section on extra-curricular activities and a separate one for volunteering or combine the two, you can choose to list all the awards you’ve received, you can use section heads like ‘Leadership experience’ or ‘Research experience’ if you know that this is something a particular employer is looking for.

Changing the sections and order of bullet points will have a very powerful effect in retargeting your experience from one role to another. Just keep in mind when you’re putting it together that it’s about what the recruiter needs to know, not what you want to say about yourself.

Grammar and spelling

As obvious as it sounds, make sure that your grammar and spelling are correct, that your formatting is neat, and sections aligned – many employers, particularly those for whom attention to detail is important, will simply discard CVs that contain any errors or look sloppy. Ask a friend and native speaker to read it through – it can be easy to miss errors when you’ve been focused on something for a while.

What to include

Contact details.

At the top of the page. Keep these to a minimum. Your name, your email, your mobile number (one of each!). Possibly a link to your LinkedIn profile. No need to include ‘Curriculum Vitae or CV’.

UK employers don’t typically want a photo, though this remains the norm elsewhere; make sure you check out what’s expected wherever you are applying.

Personal profile/summary

Optional; can be useful if you have prior professional experience or particular skills that you feel are very relevant to the role and that you want to highlight. Needs to be short, succinct - three or four bullet points - and very specifically targeted. Avoid personal pronouns, anything generic or qualitative judgements about yourself such as ‘hardworking, motivated student’.

• Currently completing a master's in environmental economics with focus on climate change
• Strong data modelling skills, Excel and Stata
• Multilingual with fluent English, Arabic, French and Portuguese
• Two years' experience applying economics to environmental policy research

List formal education in reverse chronological order: institution, degree, start and end dates. Use bullet points to list what would interest an employer: the overall focus of your degree, modules you studied, any particular papers you wrote, your dissertation – topic, research methodology, the marks you received. Very often we see that people don’t realise how relevant and useful some information about their education can be, so think carefully about what you can draw on. That could be content, particular knowledge, results. Remember that you can decide what to include and are free to give more space to whatever is more relevant to a given role. 

• Modules included Principles of Finance, Econometrics and Discrete Mathematics

Any Town High School                                                                                         2008-2015

• 4 A levels: Maths (A*), Physics (A*), Geography (A), French (A)
• 9 GCSEs including English Language (A*) and English Literature (A)

Work experience

…or Professional experience, or Legal experience, or Research experience. Use headings to your advantage. If you can group together a set of experiences to really highlight things that are relevant to the role, do so. If, by grouping experiences under specific headings, you can create a sense of commitment to an area or position a very relevant piece of experience at the top of the section, do so.

If you are applying to train as a solicitor, you could include within Legal experience a mix of related paid work, spring weeks, unpaid internships, volunteering where you’ve used relevant skills. Remember that reviewers will tend to pay particular attention to what’s listed first.

Within each role, use bullet points to describe what you did. Start each bullet point with a verb – and ensure that you are describing things that are related to the job description. Make sure that it’s clear to the reader precisely what you did and, where relevant, quantify what was achieved. The reader needs to be able to quickly understand your specific contribution. At this stage, they need to be able to appreciate what you can do without asking any follow up questions, without spending time thinking ‘ I wonder what this means – did they organise the event entirely on their own, or were other people involved’ . Remember that you have the recruiter’s attention for a limited time, so you don’t want them to be using that time trying to decipher what you mean.

By the end of your CV, the recruiter should have clear specific examples of how you have used the kinds of skills that relate to what they have listed in the person specification and job description. It’s absolutely fine to list more bullet points under one role than another if that experience is more relevant.

• Helped customers assess energy costs and tariffs
• Ensured quality and compliance standards during the switching process
• Met and exceeded sales targets consistently
• Assessed pupils' level of maths and confidence in their abilities
• Prepared and delivered individual lessons
• Achieved 100% pass rate of students

Extra-curricular activities

For graduate roles and where you do not yet have a lot of professional experience, employers are often very interested in the kinds of things that you have done alongside your studies, particularly if they have given the opportunity to develop those broader ‘soft’ skills that are important to them: team working, communication skills, organisation skills, showing initiative.

Some will quite simply want to see that as well as being successful academically, you have been involved in, and committed time to, other things. Including details about your participation in clubs and societies – again being very specific about your particular role - can enhance your overall experience. Describing your sporting, theatre and music activities can be valuable, particularly if you can be precise about your level of involvement. They will also give a sense of what differentiates you from other candidates. 

Volunteering

For some roles, for example in the Third Sector and in organisations which place strong emphasis on Corporate Social Responsibility, a history of volunteering will be quite important, so it can be useful to highlight your volunteering experience in a separate section.

• Founded Math Buzz to help younger pupils enjoy and suceed at maths
• Publicised group and recruited over 20 members with waiting list by the endo f term
• Devised programme of weekly activities
• Achieved imrpoved performance in class which was recognised by teachers

Part-time work/vacation work

Students are often surprised to learn that many employers are very interested in part-time or summer work, even when it doesn’t seem particularly relevant to the job in hand. Employers appreciate this exposure to the general world of work, the ‘real world’ understanding it brings, will be particularly impressed if you’ve worked alongside studies, and are keen that you can show you understand how skills developed in one environment can be relevant to another. 

Professional skills

You can include here concrete professional skills – specific IT and technical skills, languages, professional qualifications, giving a clear indication of your competence level. 

Some employers are quite interested in knowing something of your hobbies and interests, so listing a few of these can give a bit more information on your personality, particularly if you have not listed extra-curricular activities elsewhere. Remember that anything listed on the CV is ‘fair game’ for further questioning during an interview, so make sure what’s included is current and you’re happy to talk about it in more detail. For more senior roles, this is generally less relevant. 

• Member of Birmingham University Cricket 2nd XI
• Captain of Anytown School Cricket 1st XI
• Member of Anytown Rugby Club Under 18's XV

It might sound a bit much, but even once you’ve got your CV to the point you are pretty happy with it, you need to look at it again in relation to each new application. Always do your groundwork; get a thorough understanding of the role, read the job description, the person specification, research the organisation and think carefully about which of your experiences you can draw on and what will resonate most. Speak to people in the organisation before you send your CV – this helps with framing your CV and might alert you to an aspect of your experience you would not have realised would be significant. Have another look at what you’ve said about your degree. It might be as simple as deciding to change the order of your bullet points within a particular role or listing different modules. There’s always something that can be tweaked to good effect. 

Alternative formats

We’ve described here the traditional chronological CV which tends to be preferred by recruiters. When you are planning to change career direction or have large gaps in your experience, a skills-based CV can sometimes work well. In this instance, the work experience section will simply provide an overview of your employment history (employer, role, dates). You will then have a separate skills section where you list key skills relevant to the role and group together examples of how you have used each, drawing from across a range of experiences.

• Colloborated with project team to plan Summer Dig and ensure each day ran smoothly
• Devised and facilitated annual programme of events and talks for Archaeology Society
• Edited and published newsletter for South West Branch of Council for British Archaeology
• Combining study, part-time work, volunteering and extra-curricular activities
• Coordinating well-received archaeological events for Dig NW and the university Archaeological Society

Negotiation

• Negotiated changes to the seminar timetable to enable better use of available rooms and IT as staff student liaison for course
• Agreed event programmes with colleagues and staff, booking speakers, agreeing terms and budgets

Written communication

• Wrote articles for non-archaeologists for local Archaeology Branch newsletter 
• Drafted report of summer dig for Dig NW 
• Producing essays, reports, seminar papers for university course

Employment and volunteering

Shift leader, Starbucks Exeter                                                                             2017-2019

Staff student liaison officer                                                                                 2017-2019

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Zefiro methane founder and ceo talal debs interviewed on the smarter markets podcast.

Earlier this month, Zefiro Founder and CEO Talal Debs PhD was interviewed by Abaxx Chief Economist David Greely on the Smarter Markets podcast for its “Carbon Frontiers” series. During the 36-minute interview, Dr. Debs shared his early-stage experiences in the carbon markets at J.P. Morgan in 2007 and 2008, which foreshadowed the 2021 inception of Zefiro and its unique approach to tackling the growing issue of methane emissions.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZEFIRO METHANE CORP. (the “Company”, “Zefiro”, or “ZEFI”) is pleased to announce that its Founder and CEO Talal Debs PhD was recently interviewed on the Smarter Markets podcast. In this episode, Dr. Debs discussed the global methane emissions crisis, as well as his mission and vision behind Zefiro as a fully integrated environmental services company. He explained that Zefiro is already applying its “Active Sustainability” philosophy to addressing the problem throughout the United States in areas such as the Appalachian region and Oklahoma. Under the recently introduced Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in the U.S., there is USD $4.7 billion in federal funding allocated for remediating some of the leading causes of this issue.

Zefiro recently announced the filing of its final prospectus for an initial public offering (“IPO”), and its common shares are presently set to begin trading on the Cboe Canada, Inc. (“Cboe Canada”) exchange on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

Zefiro Founder and CEO Talal Debs PhD was interviewed by Smarter Markets podcast host David Greely earlier in April 2024. The full 36-minute episode can be accessed through this link or by searching for “Smarter Markets” on several leading podcast platforms and apps.

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During the podcast, Dr. Debs provided a background on his career in banking to include his early-stage exposure to the carbon markets when he helped to set up J.P. Morgan’s first voluntary carbon offset trading capability just before the 2008 financial crisis. The interview then pivoted into the formation of Zefiro, where Dr. Debs explained the Company’s strategy of reinvesting proceeds from asset retirement projects into scaling Zefiro’s operations in the United States, where there are presently more methane leaks than there is capacity to plug them. Dr. Debs then went on to detail how the introduction of new methodology in the carbon markets allows entities such as Zefiro to originate offsets based on plugging projects, providing a new channel for financing remediation of methane emissions.

Smarter Markets is a media platform owned and operated by Abaxx Technologies Inc. (“Abaxx”), with a podcast in which Abaxx Chief Economist David Greely facilitates conversations with entrepreneurs, icons, and executives in commodities, capital markets, and technology on the topic of social challenges that can be addressed through improved markets.

The podcast episode featuring Talal Debs can be accessed on the Smarter Markets website through this link . The podcast is also available on several popular platforms including those listed below:

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“I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to appear on the Smarter Markets podcast. With Zefiro’s imminent listing on the Cboe Canada exchange I believe it is very important to put our nuanced way of ‘Thinking Big’ into the format of an engaging dialogue in which the public can gain an understanding of what Zefiro is all about” said Talal Debs PhD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Zefiro. “In the simplest sense, Zefiro is trying to build an on-ramp for new capital to solve the methane problem right here in the United States, which is where a large percentage of global methane emissions are coming from. The voluntary markets are playing an increasingly important role in terms of attracting this capital, and Zefiro’s management team has been involved in this space since it first started to take off in the mid-2000s. I am appreciative of all the excellent feedback I have gotten from industry players, academics, and investors alike regarding this interview, and I encourage those who are part of or interested in the carbon markets to listen to this episode of the Smarter Markets podcast.”

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company,

ZEFIRO METHANE CORP.

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About Zefiro Methane Corp.

Zefiro is an environmental services company. Specializing in methane abatement, Zefiro strives to be a key commercial force towards Active Sustainability. Leveraging decades of operational expertise, Zefiro is building a new toolkit to clean up air, land, and water sources directly impacted by methane leaks. The company has built a fully integrated ground operation driven by an innovative monetization solution for the emerging methane abatement marketplace. As an originator of high-quality U.S.-based methane offsets, Zefiro aims to generate long-term economic, environmental, and social returns.

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