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.
I'd exclude it, but that's me. Graduating students are expected to be quite proficient with typing. I don't know about you, but we started taking typing classes in 3rd or 4th grade - and more helpful than that, we had AOL Instant Messenger while growing up. You should be a whiz at typing.
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.
No one would care. Very seldom in IB are you going to be typing out paragraphs so the fact that you can type out endless amounts of text very quickly is somewhat irrelevant.
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!"
Alright, thanks for the input, I guess I'll just leave it as a very short addition, could maybe catch someone's eye.
max(writing,thinking). If your thinking speed is not faster than 110 wpm, it's pointless.
Fast reading > fast typing
You're applying to be a secretary, right?
Can you type 100+ wpm using just one hand though?
Can you think faster than your typing?
How fast do you model (on excel)?
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