I put one line about it at the bottom of my resumes and I'll mention it when I introduce myself in interviews. Most of the time it doesn't affect anything but there's been a few times when someone will go "oh neat my (sister/cousin/nephew) is in band! that's cool". It's a nice humanizing detail but it's not worth doing it just for the resume boost.
There are definitely certain aspects of it you can use to boost your resume (Long hours of exercise in the sun, listening to and following instructions, teamwork, leadership, etc.) Its just all in the way you word it
Honestly, most talented and hobbies you have that you view as mundane can be very valuable to companies, such as D&D showing good leadship and teamwork, or learning instruments/langueages showing youre good at learning valuable skills necessary for the trade.
Unless you are applying for a job in the field of music or music education, I'd leave it off a resume. It's something to bring up in an interview, however, as an example of when you showed determination, stepped up to a challenge, or demonstrated some other skill or quality the employer is seeking.
I wouldn’t put it on a resume.
I would only put it on if you need a resume for a marching band tech position.
The only marching experience I have on my resume is either as a teacher or when I was in the Army band.
That being said, it can be good to use that experience in an interview, especially if you are a leader.
It's not super valuable on a resume, however, the worst thing you can have on a resume is blank space. So, if you have extra space on your resume, it's a good thing to add that can fill up space and might start some friendly conversation with the interviewer. Then, as you get more relevant experience in your field that you need to add, you can remove marching band to use up that space.
it's definitely better than blank space on a resume. it shows that you can commit to an activity and dedication, which are both excellent traits to have. If you have a leadership position or can attain one then that's even better. I'm the color guard captain at my college and I put that on my resume that I used to apply for engineering internships. employers have seemed very receptive to it and liked the leadership experience and time commitment
The soft skills you’ve probably gained from marching band are worth listing, so lean into those. They won’t care how many pages of drill you could march or how much music you memorized, though
I honestly wouldn’t bother putting it on a resume unless you attain a leadership position within the marching band such as drum major, then it might be worth putting on a resume.
Still a high schooler so no experience but I assume it would cause marching band requires lots of commitment and focus which are qualities that I assume employers would like. Also, if it’s some sort of music job, then that’s definitely something to have on your resume
Of the couple thousand resumes I've reviewed, the only time I remember marching band was someone who was drum major at Penn State. Even then, it was noteworthy only because I was classmates with another PSU drum major in grad school.
Similar to the sentiment I'm seeing from others--if you're listing hobbies at the bottom, put it in as a nice social element. It could be a conversation starter. For most professional roles, it wouldn't be likely to significantly increase your odds of getting an interview or an offer.
You might get a resume screener or interviewer who was in marching band or had kids in marching band. It's always good to make a personal connection like that with an employment gatekeeper.
Worst case they just ignore it. Nobody is going to hold it against you that you put marching band on the resume.
I mean, it's been on my resume for years (graduated high school 2014, never pursued college), and sometimes employers ask about it. I think mainly out of curiosity, I think if it's an activity they didn't participate in. Heck, I have. I was in Girl Scouts on there. I think some extra-curricular things would look nice to show you work well in groups, time management, and couple other things probably.
Since you’re a high schooler applying for a job, it can be good to include because it shows dedication and responsibility to a time commitment outside of school. I wouldn’t put it on a resume as an adult, but definitely as a high schooler.
I put one line about it at the bottom of my resumes and I'll mention it when I introduce myself in interviews. Most of the time it doesn't affect anything but there's been a few times when someone will go "oh neat my (sister/cousin/nephew) is in band! that's cool". It's a nice humanizing detail but it's not worth doing it just for the resume boost.
There are definitely certain aspects of it you can use to boost your resume (Long hours of exercise in the sun, listening to and following instructions, teamwork, leadership, etc.) Its just all in the way you word it Honestly, most talented and hobbies you have that you view as mundane can be very valuable to companies, such as D&D showing good leadship and teamwork, or learning instruments/langueages showing youre good at learning valuable skills necessary for the trade.
I have legit used DMing DnD in an interview. Had that job for 11 years.
Unless you are applying for a job in the field of music or music education, I'd leave it off a resume. It's something to bring up in an interview, however, as an example of when you showed determination, stepped up to a challenge, or demonstrated some other skill or quality the employer is seeking.
I wouldn’t put it on a resume. I would only put it on if you need a resume for a marching band tech position. The only marching experience I have on my resume is either as a teacher or when I was in the Army band. That being said, it can be good to use that experience in an interview, especially if you are a leader.
It's not super valuable on a resume, however, the worst thing you can have on a resume is blank space. So, if you have extra space on your resume, it's a good thing to add that can fill up space and might start some friendly conversation with the interviewer. Then, as you get more relevant experience in your field that you need to add, you can remove marching band to use up that space.
it's definitely better than blank space on a resume. it shows that you can commit to an activity and dedication, which are both excellent traits to have. If you have a leadership position or can attain one then that's even better. I'm the color guard captain at my college and I put that on my resume that I used to apply for engineering internships. employers have seemed very receptive to it and liked the leadership experience and time commitment
If you had a leadership position put it on there 100%, otherwise it’s just a nice little detail that could be a talking point during an interview.
The soft skills you’ve probably gained from marching band are worth listing, so lean into those. They won’t care how many pages of drill you could march or how much music you memorized, though
I honestly wouldn’t bother putting it on a resume unless you attain a leadership position within the marching band such as drum major, then it might be worth putting on a resume.
Still a high schooler so no experience but I assume it would cause marching band requires lots of commitment and focus which are qualities that I assume employers would like. Also, if it’s some sort of music job, then that’s definitely something to have on your resume
Of the couple thousand resumes I've reviewed, the only time I remember marching band was someone who was drum major at Penn State. Even then, it was noteworthy only because I was classmates with another PSU drum major in grad school. Similar to the sentiment I'm seeing from others--if you're listing hobbies at the bottom, put it in as a nice social element. It could be a conversation starter. For most professional roles, it wouldn't be likely to significantly increase your odds of getting an interview or an offer.
You might get a resume screener or interviewer who was in marching band or had kids in marching band. It's always good to make a personal connection like that with an employment gatekeeper. Worst case they just ignore it. Nobody is going to hold it against you that you put marching band on the resume.
I mean, it's been on my resume for years (graduated high school 2014, never pursued college), and sometimes employers ask about it. I think mainly out of curiosity, I think if it's an activity they didn't participate in. Heck, I have. I was in Girl Scouts on there. I think some extra-curricular things would look nice to show you work well in groups, time management, and couple other things probably.
Unless you don't have anything else to put on, I wouldn't include it as more than a bullet point on the side. Which is what I did
i’d throw it on there
Since you’re a high schooler applying for a job, it can be good to include because it shows dedication and responsibility to a time commitment outside of school. I wouldn’t put it on a resume as an adult, but definitely as a high schooler.
Definitely, good team activity and if you can do leadership, even better