Professional mags, how much does a minor mean on a resume?

[GBB]

Is it a deal breaker?
Is it fairly meaningless?

Could use some advice here guys as I've heard some conflicting sides.
Thanks.

[berko]

Substitute the word 'minor' for the word 'practice' in the above video and you'll have the approximate worth of a minor to a potential employer.

[jm2e]

What do you mean by "a minor"?
You mean sleeping with a minor? I think that would be a big deal on your resume.
A minor felony? Yes, big deal.
You used to work in a coal mine? Probably not a big deal, but depends on the company.

[Mad Max]

Minors are fucking stupid

[OldLarry]

is in in any way related to the field in which you seek employment?

Is it art history by any chance?

[OldLarry]

Minors are fucking stupid

why you gotta be all racial and shit?

[RShea]

Some of the better schools do not allow you to even say you have a minor. It basically can mean that all your electives were in one area, or you once took a class in the subject and decided it was going to be your declared "minor". If the school will not put it on your record and acknowledge it as substantial studies over and above the core requirements for your "major" then it is not worth much. However it may talk your way into a job if that skill set is needed (such as say a minor in a foreign language and you want to work for a company that has a customer base that speaks that language- bigger plus in that case than you got a degree in basket weaving and could not get on the Pro Sports team, and therefore you may have to go to a foreign country to get a job as a basket weaver and you decide to all of a sudden declare you have a minor in English because you took 2 Freshman courses in it passed and have used it all your life.

[Gman]

minors dont mean much

[GBB]

for what it's worth, I'm a finance major with declared minors in econ and german. Getting these would basically require me taking extra classes that I don't need.

I'm already fluent in German, which I believes carries more weight than saying I took a bunch of bullshit literature classes in the language.

[Tippster]

Depends on the minor, don't it?

[GBB]

minors dont mean much

Kind of what I was thinking. Your post and the others like it are just confirming my suspicions.

[grskier]

If you have a BS in Engineering and a minor in Mandarin Chinese and are applying for a position to fix all the screwed up dams they have built in Northern China... then put it down......

[Brock Landers]

Id say "fluent in German" on the rezzy trumps "minor in German"

The econ thing...get the minor anyway, if youre doing finance in the future it could be helpful to know what GDP is

[splat]

Is putting an underage girl on your resume on par with interweb porn?

[Steven S. Dallas]

I don't see how it hurts, and who knows- maybe it'll pique the interest of the interviewer and you'll end up having a love connection over a shared interest in German literature. I assume you'll be interviewing with extremist white power groups, that seems to be a growth industry right now.

Speaking as someone who interviews a lot of recent college grads*, I'm more enthusiastic about someone who has interests other than law or business. Everyone would rather have an interesting co-worker than a boring one, so only leave your minor off if it is both boring and irrelevant. Which I personally do, since I was a history minor.



*I manage a McDonald's.

[OldLarry]

"I assume you'll be interviewing with extremist white power groups, that seems to be a growth industry right now. "


funny
probably true (the growth industry part, not him interviewing), which is sad

[JoeStrummer]

I like to see a breadth of interests on a resume, so it can't hurt.

[QuikR12]

If you actually absorb the econ material, it can be worth its weight (class wise) in gold. Economic knowledge is a great skill to have, regardless if it's on your resume as a minor or not. I'd say take it anyway, and try to really learn it. This curriculum also goes well with anthropology courses, examining lesser developed countries (LDC's) way's of life (very fascinating on a global growth perspective). All good stuff, but some of the upper level econ can be a get a bit tough.

Oh, and to answer your question; Major's, and for the most part, schools on resume's don't really mean shit, unless its a very specific course of study for a niche position or the boss is an alumn of your school and he thinks he might get you to blow him. Otherwise, it's just a qualifier.

[OldLarry]

I like to see a breadth of interests on a resume, so it can't hurt.

you like to see varied interests or lots of focus in one area? what level of people are we talking about? just curious-

[OldLarry]

If you actually absorb the econ material, it can be worth its weight (class wise) in gold. Economic knowledge is a great skill to have, regardless if it's on your resume as a minor or not. I'd say take it anyway, and try to really learn it. This curriculum also goes well with anthropology courses, examining lesser developed countries (LDC's) way's of life (very fascinating on a global growth perspective). All good stuff, but some of the upper level econ can be a get a bit tough.

Oh, and to answer your question; Major's, and for the most part, schools on resume's don't really mean shit, unless its a very specific course of study for a niche position or the boss is an alumn of your school and he thinks he might get you to blow him. Otherwise, it's just a qualifier.

I'd say schools matter bro-

Harvard =/ Whatsamatta U

[Wibby]

in college my favorite prof talked me out of getting a minor and glad he did.

[QuikR12]

I'd say schools matter bro-

Harvard =/ Whatsamatta U

Yeah, but unless you get 10 ivy league-ers taking up all the interviewing spots, then you have pretty much equal chances once you get in the hot seat for an interview. It's up to the person at that point, and if you stand out as an individual, the school and degree is really again, just a qualifier.

My point being, the Uof__ or whatever State U can pay equal dividends as the one from University of Spoiled Children.

[JoeStrummer]

you like to see varied interests or lots of focus in one area? what level of people are we talking about? just curious-

I like to see community involvement, I like to see what interests people, I like to know hobbies. I can find out all sorts of HR-inappropriate stuff without asking any forbidden questions, and I always do. Younger kids don't have jackshit for real-world experience so they tend to pad their resume with college details. I like to know who paid for your college. I like to know why you chose your school and your major. The only thing I don't care about is who you are fucking.

I hire everything from 2007 college grads with one sorta-kinda real job in their past to execs with 20 years of experience. I look at 500 resumes a year and most of them are dogshit. If you can't sell yourself, I don't need you.

[grrrr]

It's a minor thing.

[Danno]

I don't see how it hurts

This is how it hurts.

Getting these would basically require me taking extra classes that I don't need.