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How many of you have nothing "fancy" to fill for this field? I have a couple of work related recognitions but nothing more than that...anyone else face the same problem? :)
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I've had the same issue. Some awards in college, but none in work. My work experience has been for smaller companies that don't really have an award structure, so there's nothing of note other than raises or promotions.
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I only have a couple from school and a couple from work...
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Absolutely nothing ... :-( I hope that doesn't play a big role...
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i actually have quite a few from work that came with some $$$. i put down the more meaningful ones. i had a bunch of academic honors from school, but they were all just about getting good grades.
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I had nothing.... instead of leaving it blank, I put down deans list.

Better than nothing.
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I agree deans lists, cum laude, anything like that can help fill up blanks. I had some merit scholarships but they didnt renew so I made sure to write that since I didnt want them to think I lost them (thats a bad sign).

Going to a military college I had a chest full of ribbons and awards but I dont think that schools would care that I as the cadet of the month several times, or had good conduct all 8 semesters (no demerits), or my squad was two time marching champions. I have friends who work at companies that hand out awards on a continuous basis as a means of keeping moral up. Basically you get the good parking space for a month or something, a 100 dollar bonus and a fancy piece of paper. However, everyone gets them on occasion and the find reasons to give them to people...Still I think more companies are NOT like that so dont worry about it.

I should have used that I had the third highest licensing exam score in the nation the year I graduated but I dont know if there is anyway to validate that other than a 5 year old piece of paper I have in a file, so I didnt want to use that and be thought of as a liar.
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I agree deans lists, cum laude, anything like that can help fill up blanks. I had some merit scholarships but they didnt renew so I made sure to write that since I didnt want them to think I lost them (thats a bad sign).

Going to a military college I had a chest full of ribbons and awards but I dont think that schools would care that I as the cadet of the month several times, or had good conduct all 8 semesters (no demerits), or my squad was two time marching champions. I have friends who work at companies that hand out awards on a continuous basis as a means of keeping moral up. Basically you get the good parking space for a month or something, a 100 dollar bonus and a fancy piece of paper. However, everyone gets them on occasion and the find reasons to give them to people...Still I think more companies are NOT like that so dont worry about it.

I should have used that I had the third highest licensing exam score in the nation the year I graduated but I dont know if there is anyway to validate that other than a 5 year old piece of paper I have in a file, so I didnt want to use that and be thought of as a liar.
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don't discount the miliatary stuff. the adcoms eat that up. you all get points for doing weird jobs (one friend here used to disarm bombs) and for being rockin' leaders.