Typing speed as a technical skill for IB

Hello everyone

I am currently applying for IBD summer internships and I am really having an internal struggle on whether to include typing speed in my CV, using about 3 words. I have a small one-line section under "Other" which includes technical skills such as programming languages and so on. I can type about 110-120 words per minute and have been reading that for some reason HR is interested in odd additions such as that (i.e. juggling, riding the unicycle, etc.). Should I put it or exclude it from my CV? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

Yeah, that's understandable but at 120 WPM i usually rank in top 10 daily on typing sites and it's just about 3 words more on my resume. The only reason I am concerned about this is because I think it may be seen as bragging.

 

Gotta be honest, man. It's impressive that you can type fast, but no one cares. If it's for a space filler, than put it by all means, but no one is going to look at that and say "Wow, let's hire that guy because he'd save us so much time!" At the same time, it's just not something to brag about because no one cares. No one is going to look at that and think "Wow, what a showoff!"

 

Fast reading > fast typing

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