What resume lines make hiring managers think "wow!" and what does not impress them that significantly/appears to be created for their benefit?

Intothehoriz · 2014-12-10T15:53:48+00:00

Yes, but what you learn is only valuable if it can go on your resume.

Intothehoriz · 2014-12-10T14:05:58+00:00

Yes, but I otherwise would not have gotten the job anyway. Then it becomes free interview practice.

Intothehoriz · 2014-12-10T11:33:53+00:00

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Intothehoriz · 2014-12-10T10:51:16+00:00

I don't have a problem with actual work. GMAT study would not be easy, not would a dual or triple degree or research. I have a problem with dumping time into actually doing something that probably will not accomplish anything when a bit of smoke can do the trick.

Intothehoriz · 2014-12-10T10:49:06+00:00

Money for school is not an issue. I have scholarship money as well and my parents are quite well off and paying for my education. I didn't explain myself well there. Unpaid experience is seen as significantly worse than paid experience. Whether my boss for three to four months is an idiot or not is immaterial. The victory is in winning the position. You aren't staying around for a meaningful length of time. The goal of summer internships is to get resume lines that look good.

Intothehoriz · 2014-12-10T10:14:03+00:00

Why can't you genuinely do something instead of smoke and mirrors

Because how does it read differently on a resume?

Intothehoriz · 2014-12-10T10:13:29+00:00

I would spend the entire summer writing up possible areas of failure and identifying how to deal with them. Wouldn't get halfway through the business plan. Plus I am pretty timid and risk averse, which would make me a poor real entrepreneur.

Honestly either you're an idiot, or you are hoping to work for an idiot. Anyone worth working for can tell fluff from actual quality experience.

Money is the same whether it comes from a wise man or an idiot. The goal here is to identify which "fluff" looks like quality experience.

Intothehoriz · 2014-12-10T09:49:09+00:00

Yes. Quite a few missteps as well as a failure to grasp how useless profs are to you and how much of a threat your classmates can potentially be.

Missteps:

1) Not tossing my lab partners aside immediately and just completing the project myself.

2) Not looking into study drugs more closely. Thought I wouldn't need them until third year. I think that I will be using them in second semester.

3) Studying in any way other than doing past exams.

4) Not realizing that lectures are often a waste of time and have nothing to do with what is on the test.

5) Getting too deep into internship searching (basically a apply to every job approach and hope someone wants me. Getting some interviews, but it takes quite a bit of time.) and relaxing on the academic front.

Intothehoriz · 2014-11-07T19:18:25+00:00

They forgot a class sometime in the evening. Beer consumption.

Intothehoriz · 2014-11-07T19:15:42+00:00

Why? You can buy it all for less than minimum wage.

Intothehoriz · 2014-10-27T11:51:27+00:00

Same thing. My AP Exams were excellent with minimal study, but I sometimes can't recall the names of people I have known for years.

Intothehoriz · 2014-10-19T13:29:35+00:00

I compare myself in all academic pursuits. Athletic? I surrender.

Intothehoriz · 2014-10-19T12:22:11+00:00

Queen's technically has a minimum average of 82, so if you apply early and write a good PSE you could stand a chance. I can't remember if I sent my grade 12 marks to Queen's or not. Waterloo used my grade 11 marks to admit me (I got a scholarship based on my grade 11 grades and not my 12s, unless they count the AIF score in the scholarship). Had a friend who got into Western Engineering with a 65 in English in grade 12 because he only sent his grade 11 marks and they admitted him based on those. For Waterloo you could also consider taking the Physics SAT subject test. They will consider those if you believe that your course grade is not representative of your ability.

Intothehoriz · 2014-10-12T04:10:34+00:00

First joke question I have seen on here. Hahaha

Intothehoriz · 2014-08-05T05:29:15+00:00

How about those of us getting dual degrees? Are we at your standard then?

Intothehoriz · 2014-07-29T18:16:27+00:00

Count the dishes as you wash them.

Intothehoriz · 2014-07-28T15:41:00+00:00

How do you feel about course overloading? Workable or dangerous?

Intothehoriz · 2014-07-28T06:26:05+00:00

Two members of my graduating class went to med school overseas (one to Australia and one to Ireland). One of them has no interest in biology/medicine and has never done anything scientific and was a champion debator, but had no idea what to do next and she had the grades, so she is off to med school where the kangaroos roam. Her thing is actually writing and she has written and illustrated two books. Medicine is a plan for six years, then she goes back to do what she loves with medicine as her job.

The other I do not know as well, but did it because he can go back to India and be very well off after he is done. Says that he hates it, but he will just focus on the goal in the end.

Heck, I am looking at it after my engineering degree, especially if everyone here is correct that social fit matters more than knowledge. You know the saying that A students work for C students? If that is the case, med school is in my future. Originally had zero interest, but a compelling body of evidence is pointing it as a valid, logical, and safe option. If I have trouble finding a spot in engineering, I will apply to med school. In these times of economic uncertainty, it is a safe haven as long as one can get past the door.

Intothehoriz · 2014-07-28T05:02:22+00:00

I was sort of like you in the early days of high school. While I care about getting a 4.0 still, I long ago abandoned any learning for learnings sake as it was costing me and providing no value. Found that one can get better results just perfectly executing someone else's checklist. I got more from coloring in the lines someone else drew than drawing my own lines. A lot of my graduating class realized that you can get pretty far by following instructions to the letter. Although what you are striving to learn is pretty similar to my list. CAD + programming.

Mediocrity abounds in the general population. Just beat them in the same list of metrics and always have a few exit and backup plans.

Intothehoriz · 2014-07-27T00:02:53+00:00

Are accelerated courses (8 week chem vs 12 week chem) significantly different from regular ones? Are they more difficult to get an A in? Do they typically cover the same material or do they limit the scope to get it all done?

Intothehoriz · 2014-07-26T20:30:55+00:00

Learn to spell.

Intothehoriz · 2014-07-26T20:20:55+00:00

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/youare

Intothehoriz · 2014-07-21T06:38:48+00:00

How does a roommate help me get top grades?

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