Putting "on first attempt" on resume

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is there any reason not to put “on the first attempt” on your resume when putting passed CFA exams?
thanks.
 
It’s not an ethical violation or anything, but I would never, ever in a million years do so myself.
 
I passed the third grade on my first attempt. But I decided to leave that off my resume.
 
look at me, look at me……………..give me attention daddy!!!
 
dpcfa Wrote:
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> is there any reason not to put “on the first
> attempt” on your resume when putting passed CFA
> exams?
>
> thank
nope no reason at all
you should also put voted most likely to succeed in year end school book
 
If you’re one of the select few, why the F not. Pepole put their F’ing GMAT scores and GPA’s , why not put that down too.
 
I do it, in fact the response from people that have interviewed me has been very positive and impressed. An interview is the last place you want to be humble. I am the best and this is why.
 
hazyskunk Wrote:
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> I do it, in fact the response from people that
> have interviewed me has been very positive and
> impressed. An interview is the last place you want
> to be humble. I am the best and this is why.
That’s *probably* true if you are very early in your career. But if you’ve been working 10+ years, it would be as inappropriate as posting your GPA or GMAt score from years earlier.
 
hazyskunk Wrote:
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> I do it, in fact the response from people that
> have interviewed me has been very positive and
> impressed. An interview is the last place you want
> to be humble. I am the best and this is why.
Multiple interviews huh, Mr. Perfect?
 
I don’t see the problem of doing this, resume is a place where you want to boast your skills.
 
If I’m comparing two CFA charterholders who are neck and neck otherwise, I’d ask, so how long did it take you and how many attempts. The guy who did it in less attempts is more impressive. If you told me you got the charter after failing Level 2 4 times and Level 3 2 more after that, I’m discounting those letters.
It’s like getting a part time MBA over 5 years vs the guy who banged it out in 2, what’s more impressive, all else equal? COmpanies know the pass rates of these exams, saying you passed them first time out is an impressive feat no matter how you slice and dice it.
 
hazyskunk Wrote:
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> I do it, in fact the response from people that
> have interviewed me has been very positive and
> impressed. An interview is the last place you want
> to be humble. I am the best and this is why.
We have a word for you down here in the south…Qwaaaa
 
Yea, if I pass level 3 first attempt, I’m definitely puting this on my resume.
 
mcap11 Wrote:
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> look at me, look at me……………..give me
> attention daddy!!!
umm…isn’t everything in a resume supposed to get you attention?
 
jlive1975 Wrote:
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> If I’m comparing two CFA charterholders who are
> neck and neck otherwise, I’d ask, so how long did
> it take you and how many attempts. The guy who did
> it in less attempts is more impressive. If you
> told me you got the charter after failing Level 2
> 4 times and Level 3 2 more after that, I’m
> discounting those letters.
Ok, your comment is totally ignorant.
You would discount someone’s charter status just because they repeated the levels?
What if someone had family? became ill?
The CFA scores shows how well you prepared for the questions that happened to land on the test that year. That’s it. It doesn’t measure how hard working someone is or how well they will do on the job. And clearly, it doesn’t measure maturity levels.
I know plenty of smart people in elite jobs at investment banks that can’t pass, because they’re working 100+ hours a week and have a family.
I would never take away anyone’s accomplishment of obtaining the CFA charter. That’s a stab to the back.
 
I’m leaving it out of the resume… but I definitely say it without saying it in my cover letter. I give the dates I took and passed the exams in one sentence. So anyone with half a brain can do the math and see. I feel like this is a less douchey way of doing it.
However, once I have more experience… I’m not going to mention the exams like that. The letters should be enough.
 
CF_AHHHHHHHHH Wrote:
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> I’m leaving it out of the resume… but I
> definitely say it without saying it in my cover
> letter. I give the dates I took and passed the
> exams in one sentence. So anyone with half a brain
> can do the math and see. I feel like this is a
> less douchey way of doing it.
>
> However, once I have more experience… I’m not
> going to mention the exams like that. The letters
> should be enough.
That is a great idea
 
yeah just put “Completed All 3 CFA Exams, 2007 - 2010”
 
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