if i have technical skills as a computer science major (java, python, etc.) should i include them on my resume? i feel like i heard dean z say in a podcast that she doesn't want to see those since they are not relevant to law school, but i just wanted to double check.
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This is one of those times when I'm going to agree with Dean Z!
If I were reading your resume in order to hire you for a web programming job, I would want to know whether you knew Java, Python, etc. But I'm not reading your resume for that purpose. From an admissions standpoint, I'm reading it to get a sense of your timeline, what you've done, your background, etc. So a Skills section just kinda takes up space.
Now an Interests section on the other hand is always helpful. It gives me a sense of your personality and hobbies which is always a nice thing!
if you have the space it does not hurt as mentioned, but if maybe it does cram up your skills section, and you have some that could be more applicable to law school, you can pick those over the technical ones!
I didn’t bc I didn’t have space but maybe if you do a skills and interests section at the end, they can go there! Would just recommend not using prime real estate (beginning of the resume) on it
@02kimask that said, I didn’t feel like the admissions committee was missing out on anything by not seeing mine…