Academic Research experience on CV
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(Chimp, 11
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on 6/28/10 at 9:26am
Hi all, I am new to this forum :)
I did an academic research experience at high school and am going to be in my junior year next year. I am just wondering if you would suggest to put it as a work experience and wrote a couple of bullet points on it or just put it in activities & interests?
Also do you think it is worth mentioning i was the Hong Kong champion in Karate competition like 10 years ago? (i think it's a bit stupid but i can argue that it showed my character and determination to succeed since i was a child)
thanks all ;)





You might include a bullet
You might include a bullet point about the research experience, but not in work experience, if it is relevant to the job you are applying for but only if you need to fill some space. Definitely leave out "11 year old karate champion", that just screams that you have not accomplished anything better than that in ten years.
What if you did research
What if you did research making potential Alzheimer's drugs in college for 2 years (and counting) for 50 hrs/week, got competitive fellowships, and got published? I'm about to be a junior in college. After this summer, I will have some relevant job experience but I put a lot of time into science before I decided to change paths.
OP, was your research
OP, was your research published? If so, put in a line or 2 saying you produced published research in ___.
What if you did research making potential Alzheimer's drugs in college for 2 years (and counting) for 50 hrs/week, got competitive fellowships, and got published? I'm about to be a junior in college. After this summer, I will have some relevant job experience but I put a lot of time into science before I decided to change paths.
I think you should absolutely put it. It was an important part of your college experience and belongs on your resume. Even-though it's not directly relevant to finance, it shows you've made good use of your college's opportunities and are more than an excel monkey who lives in the library.
Something you could consider doing is having a Professional Experience section (internships) and a University/Research Experience section (research, club leadership positions).
wind0ws wrote: What if you
What if you did research making potential Alzheimer's drugs in college for 2 years (and counting) for 50 hrs/week, got competitive fellowships, and got published? I'm about to be a junior in college. After this summer, I will have some relevant job experience but I put a lot of time into science before I decided to change paths.
I think that would be worth putting down since it was such a big part of your college experience. I don't see it as a huge benefit, since it is outside of finance, unless you will be going into a role that covers a medical industry. It would still be worth the space though. There is a big difference between research in high school and research in college, especially if you are published.
I was working in a team which
I was working in a team which complied a report for the Hong Kong Government. It wasn't published and I didn't do a great deal (mainly data coding, preliminary analysis) but the government was happy with the results. would you think that's good enough for elaboration? cheers ;)
In general, HS experiences
In general, HS experiences are rarely put on the resume unless it's something really good. Only you can judge how impressive it is. If you think it'll impress people, then incorporate it as follows:
When it comes to research at the UG and HS level, having concrete results is impressive, and it seems like you have that. As a junior, I think you should be able to get away with 2-3lines devoted to that. Make sure you mention the results of the project (e.g.: Proposed solution to reduce __ by __% after analyzing ___ and ___), and that the HK Goverment was happy with the delivered results. If you're methods of getting these results were primitive, just skip the implementation detail.
As for where this goes, this is what my university career services had to say when I had the same question last year: If the project is relevant to the jobs you're applying to - Work Experience, otherwise - Activities.
thanks all for your comments!
thanks all for your comments! greatly appreciated! it's really useful for me ;) cheers