As the M&A pipeline continues to grow - outside Europe at least - and banks are dead set on bolstering their rainmaker teams, it is important to know how to impress with the correct resume.

Although standard CV guidelines hold true when aiming for a vacancy on a deal team, there are small changes you can make to ensure you stand out from the crowd, according to Mary Kier, vice chairman at Cook Associates, a Chicago-based executive search and M&A advisory services firm.