Hi folks,
So I am looking to crank out a new edition of my resume and have come across a real problem. I have 10-years of work experience, with only 3-6 relevant years in commercial real estate. I went to school mid 2000s and dropped out(insert your own reasoning here) only to have 3 years of wholesale food experience, 2-years in finance before i decided to go back to school and finish my degree at an expensive christian university in NYC. I have left out my old college and wholesale food experience in my resume for the past 2 years and it has been fine.
I would like some input on is it OK to exclude these first occupations and go at college. While I do not look old(physically) at all, is it wierd that essentially a 31-year old has the resume of a 26-year old? Should I exclude my finance job and financial licenses? I am currently an associate, but looking for associate/analyst roles in NYC, I don't want to appear to have too much experience and hence disqualify myself.
Also does being an associate disqualify me from looking at analyst roles in banks,acquisition,brokerage, etc?
Thanks you
I think if you want to stay in real estate, then only put your relevant RE jobs on that..no point wasting space on random things like whole sale etc from 10 years ago
I don't have any help for you, but good luck man! As I'm sure you've seen, tons of people in RE have some kind of crazy background story. Happy hunting
Within reason, there's really no "proper age" for a role, especially in real estate. At the age of 29, I replaced someone who was 24. At the old bank I worked for, the senior credit officer is 24 and he has reports who are in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. Some people will advance quicker than others. Some people will never advance much beyond a certain role.
Also, keep off your non-relevant work experience and college. Omitting irrelevant information isn't lying and it's not unethical. A person reviewing your resume doesn't have 10 minutes to break it down to try to figure out what's going on.
thank you, and what about this part:
I am currently an associate, but looking for associate/analyst roles in NYC, I don't want to appear to have too much experience and hence disqualify myself.
RE is one of those fields where title doesn't really matter much. I've met plenty of "analysts" that made more than "VP's" at other firms. I mean, In a small firm I could call my assistant the VP of Ops, doesn't really mean anything. And there are plenty of places where that happens. Point is I'd think maybe more about how you can craft your bullets to illustrate your relevant experience and how you would illustrate your ability to add value to whatever your targeted firm is trying to do. Leave out what doesn't matter, and use what's left to tell the story you want to tell. What I've advised others before is that you should approach it from the perspective of the hiring manager. What is the exact candidate that I'm looking for as that hiring manager? What are the important things that I'd want to see? Now how do I make my resume tell that story? Time consuming for each firm, sure, but if it gets you the role you're looking for...
You'll be fine my man. We have a 30 year old analyst at my firm who was hired when he was 28. very unconventional resume, but was extremely passionate about CRE. He is killing it now.
Just be honest and earnest.
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