Part Time Investors- do you put it on your resume and Linkedin?

[John Ma]

Hey guys, I started updating my LinkedIn profile last night and it got me thinking how I view my investment endeavors. I want to see how other investors treat this.

First off, like many people here, I have a day job. I am an Engineer. So as you can imagine, my resume is gear towards my Engineering career and will be written so that it can help me get me to the next level in this coorperate rat-race.

I always thought it was a good idea to just add in a real simple entry for my real estate investments under a "Side Hobby" or "Extracurricular" label just to let whoever is reading know what types of stuff I am doing outside of work. As i started describing what I do as an investor, I realized that my entrepreneurial endeavors is starting to sound as serious as my engineering experience. In fact, from a management stand point, it does look more impressive than my engineering experience.

At that point, I decided to change my resume/ LinkedIn format. It is now in a way where my real estate investing is labeled as "Experience", right next to my Engineering experience as it is another job I have, and have two careers.

What do you guys think of this? On one had it may be advantageous to let possible recruiters know some serious stuff I'm involved in out side of work and how that can be translated into my day career for a bigger opportunity. However, on the other hand I can see hiring managers can be turned off by it as it can seem like I am trying quit my day job and pursue entrepreneurship.

What is everyone else's thoughts on this?