If I have EU+US citizenship should I note that on my resume somewhere? If so, where?
Will it help me or hurt me to have it on my resume? Or will it be not important at all?
Just curious. Thanks!
Dual Citizenship on Resume
There are generally two opinions on listing dual citizenship on a resume. One, is that it may make you seem more interesting and may be a plus.
Yeah, add a line under the line for foreign languages, if you have one. Can't hurt, and could help because:
- If you have a foreign sounding name, nobody will worry about you needing a visa
- Easy international travel if needed
- Interesting talking point
It makes you a marginally more appealing candidate because it give you a bit more international flavor. Not that big a deal though. Make sure you put US first btw.
The second opinion is that its useless and a faux pas. That is because employers are not allowed to use information such as this discriminate in hiring practices. However, it may cause unwanted questions in an interview.
I had it listed next to languages in an Additional Information section, however, after repeatedly being asked where I was born in interviews (yeah, smooth), I took it out. I'm born in the US with automatic US-EU citizenship, but it seemed like people wanted to use it for discrimination than anything else.
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I think you can list it in the language section, something like: Languages: native in French, English (dual French-American citizen)
That doesn't really work if the country speaks english or if you don't speak the language.
Oh sorry I don't know how you should list it then. I saw a resume of a French-American guy and this is how he lists his dual citizenship.
Or maybe you can try to insert a line in your interests section.
Thanks for the help! I didn't mean to seem rude. I guess interests section is where it may go.
Yeah, add a line under the line for foreign languages, if you have one. Can't hurt, and could help because a) if you have a foreign sounding name, nobody will worry about you needing avisa, b) easy international travel, if needed, and c) interesting talking point maybe
My name is not foreign sounding, its just not very common.
should this just be noted next to your languages if you are fluent?
I had it listed next to languages in an Additional Information section, however, after repeatedly being asked where I was born in interviews (yeah, smooth), I took it out. I'm born in the US with automatic US-EU citizenship, but it seemed like people wanted to use it for discrimination than anything else.
Anyone have any other opinions on this?
The Benefits of Dual Citizenship in Business School (Originally Posted: 11/30/2013)
So everyone knows that being an American in the application process to business school, jobs, etc, is in general more beneficial than if you apply as a Chinese, Indian, or Korean national (I picked those nationalities because they have the highest representation in b-school apps).
When it comes down to it, American's in general have it easier because considering the competitiveness of, say, the Indian applicant pool, who maybe have an total average GMAT of 720, the American applicants only have a total average GMAT of 700.
However, what if one was a dual citizen? How does this factor in to admission chances? If being an American is a +, and being something like Korean is a -, then would a Korean/American Dual citizen have his benefit and hinderance cancel each other out? Or would it work overall in one direction?
Thanks guys!
Any kind of advice would be great
What the fuck is that picture.
Per your question, I don' think it works like you're thinking. My guess, and its a guess since I've never worked in an MBA admissions team, is that business schools consider ethnicity far more than citizenship. Citizenship signals a few things: that you have some sort of international experience, and that you can get a job in your country of citizenship. Not having US citizenship makes it a bit harder to get a job in the US, but it isn't a deal breaker for the admissions game (obviously - plenty of non US citizens go to top schools every year).
tl;dr Aside from a school like Sloan which uses a scorecard, they don't assign/take away points based on citizenship.
and on that note, what about dual ethnicity? say you were both an URM for example, and... asian? would the two cancel each other out?
thanks so much! anyone else?
oh and FYI that's a mesh of doge and costanza
RE opportunities for someone with dual citizenship? (Originally Posted: 10/12/2013)
Hey,
I am currently living in germany but i've got dual citizenship, so i have a US passport and don't need a green card to work in the US.
I have been looking into real estate as a career for quite a while now and from what i've learned the markets are usually regionally limited.
But i was wondering if there are any opportunities in real estate where a multinational background and speaking different languages can be seen as an asset ? Are there any companies out there that serve german clients in the US ?
Cheers,
Marone
German clients in the U.S. would speak English. If anyone is doing business in the U.S. they speak English, particularly Germans who speak English better than the average American. German is an amazing language that I hope lives on forever, but it has almost no use whatsoever in the U.S.
Dual Citizenship (Originally Posted: 06/16/2011)
Not sure where to put this so I'll post in monkeying around.
If someone is born in the states, but later in life receives citizenship from another country, what opportunities become available? Do they get some type of +1 to their B school app? More focus from recruiters? What have you seen or heard? Let's try to keep responses to personal experiences, observations of close friends or relatives - just trying to weed out any speculation.
Examples: US and EU country, US and Japan, US and China
Doesn't have to be banking specific. Could be s&t ER consulting drug dealing whatever.
assuming you want to work in the US, the only difference it makes is if you can use it to make you look marginally more interesting on your resume and in interviews. you won't get extra points due to your ability to skip long lines at heathrow
I am an American and applied/received British citizenship at age 22. I put it on my bschool apps but who knows what impact it had.
How did you write your US/UK citizenship on your resume?
It makes you a marginally more appealing candidate because it give you a bit more international flavor. Not that big a deal though. Make sure you put US first btw.
I'm a dual American/British citizen, and it's nice if you want to work in the EU.
Same here. Huge pain for taxes though.
What if you want to break into a job on the street from public accounting? Are your odds of employment higher if you look to work abroad as opposed to working in the US? If so, does this favor certain groups. For example, IB over ST etc. Just trying to figure out how I can leverage my newfound EU passport.
I've got a US & Soviet citizenship. I'm only keeping it in case of a SHTF scenario.
How did you guys get your british passports?
If you are a citizen of any nation in the EU then you get an EU passport. Mine is through Italy. You basically build a family tree, have all the documents that prove when / where your ancestors were born and died etc. Put it all together in a package then meet with the consulate of the country you are applying for citizenship in.
My mother was born in England so I was able to receive my citizenship/passport though that.
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