Timeline for Should I put that I am a Day Trader on my resume?
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| Sep 26, 2017 at 5:50 | vote | accept | NuWin | ||
| Sep 24, 2017 at 23:10 | comment | added | Raven | @NuWin Analytics sounds relevant enough to me. I just mentioned finance / marketing because that's what comes to my mind when I think 'trading'. | |
| Sep 24, 2017 at 22:49 | comment | added | Dan Is Fiddling By Firelight | IF you didn't have a day job and were supporting yourself via day trading it was a full time job; and as your most recent employment absolutely belongs on your resume. You will OFC need to be prepared to discuss why you're changing careers. | |
| Sep 24, 2017 at 22:47 | comment | added | Dan Is Fiddling By Firelight | At the hobby level it'd also be relevant if applying for a job in the parts of the financial industry because it shows interest in the area of business and indicates that you already have a lot of domain knowledge and should be able to ramp up faster. | |
| Sep 24, 2017 at 22:47 | comment | added | NuWin | the organization I want to be apart of accepts a broad range of academic fields however the position I am applying for has very little to do with finance. I believe analytical skills are imperative though. So in short, do not put day trading on my resume but explain the gap? | |
| Sep 24, 2017 at 22:38 | history | answered | Raven | CC BY-SA 3.0 |