[Mmilito]

Hey I know this is gonna sound like a self centered question but I’ll ask it anyways

I have no relevant experience in accounting and I’m looking for a job in public accounting, I understand that your suppose to put that you put what sections you passed as a highlight of your resume, but should you include your score too if your proud of it (92)? I know this isn’t a great question to ask but I need an opinion

FAR 92
AUD 91
BEC 11/06/2011
REG 02/01/2012

[Vern]

I was crazy happy that I passed REG with a 75 last night, but I thought I did a lot better. I walked into work today and told them I only scored a 75 and they looked at me like I was crazy. They just shook there head at me and said who cares. I was also told in the past anything above scoring a 75 is a waste of time and too much studying. Yaeger also say there goal is to make you pass, not score 90's. Good topic though. I hope the future isn't so saturated with CPA's that the scores matters

Audit Passed
FAR Passed
REG Passed
BEC ??

[Vern]

I was crazy happy that I passed REG with a 75 last night, but I thought I did a lot better. I walked into work today and told them I only scored a 75 and they looked at me like I was crazy. They just shook there head at me and said who cares. I was also told in the past anything above scoring a 75 is a waste of time and too much studying. Yaeger also say there goal is to make you pass, not score 90's. Good topic though. I hope the future isn't so saturated with CPA's that the scores matters

Audit Passed
FAR Passed
REG Passed
BEC ??

[nuclear3579]

NoScores2Display4thisSection – I'm curious, why do you put “NTS#448” in your signature? What does it mean?

BEC - 84
FAR - 71, 80
REG - 82
AUD - 78 - Passed! Done!

[nuclear3579]

NoScores2Display4thisSection – I'm curious, why do you put “NTS#448” in your signature? What does it mean?

BEC - 84
FAR - 71, 80
REG - 82
AUD - 78 - Passed! Done!

[Anonymous]

I think it's silly it's put scores on your resume because it may give the wrong impression (arrogance and unprofessional). What if, God forbid, you were to fail a part, would be put that on it as well?

[Anonymous]

I think it's silly it's put scores on your resume because it may give the wrong impression (arrogance and unprofessional). What if, God forbid, you were to fail a part, would be put that on it as well?

[Anonymous]

This thread cracks me up. I've been told and many have said on here that employers only care if you passed.

“@Herbieherb, license expected ______,2012 LMAO”

Reminds me of this picture for some reason.

Not sure how to link pictures on this forum

[Anonymous]

This thread cracks me up. I've been told and many have said on here that employers only care if you passed.

“@Herbieherb, license expected ______,2012 LMAO”

Reminds me of this picture for some reason.

Not sure how to link pictures on this forum

[Anonymous]

I'll give you my experience.

I graduated with my MBA in 1997. Not only did I complete my MBA from a wellknown brick and mortar (real), private University, I completed it in less than a year and a half–while working full time plus and running a business. I had a cumulative GPA of 3.96 (I made one A- the entire program). Further, I was sponsored by a faculty member to be picked as one of the top 7 students in the entire MBA class–their version of honors. I was very proud of my accomplishments because I was there and I know what Grad school is about (group projects) but I kept running into people who hadn't done the MBA thing and couldn't relate. So while the Honors thing carried a little weight, the GPA was pointless to list.

I initially put the Honors on the resume and I can't say it hurt me but can't say it helped either. I was 50/50 on people asking about it. I eventually took it off once my experience began outpacing my education.

I'd say leave off the grades.

CPAPending

[Anonymous]

I'll give you my experience.

I graduated with my MBA in 1997. Not only did I complete my MBA from a wellknown brick and mortar (real), private University, I completed it in less than a year and a half–while working full time plus and running a business. I had a cumulative GPA of 3.96 (I made one A- the entire program). Further, I was sponsored by a faculty member to be picked as one of the top 7 students in the entire MBA class–their version of honors. I was very proud of my accomplishments because I was there and I know what Grad school is about (group projects) but I kept running into people who hadn't done the MBA thing and couldn't relate. So while the Honors thing carried a little weight, the GPA was pointless to list.

I initially put the Honors on the resume and I can't say it hurt me but can't say it helped either. I was 50/50 on people asking about it. I eventually took it off once my experience began outpacing my education.

I'd say leave off the grades.

CPAPending

[Anonymous]

p.s. I wish you luck….after reading the rest of the posts I see that you are going to use your grades (congrats by the way) on your resume as an intended softening of your lack of experience. I can understand.

However, I will give you this. I too have read many resumes and doing things like putting grades and GPA's on a resume screams INEXPERIENCED and POSSIBLY IMMATURE. Not that it is a character flaw or anything is necessarily wrong with it. But it is like having an electronic resume with something flashing that says “newby”.

We recently had some resumes come in and while it wasn't GPA or grades, it was something else on there that pointed out a rookie resume and those were either discarded or considered for clerical jobs as a result. You seem pretty set on this course, which is fine–your business–but you've heard from a lot of people here who have a lot of collective years of experience saying don't do it.

[Anonymous]

p.s. I wish you luck….after reading the rest of the posts I see that you are going to use your grades (congrats by the way) on your resume as an intended softening of your lack of experience. I can understand.

However, I will give you this. I too have read many resumes and doing things like putting grades and GPA's on a resume screams INEXPERIENCED and POSSIBLY IMMATURE. Not that it is a character flaw or anything is necessarily wrong with it. But it is like having an electronic resume with something flashing that says “newby”.

We recently had some resumes come in and while it wasn't GPA or grades, it was something else on there that pointed out a rookie resume and those were either discarded or considered for clerical jobs as a result. You seem pretty set on this course, which is fine–your business–but you've heard from a lot of people here who have a lot of collective years of experience saying don't do it.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't put my CPA scores on my resume, even if all of them were in the 90s. Enough said.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't put my CPA scores on my resume, even if all of them were in the 90s. Enough said.

[Anonymous]

I think it is funny that some people are hating on the idea of putting your scores on your resume but on your signature you have things like “Passed on the 1st try”

Anyways, I wouldn't put the score on my resume even if I made a 99 on every part. If I received a special award, I would put that down and that can speak for itself. I disagree about receipt grads putting their GPA on the resume. In Texas, you pretty much have to have a good GPA, if you don't put it on your resume, most employers will assume you have a bad GPA. I believe that the GPA can help you get your foot in the door. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how high your GPA is or how high you CPA examine scores are, personality will win in the end. Interviews are not to see how smart you are, they are to see if you are going to fit in the organization as a person, not as a test score.

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