Don’t put it on. If you’re asked be comfortable talking about it… but if youre not there is no reason to detract from your resume I think the most important part is a little 1 line with interests… gives a human aspect to the resume. I had more interviewers feel comfortable and begin by talking about skiing than work experience or undergrad
JasonU Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don’t put it on. If you’re asked be comfortable > talking about it… but if youre not there is no > reason to detract from your resume > > I think the most important part is a little 1 line > with interests… gives a human aspect to the > resume. I had more interviewers feel comfortable > and begin by talking about skiing than work > experience or undergrad very true. state specific sports (i use hockey & golf, 99% of Canadian financiers will have something to say in depth), music (say what you play if you do and other experiences) and market interests (specific markets, experiences) and you’ll have an hour conversation with any man on the planet.
Broadly speaking, I’ve found that if your GPA is at least a 3.4 and from an upper tier school (like top 20 or something) AND you graduated from college less than five years ago, leave your GPA on the resume. The problem with leaving it off is that unless your resume is very solid in all other ways, people tend to assume that your GPA is bad if you make no mentioning of it.
This has been bugging the crap out of me. My GPA is a 3.4 but from a top 15 school and i graduated 2 years ago. Just as for numi, this feels extremely borderline for me. I’d definitely leave a 3.3 off / keep a 3.5 on. My resume is not “solid” in my opinion as it lags in leadership experience (ie extracurrics) and my work experience is not directly related to what I’m applying for (working in securities services, want to be in asset mgmt). I only keep it on for fear that seeing no GPA will lead them to assume the worst (i.e. below 3).
i’d say if you graduated from a foreign school that doesn’t use the us grading system and are applying to a us employer, never mind your gpa. actually never mind your school. you will only get hired based on work experience. don’t waste resume paper converting grades and other crap when you can say that you have a college degree in one-liner and utilize the page highlighting experience and skills. if you are applying to your first job after graduating from an american university, you should have your gpa on. what else would you get hired on besides school performance - the fact that you are a member of the local woodworking club and like to play sqash on weekends?
thems Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This has been bugging the crap out of me. > > My GPA is a 3.4 but from a top 15 school and i > graduated 2 years ago. Just as for numi, this > feels extremely borderline for me. I’d definitely > leave a 3.3 off / keep a 3.5 on. My resume is not > “solid” in my opinion as it lags in leadership > experience (ie extracurrics) and my work > experience is not directly related to what I’m > applying for (working in securities services, want > to be in asset mgmt). > > I only keep it on for fear that seeing no GPA will > lead them to assume the worst (i.e. below 3). I definitely agree – if I were you, I’d leave it on as well. Remember a 3.4 is still above the cut for a B+ (3.3) so what do you have to lose? If you leave the 3.4 off and don’t make any mention of it, you’ll still likely be looked over in favor of anyone with a 3.7 anyway…so, do what you gotta do. You know things in finance go – there’s the good stuff, the bad stuff, and the hidden stuff – and the stuff that people are trying to hide is usually the worst!
appreciate the advice – thanks numi
thems Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > appreciate the advice – thanks numi No problem…wouldn’t lead you astray