Should I mention that I'm a college student ?

Question

I want to make a CV to apply for an administrative assistant position . Should I mention that I'm a university student on my CV ; considering that there are some courses I took at university which can prove more convincing to qualify me for the position.If yes mention that I'm a university student , should I also mention all the courses I took and their grades ?

Answer 1

You don't need to mention that on your CV.  That's something that you could bring up in an interview.  In the education portion, the dates will show that you are still attending.  Don't put any of your grades down, that will bulk up the CV and not help your chances of getting it read.  Put down work a short objective,  work history, education and any skills that you have that will help.  For example, if you have taken classes in computers, typing, data entry, etc, write that down under skills. But you don't need the grades.

Answer 2

I worked in HR Interviewing.  You should absolutely mention you are a college student.  This lets them know you have training in the area they are looking for and some employers with time will pick up the tuition bill once you have been with them for a period.  As long as your schedule dosn't conflict with work hours, I say go for it.  Keep up your GPA and best of luck!

Jenn T

Answer 3

Nope you dint have to be so explicit and say that you are a college student in your CV since they will be able to tell when they read the Education part of your CV by looking at the dates they can tell your still in college.  OH .. and NO there's no need to mention all the courses you took on your CV.  If anything and they ask on the interview then I would mention it but not necessarily the grades.

GOOD LUCK !!!  =o)

**I'm a college student as well and I Just got a job as an Office Coordinator (started monday) !!  Passed both interviews (yeah sometimes it takes more than one if there are many applicants)**