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ryanbis · 11-08-2006, 09:46 PM

thatbiggbadwolfy: "Wrong. NOT ONLY do banks want SAT scores, they request it."

ryanbis: "There are some firms out there that are interested in your SATs, but they will certainly ask for it."

I believe that I clearly acknowledged that some firms do look at SAT scores--they are, however, in the minority. Additionally, if you read the thread to which I linked, Alexandre indicates that his experience with Goldman Sachs was different from your experience.

"All the supplemental applications I have filled out for ibanks/asset management firms/boutiques asked for SAT I. It's also something all online career applications request (Monster, HotJobs, Internal HR)."

I was speaking about resumes--not supplemental applications. All of the firms I applied to out of college required me to fill out an online application and they did request my SAT scores. As I indicated before, though, none of them actually used the scores in making a decision. There's a significant difference between including your SATs on your resume and including them on a boilerplate application that HR will most likely never look at.

If your firm requests it, or it seems to be commonplace in the industry, then by all means include your SATs on your resume. For the vast majority of people, however, that will not be the case.

"Trust me."

Haha.

"To the above poster: I disagree. If you went to a prestigious/top tier high school, you definitely should list it. You didn't go through grade deflation for nothing."

What relevance does high school grade deflation have on applying for a job in college? You worked hard in high school so that you could get into a good college--that's it. What you did in high school is not going to help you get a job after college. I can't imagine being in my 20s and talking to recruiters about how challenging my high school was. You should have much more important things to talk about. You only have one page to work with on your resume--hopefully you've moved on from high school and have more relevant things to include.

11-08-2006, 09:46 PM	#15
ryanbis Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brighton, MA Threads: 4 Posts: 829	thatbiggbadwolfy: "Wrong. NOT ONLY do banks want SAT scores, they request it." ryanbis: "There are some firms out there that are interested in your SATs, but they will certainly ask for it." I believe that I clearly acknowledged that some firms do look at SAT scores--they are, however, in the minority. Additionally, if you read the thread to which I linked, Alexandre indicates that his experience with Goldman Sachs was different from your experience. "All the supplemental applications I have filled out for ibanks/asset management firms/boutiques asked for SAT I. It's also something all online career applications request (Monster, HotJobs, Internal HR)." I was speaking about resumes--not supplemental applications. All of the firms I applied to out of college required me to fill out an online application and they did request my SAT scores. As I indicated before, though, none of them actually used the scores in making a decision. There's a significant difference between including your SATs on your resume and including them on a boilerplate application that HR will most likely never look at. If your firm requests it, or it seems to be commonplace in the industry, then by all means include your SATs on your resume. For the vast majority of people, however, that will not be the case. "Trust me." Haha. "To the above poster: I disagree. If you went to a prestigious/top tier high school, you definitely should list it. You didn't go through grade deflation for nothing." What relevance does high school grade deflation have on applying for a job in college? You worked hard in high school so that you could get into a good college--that's it. What you did in high school is not going to help you get a job after college. I can't imagine being in my 20s and talking to recruiters about how challenging my high school was. You should have much more important things to talk about. You only have one page to work with on your resume--hopefully you've moved on from high school and have more relevant things to include. Last edited by ryanbis : 11-08-2006 at 09:58 PM.