I just got on the board of a company. Do I put this on my resume under work experience? Just doesn't seem like a real job because it's a monthly thing and it's not connected to my actual job, it's something separate. Additionally, what kind of experience would I write under it? Do I describe the size of the company, or things that the board has voted on? This is all new to me and I wasn't sure how to represent it.
Also, what is the level of impact I can really put down? If the company improves financially, operationally, etc. is that something I can put down, i.e. "Oversaw company through x improvements"?
anyone?
What you put down, if anything, depends on your audience/what job you're applying for.
I've been a director on company boards, although for work-related PE deals where we'd taken stakes in operating businesses. I wouldn't put this on my resume, unless I was pitching myself as a candidate for a board role and wanted to demonstrate that I had some experience with directors' duties.
If you're looking for a job in S&T, IBD or similar, I don't think listing a non-exec board role with details of the company's performance will do much for you. A resume typically is focused on what you've done. If you're a non-exec director and not involved in the company's operations, the improvements aren't something you've achieved yourself, other than at a broad, strategic guidance board level.
Many banks have restrictions on employees being directors of external companies and usually approval is required for those roles. So listing the board position is potentially flagging a hassle, albeit a fairly minor one.
Thanks for the response. Just for clarification, I'll be looking for post-MBA PE roles. This company is not related to my current job in PE. In my current job I attend all of our board meetings but am not an official board director, so I'd like to put this on my resume as having that experience. We are fairly active in making larger decisions for the company, and just last meeting we made a pretty big decision that will have a large impact on the profitability of the business (though this idea was of course presented to us by executive management). It is also larger than what we focus in at my current firm (we're projecting $160mm revenue for 2015) and I'm hoping to move up market after graduating.
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How about board member at a non profit or a charter school? Is this viewed as a positive when networking and/or applying to b school? Thanks.
Bschool will like to see it. For networking....again, consider your audience and purpose.
Still looking for clarification on my specific situation as well, thanks
So for now I just have it listed that I'm a board director, and a short bullet explaining the company size and what it does. I also have it listed under volunteer experience instead of work/professional experience.
Add Deals Sourced + Board Seats to resume (Originally Posted: 09/07/2013)
So I've sourced a few deals for my fund now and am taking a board seat for one of them. I'm wondering what you guys think the best protocol is for listing this on your resume.
Thanks.
It's on mine. You could say something like:
"Source deals by leveraging professional network and industry research; reviewed approximately XYZ opportunities, subsequently moved XYZ potential deals to late-stage due diligence, completed XYZ transactions"
Then I have a "Select Transaction Experience" section where I give one line overviews of my primary deals.
Not sure where you would list the board seat component but I would without a doubt list it somewhere.
What do others think?
College Alumni Board of Directors - Where to put it in my Resume (Originally Posted: 02/11/2015)
Hi fellow monkeys, one quick question:
I am a new member of the Board of Directors of my college Alumni Association (I live in Europe). My main task together with a team of 8 other members is to source ideas for alumni events and to manage the €200k budget the association has. I think this is quite a good "extracurricular".
My question is, would you include this "extracurricular" in your resume as "additional information" at the bottom, or would you rather add it under my current position as another current job?
I currently work in a large european company in the corporate development department and my near goal is to apply to business school after summer. I also send resumes sporadically for PE and M&A offers I see here and there (just to see if the bell rings).
Thank you very much folks!!
I would put it in an 'extracurricular activities' section
Thank you very much, anymore suggestions?
Thank you very much, anymore suggestions?
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