Robin Mount, director of the Office of Career Services, says that she believes having Dorm Crew on a resume might prove advantageous for certain professions. Library jobs, for example, might help students land a research position, while Dorm Crew might help with more hands on occupations—like medicine or banking, she says.

“The fact that someone is willing to roll up his or her sleeves has a particular appeal,” Mount says. “I think it shows stick-to-itiveness, in medical school, for example, you will not be in glamorous situations.”

Jonathan R. Murrow ’97 says his experience as a Dorm Crew captain helps him motivate residents at the Medical College of Georgia, where he works as a professor and practitioner of cardiology.

In a conversation with Wolfreys at the time he was starting his residency, Murrow said that after a spring cleanup experience, he was not worried about long hours—he had already completed one of “the most difficult tasks he would ever do,” says Wolfreys.

“I will definitely put Dorm Crew on my resume to show my organization skills and leadership,” Cen says. “It also shows the ability to give and take criticism—people at Harvard sometimes have an issue with that.”

“The prospect of being told to clean a toilet strikes people differently,” Cen says.

—Staff writer Jillian K. Kushner can be reached at kushner@fas.harvard.edu.

CORRECTION

An earlier version of the Oct. 29 article "Dorm Crew Imparts Practical Benefits" incorrectly stated that Duncan F. Moore ’11 earned $3,500 in two weeks of Spring Cleanup. In fact, Moore earned that sums over four weeks of Spring Cleanup.