Agreed, I was being a bit sarcastic. 
I definitely wouldn't advise people to put it on their CV but maybe work it into a sentence in the essay in regards to work ethic and experience.
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Maybe once or twice. But in my experience they told us opposite of what actual people in those career positions say. Granted this was 6+ years ago
Interesting. I'd like to know more about how other people experienced their careers centre. At the very least, I encouraged my students to visit them for proof-reading CVs and applications & practice interviewing skills, which they happily did at my uni.
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Oh that stuff, yes def! But anything more specific than that ... most STEM jobs weren’t even posted at our career center. So it seemed kinda useless to me. I also might have just been cranky for 4 years lol.
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Ah ha! Did they host careers fairs relevant to STEM, on campus? (LOL to cranky for four years.
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not that I remember. Me being cranky really is a possibility. I was a double STEM major with 2 jobs and leadership roles in student housing. Im honestly not sure how I survived.
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You mentioned they said keep your leadership out of applications - please tell me you weren't encouraged to take out your leadership in student housing AT LEAST.
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Of course I was! Student housing has nothing to do with SCIENCE Dr. Zevallos
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I found a way to mention my resident assistant experiences in my essay bc there was no way I was letting myself go through hell and not brag about it
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YES! I did put it in essays.
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Sorry to rant, just a realisation that I did a LOT of work during undergrad that I've always felt was "waste" but wasn't. Tx for thread /end
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Online resources from my uni were too generic / generalised to be useful. It's crucial to learn norms/expectations for specific industries, countries, & even companies you're applying to.
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Eg Dutch employers expect to see date of birth & a photo on CV. (Coming from Australia, this seems bizarre!)
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Excellent points! Definitely norms need to be stated on job ads & job sites. This is where a useful conversation with prospective employers can be great. I've happily answered questions from applicants when they were applying from another field & had specific questions.
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Ditto on the photo & date of birth expectation - as an Australian, this is weird BUT many people still include this information. Never give it unless it's being asked for is my advice. If it's cultural expectation that's different.
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