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Is it okay to put an advanced degree on a resume when it has nothing to do with the job? Or best to leave it off?
Is it okay to put an advanced degree on a resume when it has nothing to do with the job? Or best to leave it off?
Is it okay to put an advanced degree on a resume when it has nothing to do with the job? Or best to leave it off?
Leave it off. It is likely to either intimidate the hiring manager or make him think you are just taking the job temporarily until something more befitting your education level comes along. No benefit to including it.
Depends on the job....I've never applied for a job not in my general field, but there are times I only list the BA.Is it okay to put an advanced degree on a resume when it has nothing to do with the job? Or best to leave it off?
Depends on the job....I've never applied for a job not in my general field, but there are times I only list the BA.
Depends on the job....I've never applied for a job not in my general field, but there are times I only list the BA.
Im still in simulation, I just got my masters in Business just because the VA was paying and it interested me, my BS is computers which is for my field. So Im torn..I think Ill list it since its just a 1 liner and shows I have the determination to complete it. Its been 7 years since I did it so Im far removed from it, but its still an accomplishment that took 2 years to do.
I would list it. A masters in business can apply to a lot of things (business requirements assessment, BI, business process, etc.).Im still in simulation, I just got my masters in Business just because the VA was paying and it interested me, my BS is computers which is for my field. So Im torn..I think Ill list it since its just a 1 liner and shows I have the determination to complete it. Its been 7 years since I did it so Im far removed from it, but its still an accomplishment that took 2 years to do.
+1, definitely.I would list it. A masters in business can apply to a lot of things (business requirements assessment, BI, business process, etc.).
So I should take my 6th grade penmanship award of my resume..??
A BS is desired but no education is required. I just happen to have it plus a masters so didn't know if the masters would hurt or help. I'm on the fence because I can see both side. I was just going to list it and the degree and dates and nothing more.
If that is the highest level of documented education you have to offer...absolutely keep it.
Well, I have that and the dodge ball championship trophy.......
Well, I have that and the dodge ball championship trophy.......
Participation trophies don't count snowflake...
Well, I have that and the dodge ball championship trophy.......
Why in god's name would you leave it off the resume?
I didn't go to school for 2 years to get my MBA to leave it OFF my resume. Are there really hiring managers out there that are intimidated by that kind of stuff?
Who cares if it isn't job related? I've spent almost 20 years doing IT work and I wanted to understand the business/finance side better, so I got my MBA. Is there really a benefit to making yourself look less educated then you actually are?
I didn't go to school for 2 years to get my MBA to leave it OFF my resume.
Doesn't sound like the type of job the OP's pursuing, but I'd rather have an employer like that not hire me rather than be miserable in the job. Managers with such "enlightened" philosophies tend to have other shortcomings that I would just as well steer clear of.I don't know about other places, but in the aviation world in Alaska too many of the managers, chief pilots and directors of operations got their job by who they know instead of what they know, and yes, they are intimidated by those with more experience and education and will purposely make life hard on those people trying to get them to leave.
Doesn't sound like the type of job the OP's pursuing, but I'd rather have an employer like that not hire me rather than be miserable in the job. Managers with such "enlightened" philosophies tend to have other shortcomings that I would just as well steer clear of.
HR's viewpoint and that of a hiring manager are seldom in sync. HR wants the best people possible who can possibly contribute at a higher level later on as well as right away. They want future leaders as well as current labor. Many hiring managers just want the labor and prefer people less accomplished than themselves. They do not want competition for future promotions or for their current job.My daughter is a Director of Human Resources and she says put it on there!
HR's viewpoint and that of a hiring manager are seldom in sync. HR wants the best people possible who can possibly contribute at a higher level later on as well as right away. They want future leaders as well as current labor. Many hiring managers just want the labor and prefer people less accomplished than themselves. They do not want competition for future promotions or for their current job.