awards on resumes Forum

[pacifica]

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Thanks for all the advice.

[20130312]

Absolutely, you need to distinguish your awards in this manner. I wouldn't consider it bad taste at all. Then again, I'm a business person, so... grain of salt.

[AntipodeanPhil]

For some awards, the money is peripheral - it's the award itself that matters (like a university teaching award, for example); for other awards, it is the money that matters - the amount of money indicates or determines the significance of the award. I think it would only be inappropriate to list the dollar amounts for the former.

For a research grant, the money is what really matters, so list the amount.

[03121202698008]

For some awards, the money is peripheral - it's the award itself that matters (like a university teaching award, for example); for other awards, it is the money that matters - the amount of money indicates or determines the significance of the award. I think it would only be inappropriate to list the dollar amounts for the former.

For a research grant, the money is what really matters, so list the amount.

You mean the latter?

[Aeroneous]

For some awards, the money is peripheral - it's the award itself that matters (like a university teaching award, for example); for other awards, it is the money that matters - the amount of money indicates or determines the significance of the award. I think it would only be inappropriate to list the dollar amounts for the former.

For a research grant, the money is what really matters, so list the amount.

You mean the latter?

The way I read it, I think the former would be correct.

[AntipodeanPhil]

The way I read it, I think the former would be correct.

Indeed. There is a negation that confuses things - I probably could have better phrased that sentence!

[Dany]

Just explain the awards without monetary values. It's perfectly acceptable to list an award then describe what it is. I think the exception might be if you got a $20,000 grant to pursue something specific, but if it was like a $400 check, listing the amount would look tacky. I don't think it's a huge deal either way, but I would definitely err on the side of not including dollar amounts, save for research grants.