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student government resume puffing

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If you were reviewing resumes and some folks had student government experience and others didn't, how would you factor that into your selection of a candidate?
 
It's a bonus imo, but not significant. It could be the tie breaker between otherwise equal candidates.
 
Negatively. Student government is a way to bell the cat and make frat kids feel useful while being universally scorned by the rest of the student body.
 
Anyone involved in government is automatically stupid and incompetent. A person involved in student government is even worse. Everyone knows this.
 
It shows that the person is willing taking the initiative to get things done. It's about equal with being on a sports team or involved in a lot of clubs as far as how much it helps your apps.
 
Originally posted by: Savij
It shows that the person is willing taking the initiative to get things done. It's about equal with being on a sports team or involved in a lot of clubs as far as how much it helps your apps.
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Where did you go to school that you ever saw student government "get things done?"
 
Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Originally posted by: Savij
It shows that the person is willing taking the initiative to get things done. It's about equal with being on a sports team or involved in a lot of clubs as far as how much it helps your apps.
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Where did you go to school that you ever saw student government "get things done?"
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Getting things done didn't mean the student government did anything. I was talking about the kid having the initiative to the the "vote for me" posters done.
 
Usually translates to "Polisci major with no marketable skills".

Never had a resume with that come my way, most people in financial services didn't have the time to fuck around in undergrad.
 
It's a popularity contest.

The newly elected president of my college has been going here for seven years now. (Its a 2 year college...)
 
A lot of the better students I know don't have time for SGA. It's time intensive and is mostly pandering in my experience.
 
Originally posted by: halik
Usually translates to "Polisci major with no marketable skills".

Never had a resume with that come my way, most people in financial services didn't have the time to fuck around in undergrad.
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Depends on the University.

Where I am at, where 20% of the students are in frats/sororities, the Greeks control Student government. The majority of our student government is greek. They are a bunch of morons who proposed a $7.5million lesuire pool. Of course it passed and is almost done being built, but again its because there are a large number of greeks and no else bother to vote in student elections.

The only position that should mean anything on a resume, is student body president. At major universities, they do a lot of rubbing elbows/networking.
 
I would completely ignore it. If 2 people had equal skills, I'd suggest interviewing both as opposed to using "student government" as some sort of tiebreaker.
 
Originally posted by: halik
Usually translates to "Polisci major with no marketable skills".

Never had a resume with that come my way, most people in financial services didn't have the time to fuck around in undergrad.
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<---- Former Poli-Sci Student Assoc. Secretary/Treasurer


:laugh:
 
I'd ignore it as I do all activities that candidates choose to put on their resume. I look at job experience, skills and education.
 
Back when I used to hire people - for a tech job it would be a negative, a deal-breaker. Wrong kind of person for a tech position.

For management, it's a lot more normal. Frankly, it would matter how they presented it - if they could spin it into something interesting and useful, it would be a plus.

For someone fresh out of school with not much to put on a resume, I'd laugh and pass it around the office for a chuckle, like the resumes with "fried chicken eating expert" and "skilled at talking to persons of other races".
 
Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
Negatively. Student government is a way to bell the cat and make frat kids feel useful while being universally scorned by the rest of the student body.
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That sums up my student government in college. We had someone not in the Greek system win the election for president of the the SGA and the election board (all greeks) disqualified him as soon as the election ended.

Actually, the guy filed a lawsuit and got the news involved. He won in the end.
 
I view it negatively. People who desire positions of power and authority are the least worthy of them.

That's a fancy way of saying any person that I've ever known that has participated in student government is a total douchebag with no real skills or experience.
 
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