Academic Research experience on CV
Hi all, I am new to this forum :)
I did an academic research experience at high school and am going to be in my junior year next year. I am just wondering if you would suggest to put it as a work experience and wrote a couple of bullet points on it or just put it in activities & interests?
Also do you think it is worth mentioning i was the Hong Kong champion in Karate competition like 10 years ago? (i think it's a bit stupid but i can argue that it showed my character and determination to succeed since i was a child)
thanks all ;)
You might include a bullet point about the research experience, but not in work experience, if it is relevant to the job you are applying for but only if you need to fill some space. Definitely leave out "11 year old karate champion", that just screams that you have not accomplished anything better than that in ten years.
What if you did research making potential Alzheimer's drugs in college for 2 years (and counting) for 50 hrs/week, got competitive fellowships, and got published? I'm about to be a junior in college. After this summer, I will have some relevant job experience but I put a lot of time into science before I decided to change paths.
OP, was your research published? If so, put in a line or 2 saying you produced published research in ___.
I think you should absolutely put it. It was an important part of your college experience and belongs on your resume. Even-though it's not directly relevant to finance, it shows you've made good use of your college's opportunities and are more than an excel monkey who lives in the library.
Something you could consider doing is having a Professional Experience section (internships) and a University/Research Experience section (research, club leadership positions).
I think that would be worth putting down since it was such a big part of your college experience. I don't see it as a huge benefit, since it is outside of finance, unless you will be going into a role that covers a medical industry. It would still be worth the space though. There is a big difference between research in high school and research in college, especially if you are published.
I was working in a team which complied a report for the Hong Kong Government. It wasn't published and I didn't do a great deal (mainly data coding, preliminary analysis) but the government was happy with the results. would you think that's good enough for elaboration? cheers ;)
In general, HS experiences are rarely put on the resume unless it's something really good. Only you can judge how impressive it is. If you think it'll impress people, then incorporate it as follows:
When it comes to research at the UG and HS level, having concrete results is impressive, and it seems like you have that. As a junior, I think you should be able to get away with 2-3lines devoted to that. Make sure you mention the results of the project (e.g.: Proposed solution to reduce __ by __% after analyzing ___ and ___), and that the HK Goverment was happy with the delivered results. If you're methods of getting these results were primitive, just skip the implementation detail.
As for where this goes, this is what my university career services had to say when I had the same question last year: If the project is relevant to the jobs you're applying to - Work Experience, otherwise - Activities.
thanks all for your comments! greatly appreciated! it's really useful for me ;) cheers
University research--resume booster? (Originally Posted: 12/11/2011)
Hello WSO,
Cliff notes at the bottom.
I have had a TA job at my school for the past couple of years. It has been some of the easiest money I've ever made, and I am vastly overpaid to grade student work and lead the occasional study session. Well, it seems like I am now due for a University job that requires some critical thinking, and this week the professor over me extended an offer to do research for the school's management department.
My concerns come from the nature of the research, and whether it would be the best use of my efforts/resume space. Essentially, I would be researching operations and supply chain management regarding the exploration and extraction of natural resources in Southern Africa. Could this be twisted into trading at all?
I want to work in commodity trading, particularly natural gas, so there is a minor overlap of the subject matter, but through two different lenses (i.e. the trader versus the manager).
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- In short, I want to know how impressive (if at all) it is to see University-sponsored research on an undergraduate's resume, and whether it would make a notable impression in the job hunt.
I've never seen the subject on here, but would appreciate some input.
-- Bonks
Answer: It depends how you present the information that you gathered from your research. It seems like the Finance field is begging for new people to venture into it whether it be through science or engineering it doesnt matter. As long as you present the information that you gained through your research in a way that any bank or Financial institution could latch on to and find profitable. To ask the question, "Will it be good on a resume." is probably the wrong question you should probably search for find the answer to what financiers want to see, before you ask the question what should I show.
Awesome reply, thanks!
I think that the reason they selected me for the project is because of my finance orientation. If the project is quantitative enough, I'm sure I can spin it to be relevant, especially with the fields I'm looking to work in.
research section on resume? (Originally Posted: 06/25/2013)
In an effort to break into an ER role, I want to polish my resume and add a "equity research" section. Under it I want to include highlights of research pieces I have been doing on my own. How would this be viewed? Or should I just attach my research separately?
Did you publish it somewhere? In any case, just have a copy printed and show it to them if they ask?
I have a piece that was published on Seeking Alpha in their "Alpha-Rich" program and the rest are on my investment blog.
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Research on resume??? Need help (Originally Posted: 03/22/2011)
I am an applied math major Econ minor at a non target. I have no relevant finance experience which is probably why I can't land any summer gigs even at the small shops.
I am currently doing some research using my schools supercompting cluster and trying to optimize parts of the longstaff Schwartz method for pricing American options.
I have not been able to dedicate as much time as I would have liked and will most likely not publish a paper about it, however it does show my interest in finance. Is this something to include on my resume to get a more finance look to it, or bc it's not published just leave it out???? Any help would be great, thanks
List faculty mentor, dates worked, description of project, results if any (don't be too jargon-y) and that should be fine. No one expects an undergrad to do publishable work although it would be a plus. GL.
Undergrad research on resume (Originally Posted: 12/11/2012)
Fellow monkeys,
What is the general view on having undergrad research on your resume instead of an additional internship? Is it just an interesting thing to talk about? Or would having some IB-related research (doing some sort of statistical research with respect to M&A, for example) be a good thing?
Thanks for your inputs!
I did finance research and it was never brought up once in an interview. I wouldn't do it again as it was a lot of busywork, but if you're desperate and lacking an internship (even marketing/advertising/sales, operations or PWM are fine) then you gotta do what you gotta do or else employers will think that you just spent all of your college time drinking and studying.
I would add it even if you have all of the other stuff. It just adds an extra layer, shows intellectual curiosity, and shows that you managed your course load on top of research/ECs/etc.
I have a friend you put it as a work experience. Employer was the department, and I don't think he added more than one bullet point.
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