Is it okay to tell a small lie on resume?
I haven't taken the BIWS financial modelling course but I do have the interview guide. I don't have a ton of finance experience and I don't have the time to go through the course with recruiting starting in about a month in my country. Would it be okay for me to have a section about the course even though I didn't take it?
edit: thanks guys not putting it on. i will say though, some of you need to learn that there are nicer/more helpful ways to communicate things to someone.
On top of looking retarded if asked about it during an interview, you're only inviting more scrutiny about your technical aptitude.
No, don’t do it. Anything you put on your resume is fair game for interviewers to grill you on. If you put it on there and can’t talk intelligently about the modeling course, they’ll know you’re either stupid or lying.
Even if you do put it on there, that’s not going to get you an interview on it’s own. The majority of other candidates will have something similar on their resume; no on will stick out from having it on there.
I completely get what you're saying and 100% agree, if I do it would be probably the least interesting part of my resume but enough to show I have some interest in finance. I was thinking about saying BIWS modelling course and then talking about one of the case studies provided in the BIWS interview guide. Do you think that would be okay? That way in the off chance they ask about it I can talk about that specific case. I'm networking and all that good stuff, just trying to add more finance to my resume
There's a difference between stretching the truth and outright fibbing. Stop trying to justify it. No one in their right mind is going to say that you are justified in putting fake stuff on your resume. If you are going to do it, just do it. It is clear that you do not care about whether or not it is okay to do this but care more about "how can I not get caught".
lol honestly if i was interviewing u id ding u cause thats so dumb.. the case studies in the biws guide is not a modelling course anyone who knows finance will shit on u for this
Truth is, they probably won't care.
99% of applicants have some sort of line about financial modeling course.
Lot of bullshitters in this industry. Gotta be able to back it up though.
Yeah, can you look at the comment I posted above?
How is this even a question...? Obviously, no...
Don't do it. Having the BIWS course on your resume adds almost nothing and just invites tough technicals. If you have no finance experience you're asking for trouble - even if you truly took it but were still weak on technicals, wouldn't recommend putting it on there.
A BIWS course isn't going to change you having no finance on your resume and that's common/acceptable as a student anyway. You just need to have a decent reason for why you want to do finance in your interviews.
The thing is I'm an accounting student with a fairly high GPA and other academic achievements that would leave me vulnerable to tough technicals anyway (maybe I'm wrong). I just don't want my audit experience to categorize me as an accounting student that's why i thought maybe adding a line or two about BIWS would help in terms of showing interest (not to try and prove i have experience or anything). not sur eif that changes your mind
If you're still in school, accounting major and internship is fine. You get pigeonholed into accounting once you're into that career
There's like 10 comments on this thread and they all say some variation of don't do this. There is literally no benefit
all i look at on a resume for an undergrad student is school name, major, GPA, and if you are an athlete. emphasis on the school name.
maybe scan quick to see if they have some extraordinarily awesome sophomore internship (most dont).
that's it. I wouldn't even notice it on a resume (srs).
this is how i feel most people are which is why I feel like i could get away with it, because at the end of the day I did buy the interview guide which is more than just the interview questions, it does have case studies and i feel like it's a way for me to show i have an interest in finance. i have no intention of wow-ing anyone with 2 lines about me taking an online course.....maybe it's my confirmation bias talking but i feel like it's not that deep
No, I wouldnt risk it, because no one cares you have it on as well. It's a pointless lie.....theres no reward from this and only risk if someone that for some reason cares about this grills you.
If that is what you are relying on to show your interest in finance, it’s gonna be a tough sell
not the only thing but i don't have relevant finance internships and am not part of the student fund at my school, what else would you suggest realistically? understand what you're trying to say but i think you're missing the point im trying to make, if you've got some actual advice would love to hear.
why did you get interested in finance and what have you done since then to act on that interest? finding a way to frame that on your resume is a much better route than lying about this course.
If you're gonna put a course, put Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) or something on the bottom. This actually has no added value.
Lol
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