I Quit.
This most likely isn't the best introduction to WSO, but I have been a reader for some time and am looking for advice going forward.
So here is the situation... I began an unpaid internship toward the end of March at a boiler room--- I mean a boutique Asset Management firm. Under the guise that I would be sponsored for the Series 7 exam upon completion, I started with clerical work and continued with clerical work until I was instructed to cold call leads predating Y2K. After surmising that neither my soft skills nor my network would benefit from this unpaid position, I had just about had it. The coup de grace was when I was cut off in mid sentence and told to focus on my work in an attempt to explain the price action of a particular position that they were puzzled over. I decided to leave on the spot, as I would otherwise be calling twenty year old leads for another month.
The experience was not completely bad, and I feel that I developed in some ways because of it. Would it be out of the question to leave it on my resume/ LinkedIn? It may be worth noting that I am a freshman at a semi-target school with okay (3.3-3.6) grades.
Thank you all in advance.
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It doesn't seem like you left on good terms. If you didn't I'd leave it off as to not raise red flags in interviews. If you did no harm in keeping it on there.
Just my two penny's
Leave it off, unless you want a potential employer calling these people and asking about your performance.
Leave it off. In this case, it won't benefit you to have it on your resume.
Follow up question, is it fair game to discuss in an interview? Or should I just leave this experience in the closet with the skeletons?
You haven't gained any insight & never ever bad mouth a former employer, manager, team, group, class etc.
Instead reflect on the whole situation: figure out what you are willing to do at work (type of structure), who are the type of people you want to work with/for (team environment, silo, authoritative direct/indirect), and if you missed any red flags in the interview process regarding culture etc... or if you just didn't perform due diligence before joining.
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