How to Denote Incoming Full-time Job on Resume?

Question

I graduated from an undergraduate program in December 2014. I am applying to deferred admission programs for full-time MBA, such as Harvard 2+2. I am applying to Round 3, with a deadline of April 1.

I am starting full-time work in mid-March at a company with a fair reputation, and I would like to include this experience on my resume. However, I will not have accumulated enough experience from my start date until the application deadline to write bullet points about it. Thus far, my resume looks like this:

Full-Time Company , Expected March 2015
Job Title

Summer Internship 1 , May 2014-Aug 2014
Job Title
-Bullet point 1
-Bullet point 2
-Bullet point 3

Summer Internship 2 , May 2013-Aug 2013
Job Title
-Bullet point 1
-Bullet point 2

Is it very awkward for me to write it like this, with no bullet points whatsoever? Or is there a better way for me to indicate my incoming work experience?

Thank you.

ShoeBunny · Answer

What's the rush?

cgottuso · Answer

What are you going to include under responsibilities/impact? You've not yet made any contributions so will you just copy and paste the job description?

kareru · Answer

Yes, that is the nature of my question. Since I wouldn't have made any contributions at that point, I was intending to simply omit any bullet points for that position.

I want to include this position on my resume because it is fairly reputable, and it could indicate my abilities for having secured a position with them.

kareru · Answer

For deferred admissions, you mean? I strongly believe that an MBA will help me in the future, and I believe that I have strong credentials to apply. I don't think there's much to lose by applying.

ShoeBunny · Answer

Fair enough.

Maybe instead of "expected," write "beginning." Personally when I read "expected," I assume it isn't certain. This sounds like you expect to start the job, but haven't signed anything ensuring that you actually will start at that point. And after you've submitted, but before their decision deadline, you ought to update the Adcom with any details pertaining to the job. What the role entails, what your responsibilities have been since starting, and so on.

The main reason why I asked, what's the rush, is that if you're already thinking you'd start an MBA program in a year or two, why not work, and submit applications later this year or next year? You'll have more time to think things through and build stronger applications. By applying in R3 of this year, so don't even have a current supervisor to talk about your credentials.

kareru · Answer

Thank you for your advice! Especially the part about updating the Adcom.

The reason why I wanted to do application this year is because these deferred admissions programs are eligible only to college seniors. (Even though I graduated early, I checked that I am still eligible.)

Although I don't have a current supervisor, I intended to get a recommendation from one of my professors and also from my supervisor from my internship this past summer. Do you think that will be ok?

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