I'm currently working 20hrs a week at a VC. I know other people who also "work" part time but really they just come in once every two weeks and don't do shit.
I'd like to somehow make a note on my resume that I do work 3 days a week (or 20 hours - whichever sounds better). Is this a good idea?
If it is, how should I write it? I can only think of two ways:
- In the job title:
XXXX Capital
Investment Analyst, 3 days a week
- In the descriptive statements:
XXXX Capital
Investment Analyst
- Worked 3 days a week deal sourcing blah blah
What do you think? Any other ideas?
option 2. I have never seen anyone ever do option 1.
option 2. I have never seen anyone ever do option 1.
I think the hours are better than the days.
Also, option 2.
I mean you can list them, but it will only make a difference relative to others who did the same thing... I guess you can write that but I really don't think it will make a huge difference either way.
As an aside, never do option #1 where you list the days/hours next to the position... that makes it seem like a non-finance/professional job.
I'd also say option 2. Or you can just say "part-time" instead of listing the hours. Nothing wrong with that either.
In one of my internships, I worked full-time around 60-70 hours a week, so I put a number on my resume, but when a GS recruiter was reviewing my resume, he crossed it and said that he doesn't care how many hours I worked. He said everybody who wants to do i-banking has to be ready to work crazy hours so why put it on a resume... I guess he was right, but I was just trying to show that I had experience of working more than 40 hours a week.
That's an annoying experience! I put the number of hours I worked last summer and how many hours I work per week during the school year on my resume under college information (even if it sounds weird, the context made it fit) and that ended up being the thing one of my MS interviewers highly praised me for. Kind of like a "you obviously know how to get yourself involved in a lot and still exceed at everything you do" sort of thing.
I guess it'll vary from interviewer to interviewer then; I put the number of hours I was working to show that I was able to balance significant time commitments and still perform well. It worked out for me, but based on the above, it seems to be a case to case basis.
I put the # of hours for each part time job I did (I usually had 1 internship and 1 other job to make extra $$). You could work 3 days a week and only be there for 3 hours each day, or 1 day a week but be there 10, so the hours/week I think is more reflective of the time commitment to the internship/job.
Personally, for part time jobs, I generally just see it phrased carefully to make it clear that it was a serious position. I would just list all of the projects you have worked on which should get across to anyone looking at your resume that you put a lot into the job. Just put the title and job responsibilities, without any mention of hours or using the word part time.
Just as a very general example...
XXXX Capital Investment Analyst (date-date) --- Responsibilities include deal sourcing, ect. --- Verified financial information for a deal valued at $--
As it is during the school year that it is part time can be assumed. Anyone can work 20 hours, generally I think people are more interested in what you did, and not how much you worked. You can talk about how much you worked in the actual interview.
Good luck!
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Seriously, no one cares how many hours you work at any internship. Don't put it anywhere on your resume and if anyone cares they will ask.
If you work 10 hours/week or 40 hours/week it does not make too much of a difference at the intern level.
Hours worked on resume? (Originally Posted: 06/13/2014)
Hello. This summer I will be doing a summer internship at a local IB boutique, mostly M&A. I will be working 45 hours a week but I am not sure if it would be prudent to include this amount of hours worked on my resume.
I thought that since 45 hours/week is more than the average of 40 hours/week, it might be something interesting/impressive to add, especially since it is a freshman internship (summer after freshman year).
45 hours a week for IB, or most industries really, is laughable.
I would not list hours, if its 13 hours a week or 100.. Very unprofessional
I am aware that 45 hours/week in IB is very low but please consider it is a freshman internship and it is not in NYC.
Agreed. For a summer internship or any f/t position, hours have no place on the resume. For a p/t or research assistant position during school it might be appropriate to put "Worked 20 hours in econ decision lab tormenting fine arts majors who needed the $10 we were offering."
I wouldn't put the hours on there either, especially since 45 really isn't that much more than 40 (just one more hour each day). If it comes up in an interview, then maybe, but I wouldn't put it on the resume. They can figure out for themselves roughly how much work you did (full time? part time? way more than full time?) based on what responsibilities/achievements you listed next to the name of the company and your position there.
I only see downside in listing number of hours worked. In addition to points above regarding low count, including hours may give the impression that:
(1) You are green/inexperienced - no pun intended regarding number of hours and my "inexperienced" comment, rather from what I've seen in IB, it's not professional to list hours worked
(2) You are looking to quantify your hours - which in fact you are. Issue is that IB programs often are seeking people (who at least say) they are willing to "run through walls" so to speak. Thus, listing hours may give the impression that you don't have the right mindset - I realize this may sound ridiculous, but you never know who will read your resume (e.g., you could get caught with a "die-hard banker"), so better to be safe in my view
As an aside, don't think anyone in banking will find you putting in 5 more hours per week vs. average impressive - maybe if you put in 5 more hours / day vs. average!
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