Does anyone have a take on including mma in the interest section of your resume? I worked two part time jobs through my undergrad that had me working around 40-50 hours a week, so I didn't partake in any on campus organizations. However, the only other thing I did was mma. I competed in a few grappling tournaments and have an amateur fight under my belt. Would you include the above on a resume? I am a bit nervous about the negative stereotypes associated with the sport.
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yes, absolutely put that on your resume. lots of analysts/associates (myself included) love MMA (as in watching the sport lol). i don't have time to actually train, but if I did I would. it is a good conversation starter and it also shows that you are well rounded.
also putting yourself through school and doing competitive sports is impressive when it comes to proving that you can handle the long hours in banking (if that is what you are aiming for).
I train BJJ and have that listed. The majority of times I've been asked about it during interviews.
Thanks to the both of you for the assistance.
It's perfectly acceptable, but be ready to fight the lead interviewer if they request.
I would let him beat you to a pulp and then afterwards comment him on his unbelievably talented grappling moves which you have never seen before in all your 8 years of training.
Do it. A lot of fellow S&T guys at my firm train MMA after work just to decouple. They are always looking for new faces and it would absolutely spark a conversation after looking at X number of resumes with 'Co-Chair Investment Officer'-bla-bla
i have it down on my resume. I had some questions asked a few times, all of which led to positive conversations.
I would definitely put it on
Just posting so you don't think the decision is unanimous, so don't shoot the messenger here.
Putting MMA would probably furrow quite a few brows and be a point of negative differentiation in my group, as people will assume you're some sort of dumb brute that doesn't have time for an internship but somehow has time to commit to training MMA. It wouldn't be a deal breaker, per se, but it would make an interviewer think of you as potentially volatile. Especially if there are people unfamiliar with the sport and training, they might assume that someone who actively trains to beat the shit out of another person (and especially someone who uses that as a physical release or stress management practice) might not be the best person to be pent up in a cubicle with when it's crunch time and you need to be in the office for 120 hours. The whole point is to come off as a brilliant, ambitious, suave motherfucker who will grow up to be a silver fox rainmaker, if the interviewer suspects you're hiding a tribal tattoo and suppressing your roid rage then the image doesn't really sync up.
I understand that S&T is a different animal all together, but for banking and PE, I feel this bias will be fairly consistent represented across the board.
But, your group sounds like a bunch of vaginas.
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