Can GMAT score help job seeker

[Young Scrappy]

I did really well on my GMAT but the grad programs I'm interested don't start until spring or next fall. Is there any way I can use GMAT score help me find a job or at least upgrade my resume?

 

[dhc905]

What did you get?

And I put my SAT score on my resume, that seems to help some.

 

[Young Scrappy]

700

 

[teddieriley]

nice way of indicating that you have plans to leave soon after you are hired and you need only something temporary. I'm sure a potential employer for any job that would understand the importance of a high GMAT score is going to love that.

 

[kjm]

Bad idea. You'll come across as pretentious, and your would be employer probably doesn't care about your ability to do well on standardized tests.

 

[stackey]

haha, it is really a difficult choice, i think it just depends on what kind of job you are applying.

 

[gnatty8]

I looked at a resume earlier this year where the guy had highlighted both his SAT and GMAT scores. I chuckled, and tossed his resume in the trash. Those scores are pretty bad determinants of how well somebody will do in practice, and the fact that he put them on there just really rubbed me the wrong way. I mean, I did well on the GMAT and pulled a damn close to perfect 4.0 in business school, but I reference neither on my resume.

Show me what you've done or how your past experience, whether its summer jobs or whatever, can translate into value for me. Your standardized test scores are meaningless.

 

[MetroStyles]

Originally Posted by gnatty8

I looked at a resume earlier this year where the guy had highlighted both his SAT and GMAT scores. I chuckled, and tossed his resume in the trash. Those scores are pretty bad determinants of how well somebody will do in practice, and the fact that he put them on there just really rubbed me the wrong way. I mean, I did well on the GMAT and pulled a damn close to perfect 4.0 in business school, but I reference neither on my resume.

Show me what you've done or how your past experience, whether its summer jobs or whatever, can translate into value for me. Your standardized test scores are meaningless.

Not true in all situations. When it comes to entry level or near entry-level positions, many companies care about SATs. Especially if the job requires analytical thinking - a low math score can be a huge issue.

 

[stackey]

Originally Posted by gnatty8

I looked at a resume earlier this year where the guy had highlighted both his SAT and GMAT scores. I chuckled, and tossed his resume in the trash. Those scores are pretty bad determinants of how well somebody will do in practice, and the fact that he put them on there just really rubbed me the wrong way. I mean, I did well on the GMAT and pulled a damn close to perfect 4.0 in business school, but I reference neither on my resume.

Show me what you've done or how your past experience, whether its summer jobs or whatever, can translate into value for me. Your standardized test scores are meaningless.
your say stuns me a lot

 

[closetmess]

Don't put it on your resume. Ever. Even once you're in B-school. In the legal profession it's a well known calamity to include your LSAT score on a resume.

 

[haganah]

Originally Posted by gnatty8

I looked at a resume earlier this year where the guy had highlighted both his SAT and GMAT scores. I chuckled, and tossed his resume in the trash. Those scores are pretty bad determinants of how well somebody will do in practice, and the fact that he put them on there just really rubbed me the wrong way. I mean, I did well on the GMAT and pulled a damn close to perfect 4.0 in business school, but I reference neither on my resume. Show me what you've done or how your past experience, whether its summer jobs or whatever, can translate into value for me. Your standardized test scores are meaningless.
Most, if not everyone I know, in finance (banking, PE, HF) does that since a lot of employers ask you to list it anyway. Although I've never really seen anyone list their GMAT when applying to a job if they hadn't already gone to business school and I'm not really sure a 700 is that high...

 

[lifersfc]

Originally Posted by haganah

Most, if not everyone I know, in finance (banking, PE, HF) does that since a lot of employers ask you to list it anyway. Although I've never really seen anyone list their GMAT when applying to a job if they hadn't already gone to business school and I'm not really sure a 700 is that high...
I put both SAT and GMAT on my resume when applying to PE/HF jobs (before going to business school). This is in finance and I made it discrete at the bottom of the resume, so it might not translate to other industries. In fact, professional recruiters I worked with in finding a position suggested I do this.

 

[lifersfc]

I noticed some people in the 2008 Tuck resume book also have their GMATs on there, if 750+.

http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pecent...esume_Book.pdf

 

[gnatty8]

OK, I concede, the (unimaginative) investment banking sector does tend to ask for SAT scores. My comment is directed more at a person who is not seeking an investment banking role. From reading his first post, sounds like this is more relevant for the OP.

 

[haganah]

Originally Posted by gnatty8

OK, I concede, the (unimaginative) investment banking sector does tend to ask for SAT scores. My comment is directed more at a person who is not seeking an investment banking role. From reading his first post, sounds like this is more relevant for the OP.
PE and HF ask for it much more. In most position descriptions they'll list their cutoffs along with what schools you should have gone to and sometimes even your old gpa. Imaginitive or not, that is what it is I suppose.