CFA on resume

CFA General
#1

Two questions:

  1. If your name is at the top of your resume, did you choose to put CFA after your name? I want the employer to notice, but I also don’t want to appear arrogant.

  2. Did you choose to list the CFA under education or certifications?

#2

I would yes to both, and it would not be arrogant at all It would actually weird me out to see a charterholder not put CFA after the name

#3

Yep, CFA after your name is both appropriate and a big part of what the effort’s all about.

#4

I put “, CFA” after my name at the top of my resume, but “CFA” is in a font size a few points smaller.

Seems somehow more dignified this way.

If CFA is after your name, I think it’s redundant to also list CFA under education etc.

#5

If you’re applying for jobs where the CFA is relevent then putting the CFA after your name on your resume seems appropriate and very common.

#6

I have CFA after my name and list membership in CFA Institute and NYSSA in my “Memberships” section.

#7

I’d put CFA in both places. Make sure the 'bots scanning applications pick up on it.

#8

Isn’t that a violation to have CFA font smaller than your name?

#9

I think smaller and equal is ok, larger is not ok

#10

thanks for clarification. Now I vaguely remember …smaller being okay.

#11

Ahh…first world problems. Maybe when I pass L3 I’ll start threads like this.

#12

Do you show it in the Education portion of the Resume? Eg.)

CFA Institute, Charlottesville, NC

Chartered Financial Analyst Designation

Or do you just show it in your professional credentials catetgory?

#13

I include CFA Institute in the “Memberships” section of my resume. I know there are plenty of folks who include it in the Education portion though.

#14

charlottesville is VA

#15

That’s right. I guess I wasn’t paying attention when I wrote that and was thinking of Charlotte, NC.