Help, Although I Did Not Finish College, I Would Like To Include That In My Resume, But Don't Know How To?
November 8, 2009 by admin
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Unfortunately, I did not finish college, but I still would like to include the fact that I once attented college in my resume but I have no idea how to- Please help me with suggestions. Thanks in advance
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“Some College” is a typical option when applying for a job that asks what level of education you have completed. As far as including it on your resume, however, you can include specific coursework that is relevant to the job you’re applying for. If you have no relevant coursework, it is probably better to just leave it out, because unless you at least learned some relevant skills, “some college” does not make you look very disciplined and focused, which is not very attractive to an employer.
Have you ever noticed how some jobs say that they want you to have a bachelor’s degree but don’t say which major? That’s because they don’t necessarily care what you studied.. they just want to see that you possess the discipline to complete a BA.
You could use the same thing that pending Ph.D’s use in their resumes. They list their schooling with the initials ABD, meaning (All But Dissertation). However you could substitute those initials to mean All But Degree, further providing information on how many hours you completed and what GPA was obtained from them.
Good luck.
You can put it under your education status as: University ‘X’, major, attendance dates (to and from), GPA, Units completed out of total needed for graduation (example: 98 out of 194 semester/quarter units). Just don’t mark down that you have a Bachelors degree.