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Welcome to an easy questions and
answers document that we hope will explain away any queries you may
have when using this service.
Access to
BankCV.com
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1.1 How do I get access to
this service? |
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1.2
Can I register my CV anywhere? |
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1.3
How much does it cost? |
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1.4
Who gets to see my CV? |
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1.5
How do I know that my CV is not being touted round the market? |
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1.6
What protection do I have that BankCV.com is a secure site? |
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1.7
What stops recruitment agents or Head Hunters from getting my CV? |
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Registering
your CV |
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2.1 How do
I get my CV online? (sample CV's provided) |
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2.2 How do
I update or delete my CV? |
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2.3 What
happens if I have forgotten my logon name or password? |
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2.4 I don't
have a PC or access to the Internet - how do I register? |
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2.5 What
happens after I register? |
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2.6 How do
I know my CV is being looked at? |
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2.7 What
stops rogue CV's entering the database? |
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2.8 How do
I recommend a friend to use this service? |
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2.9 Can I
exclude my CV from any searches by certain Banks/Brokers? |
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2.9b
What if I place my CV online just after a member has searched for a
job? |
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Interview
Request Function |
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3.1 What's
this "interview request function" I keep hearing about?- sample
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3.2 What do
I see when I get an "Interview Request"? |
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3.3 What
happens if I say YES to the Interview Request? |
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3.4 What
happens if I say NO to the Interview Request? |
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3.5 How do
you stop Members from abusing the release of personal info via this
function? |
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Applicant
End Benefits |
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4.1 Who
sees my CV again? |
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4.2
What's the "Hot Searches" section about? |
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4.3
Any other benefits? |
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4.4
Any events or competitions? |
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Access
to BankCV.com |
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1.1
How do I get access to this service? |
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You can go
direct to the site via any Internet connected PC or laptop by using
the BankCV.com website address. If you cannot get to a PC you can ring
our Applicant support number on 020 8755 2000 and register your CV
over the phone.
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1.2
Can I register my CV anywhere? |
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In
our days of modern technology, as long as you are connected to the
Internet, you can register your CV anytime, anywhere.
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1.3
How much does it cost? |
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Registering
your CV is free and so are all the facilities that applicants can view
on the website. Any updates you may do or even removing your CV will not
incur any charge.
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1.4
Who gets to see my CV? |
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Confidentiality
is the key part of BankCV's service. Only the firms listed in the
"Member Section" of the website can perform searches against the CV's held on the database. Only Banks
and Brokers in the City can become members of this service and they
have to uphold our terms of business and conditions or be removed from
database access. No recruitment agents or Head Hunters can see the
comprehensive list of CV's. This service is placing your CV directly
in front of the hiring member firms.
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1.5
How do I know that my CV is not being touted round the market? |
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BankCV
Recruitment Limited is an independent firm who do not offer career advice nor
raise revenue from external advertising. We do not perform searches on the
database unless a member firm requests it and therefore any searches carried
out are by member Banks/Brokers who have a genuine interest in seeing your CV.
Finally, the CV's found in search results cannot be used by that member firm
for any other reason than to interview applicants held on the database.
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1.6
What protection do I have that BankCV.com is a secure site? |
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Both
Members and Applicants get passwords, which can be changed by contacting the
BankCV Customer Support Departments. The database is protected by heavy
firewalls and other safeguard measures.
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1.7
What stops recruitment agents or Head Hunters from getting my CV? |
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Only
firms that are involved in the Investment Banking and Securities Industry can
subscribe to this service. This service was created to save time for the
applicant and to speed up the interview process by going direct to the Member
firm that is hiring. Recruitment agencies and such like are not deemed end
clients and cannot gain access to the service.
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Registering
your CV |
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2.1 How do
I get my CV online? |
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You
can send your CV by post, go to the CV Registration facility
and fill in your CV data there or email a Word document to
us either from the site or by clicking the following link:
applicants@bankcv.com. Finally, you can just plain ring us
on 020 8755 2000 or send us a letter enclosing your CV.
Click
here for CV
samples
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2.2 How do
I update or delete my CV? |
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We
will send you by email or by phone call (depending on how you registered), a
password that allows you to access your CV, and from there you can either
update or delete it. You have complete control over your own personal
information. A handy BankCV card is also sent to you, which lists your
candidate number and name.
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2.3 What
happens if I have forgotten my logon name or password? |
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This
happens from time to time. All you have to do is ring the customer support
number and we will ask you some security questions. Once they are
satisfactorily answered, we will create a new password for you.
Your candidate number is also stored on your BankCV card for future
reference.
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2.4 I don't
have a PC or access to the Internet - how do I register? |
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Not
being part of the Internet revolution is no reason to miss out on getting your
CV in front of those banks and brokers! As mentioned above, you can ring in
your details or send that CV to us by mail. For CV's sent by mail, we will send
you your password information.
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2.5 What
happens after I register? |
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Once
your CV is registered, it will go into our online database. From there, all the
listed members will be able to search for prospective hires and if your CV data
matches the criteria they are searching for, then your CV will appear in the
search result.
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2.6 How do
I know my CV is being looked at? |
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We
will be in touch regularly via e-mail to let you know how many
"searches" there were on your CV (This feature is due to be
implemented soon after launch). We may also include some other pertinent
information that will hopefully be of use to you.
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2.7 What
stops rogue CV's entering the database? |
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There
are many ways to try and register erroneous CV's. We are using custom data
validation methods which will identify such rogue CV's. Personal data is
checked thoroughly and we will also operate a ring-back security check system
too. Some of the CV's registered will undergo random checks by third party
companies to provide an independent verification source.
Your
CV's are being placed via this service directly in front of the hiring banks
and brokers. If you are going to falsify your CV, be aware that the end
employers will find out
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2.8 How do
I recommend a friend to use this service? |
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After
you have completed the online CV registration, there is a "question
box" that asks you to recommend a friend to use this site. Please fill in
their e-mail addresses and we will send them a polite e-mail explaining the
service.
Or,
just tell them to go to BankCV.com!
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2.9 Can I
exclude my CV from any searches by certain Banks/Brokers? |
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When
you register your CV with us, you can at any stage exclude searches by any
Member firm that you do not wish your CV to be visible to. This means that if
the excluded firm made a search, they would not be able to see your CV even if
you matched their criteria. You can of course change whom your CV is visible to
at any time by logging on to the website and updating your CV details.
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2.9b
What if I place my CV online just after a member has searched for a
job? |
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When
a Member performs a search they have the ability to see all new
CV’s that match the search regardless of when the search was
executed. In this way, your CV can be put forward to members who
performed searches before you registered.
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Interview
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3.1 What's
this "interview request function" I keep hearing about? |
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One
of the ways we protect your personal data is by making sure any member
searching for CV information only sees non-personal data.
If
the member has had a successful search and wishes to interview 5-10 of the
collated CV's, they send us an Interview Request email (an automatic facility
provided between BankCV.com and the members.
This
request is then split into separate data portions and BankCV then contact each
person listed by e-mail or phone depending on their registration method.
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3.2 What do
I see when I get an "Interview Request"? |
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You
will receive an email from BankCV that states either that x firm is interested
in seeing you for x job, or that x firm has an interest in interviewing you.
Some firms may include their names and the job description they are seeking to
fill, but others may be more restrictive. What you must remember is that if you
receive an interview request e-mail, it is worth checking out as the "end
sender" is a bank or broker actively looking for staff and therefore
unlikely to waste your time.
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3.3 What
happens if I say YES to the Interview Request? |
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If
you say YES to BankCV's interview request e-mail, you will be giving BankCV
permission to release your personal details. This information is then passed on
to the end client requesting the interview. They should make contact with you
directly.
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3.4 What
happens if I say NO to the Interview Request? |
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If
you say NO then we will automatically advise that member that "x"
applicant (and you are only visible as an applicant number) is not interested
and we will NOT release your personal information. A small questionnaire can be
completed if you wish to give the requesting member some information as to why
you have said no.
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3.5 How do
you stop Members from abusing the release of personal info
via this
function? |
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Every
time a member of the service wishes to send an "interview notification
e-mail" to the end CV holders, the member has to notify BankCV.com with
the job description being searched for. BankCV will periodically check with
such "notified applicants" whether or not any contact was forthcoming
from the requesting member and if not, contact the member to see why not. It is
part of BankCV's terms and conditions to adhere to its strict data protection
terms and failure to do so will result in the termination of that member's
access.
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Applicant
End Benefits |
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4.1 Who
sees my CV again? |
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When
you register your CV, you will be placing it in front of all the members listed
in our "Member Section". We anticipate the majority of the Investment
Banking and Securities Industry will take up this service. NO other
"recruitment" site has the market experience or contacts that we have
and use to make sure your CV gets in front of the hiring firms. Remember the
key part: no recruitment agencies or head hunters can access this site. Your CV
goes directly to the end employer
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4.2.
What's the "Hot Searches" section about? |
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This area will show the current departments that are being searched on regularly by the members.
Updated bi-monthly, it will give you a quick snapshot on possible hiring patterns.
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4.3 Any
other benefits? |
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We
will be expanding the services offered to CV applicants after we
have rolled out and launched our other sites. Please keep checking
the BankCV.com website for further info.
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4.4 Any
events or competitions? |
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Apart
from the special "hotspot" events we will be holding weekly around
London, keep tuned in to the website for competition announcements around the
launch date.
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