<p>Just wondering if this should appear on my linkedin profile and resume?
Is there circumstances where one would leave it out?
I wonder if it makes me look a little young/naive or something.
I’m asking because my college friends (I’m a recent graduate) seemed to think of it as a funny thing.
Thanks!</p>
<p>Have you had significant experiences or involvement in it? Or have you worked there as some sort of leadership position. I wouldn’t put it if it had just been involved in it in my youth but perhaps if I had a job or something with the girl scouts, but perhaps be very specific so there is no confusion</p>
<p>A friend of Ds earned the Gold award. I imagine she put it on her college apps, but perhaps not a job app.
Although I wonder if Eagle scouts note that on post college applications.</p>
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<p>Earning an Eagle Scout or Girl Scout Gold award is respected by many employers…though I’m not sure about post-college employers.</p>
<p>The US military will give a pay grade/rank increase for enlisted personnel straight out of high school for having those awards. However, that doesn’t apply for folks going the commissioned officer route. </p>
<p>Also, what many may consider childish may not necessarily be. </p>
<p>For instance, I was shocked to find many alums from my public magnet still list our HS on their professional resumes even after 3+ decades in the workforce. And they include folks with elite college undergrad and terminal grad/professional degrees. </p>
<p>@cobrat,</p>
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<p>That’s nothing. There are people on LinkedIn who list their elite junior prep school (middle school).</p>
<p>Definitely put it on your linkedin profile. I probably would leave it off the resume. </p>
<p>Keep it off the resume. It makes it seem like you are desperate to fill space.</p>
<p>Keep the gold award on until you have sufficient experience to take it off. If you have not had significant internships, quality volunteer work or much in the way of paid employment (and not all college grads have these things,) having the gold award on your resume gives you something. It can be an ice-breaker and certainly a point of interest with anyone who shares the accomplishment. However, as a post-college grad, it should be moving off the resume very soon. </p>
<p>There are cases you’d consider putting it back on though. If you are applying for a position in which your Gold Award project was a perfect match, that might be worth noting. If you are applying to the Girl Scouts organization for a paid position or another youth outreach sort of program, showing that you’ve been on the other side can be helpful and a conversation starter. </p>
<p>Does it make you look young? Well sure. Being a recent college grad with little to no experience can make you look young too. </p>
<p>I guess it depends on the job. I tailor my CV to each job I apply to, choosing to highlight my relevant experience that addresses the job’s description.</p>
<p>If the OP is applying for a role that mentors girls, then mentioning GS is important. </p>
<p>I think you should leave Gold or Eagle on your resume until you are in your mid-20’s–and keep it on after that if you serve as a volunteer leader in Scouting. I would not include participation as a youth in Boy or Girl Scouting if you did not get Gold or Eagle.</p>
<p>OP, did you complete the Gold Award Project and receive the Girl Scout Gold Award?</p>
<p>Biographical info about astronauts and presidents will include that they were Eagle Scouts. Eagle Scout is considered a life achievement.</p>
<p>Many people don’t know the term “Gold Award” and that it is the Girl Scout equivalent of the Eagle Scout, the highest award a GS can achieve.</p>
<p>If we reframe the question as “Should I put the Eagle Scout on my resume?” and the answer is yes, then you should definitely put the Gold Award on the resume.</p>
<p>It could just be one line, such as, “Girl Scout Gold Award, highest award in GS, equivalent to Eagle Scout - project area - _________” (5-7 words describing project)"</p>
<p>It could be at the end of the resume, maybe under “Additional information,” so it wouldn’t seem so “desperate to fill space.” It also would be a great conversation starter. </p>
<p>There are A LOT of people who respect and support scouting. If you did earn the Gold, I would definitely include it. You never know, maybe your interviewer/professor was a scout, too. </p>
<p>If you did earn the Gold Award, it might be the one thing that sets you apart and distinguishes you from other people who are also applying for that job. I would definitely include it.</p>
<p>And don’t worry about your college friends thinking it is funny. They must not have been involved in scouting.</p>
<p>I totally agree with @Hunt that I would NOT include GS at all if you didn’t get the Gold Award.</p>
<p>Both being an Eagle boy scout and a Gold girl scout are childhood accomplishments. Only put any adult responsibilities on your resume- being a GS leader would count. Especially as a college grad. btw- I have nephews who got the Eagle scout award but were grunts in the military and have yet to finish any college or other technical degrees or trades. Therefore I am not impressed with this award. Most will not be involved in Boy Scouting as teens- they have other accomplishments that are at least as impressive.</p>
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<p>If one enters the military straight out of high school without any college credits or other enhancement, being an eagle scout or GS winner will enable them to gain a pay-grade increase from E-1 to E-2. </p>
<p>Yes, they’ll still be grunts…but better paid ones than those without the award. </p>
<p>An Eagle scout is significantly more common than a Gold award.
The year Ds friend won the Gold award, there was only one other young woman in the state who had accomplished the same thing.
But the year her brother earned his Eagle scout, there were 7 other boys who had been in the same pack from Cub Scouts, who had accomplished the same goal.
I think if you had room under honors & awards, it could go there.
<a href=“How/where do you put Eagle Scout on your resume? - Parent Cafe - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1480035-how-where-do-you-put-eagle-scout-on-your-resume.html</a>
I agree it might look like you are trying to fill out your resume, but f you * are*, there are worse things to list.</p>
<p>I think it would depend on what else is on your professional resume.</p>
<p>It’s a nice addition to a resume packed with quality post-high school achievements–sort of a good conversation started–especially if you have continued your involvement as a volunteer capacity in your post-high school years.</p>
<p>But, I think including it on a scant resume almost highlights the lack of accomplishments since high school, almost screaming “I haven’t done anything since then…”</p>
<p>If the OP earned the Gold Award, I would include it. Otherwise, I would leave it off.</p>
<p>Eagle Scout and Gold Award are big deals to those who have earned them and to others who have earned them. You never know when an HR person or hiring decision maker may have earned one of these awards and it could make the difference in getting an interview. I would include these awards but not general participation, one line max.</p>
<p>It’s been a few years since they finished their military contracts- now reserves and one to two jobs to make ends meet. Being Eagle scouts in HS did not translate to advantages over peers who were not… </p>
<p>Not everyone who graduates college does equally as well all the other college grads. Success is not guaranteed based on degree or school. Likewise for scouting.</p>
<p>I’m not sure one can make a general statement about other Eagle Scouts or GS Gold based on the experience of one’s nephews.</p>