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Should i write down a degree on my cv if it isnt related to the job?

  • 08-09-2010 5:39am
    #1
    ash2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 179 ✭✭


    Hi

    looking for a bit of advice please.
    I havent worked in nearly 2 years due to the recession. However, i have been studying for a psychology degree (distance learning course, part time).

    On my cv, im debating whether i should write down about my psych degree. Im not yet qualified to do anything in psychology, so im applying for computer-related jobs (tech support mainly) as this is what my previous degree and work experience is in. If i dont put it down that ive been studying psych, then it looks like ive been doing nothing for nearly 2 years. This may not be so bad if i was applying to jobs in Ireland where employers are well aware of the recession, but ive just moved to Canada where they didnt take such a hit and who knows if any potential employer will even be aware of the difficulties experienced in Ireland.

    On the other hand, if i do put my psych degree down on my cv, any potential employer may think that im just stopping by for a bit until i get my degree. My work history would back this up as ive never been in any job for very long (however i have pretty legitimate reasons for this).

    Been running through both scenarios in my head and i still dont know what to do? :confused: Any advice welcome

    thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Absolutely, 100% put it down, especially since you already have a qualification in that field, plus work experience.

    I've worked with people in IT who have had many different types of qualifications. One guy even had a PhD in History, yet worked in server support.

    It shows that you are willing to learn and broaden your horizons.


  • #3
    qwytre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 409 ✭✭qwytre


    100% yes. A degree is about the ability to learn as much as it is about the subject matter.


  • #4
    felderkirk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭felderkirk


    I'd write it down definitely - it's an impressive achievement and why shouldn't you brag about it?! It shows that you've got dedication and application, while it also highlights what you've actually been doing with your time. I recall going for interview in a design place before and I had written nothing down for what I'd done in the year 1999. I told the interviewer that I'd been travelling for the year and she said "I had to ask - for all I know, you could have been in jail..."

    Graceless bint.


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