how do i add a project to my resume? why is it always so complicated?
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How do I add a Project to my Resume?
Why is it always so complicated?
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What does a recruiter care about?
Do they care that you did a whole bunch of projects? Do they care that you priced a derivative? Do they care that you know GARCH? Do they care that you executed the Monte Carlo
simulation?
Tempting to just list a bunch of projects under C++ or other classes…………..do not do that, ok?
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Then HOW DO I DO THAT??!!!
1. Give the project a meaningful title…not, “C++ Project”
Example: “Coding Black Sholes Equation in C++”
Example: “GNP Forecasting Project”
2. What should that look like on the Resume?
GNP Forecasting Project, Boston University 2015
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Then HOW DO I DO THAT??!!!
3. If there was something you were looking to accomplish, then give a summary of that in your first bullet item starting with a past tense verb or “goal”.
If not, that’s ok, too..just start into step 4.
GNP Forecasting Project, Boston University 2015
•Goal: To determine if the GNP was predictable when ……..
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Then HOW DO I DO THAT??!!!
4. List the steps you took to complete the project, always starting with a past tense verb or “goal”.
GNP Forecasting Project, Boston University 2015
•Goal: To determine if the GNP was predictable when ……..
•Ran Monte Carlo simulation using data from 1/1/2005-1/1/2015.
•Compared to……………….
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Then HOW DO I DO THAT??!!!
4. Conclusion. The final Bullet Point should identify what you found or what you learned that made that project
meaningful. This is the big ‘punch’ to make this meaningful to an employer/recruiter.
GNP Forecasting Project, Boston University 2015
•Goal: To determine if the GNP was predictable when ……..
•Ran Monte Carlo simulation using data from 1/1/2005-1/1/2015.
•Compared to……………….
•Found that in a _____ market the GNP is _______, etc….. [Remember to think about why a recruiter cares…why?]
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Questions?
Help?
What do you do if you get into a jam or need help? Schedule an appointment with me!
Cris Nigro
Feld Career Center
[email protected] or 617-358-0542
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