Focus on specific experience and training in your career history.

Emphasize what qualifies you for this banking job and how you can add value to both the position and the bank. Look at the banking job requirements such as accuracy, customer care, computer skills, numeracy skills and communication skills. Highlight how you have demonstrated these skills previously.

If there are areas of the job function that you do not yet have experience in, then highlight what skills you have that will facilitate learning and performing these tasks.

For example your ability to remain calm under pressure and communicate clearly will help you in dealing with customers. Emphasize qualities like loyalty, integrity, confidentiality and commitment. State your technical knowledge and confirm your understanding of the basics of bank products and services.