Including community service unrelated to your graduate program on your CV is advisable, though it should be positioned lower in an "activities" section. The relevance of the experience depends on the job you are applying for; for instance, tutoring Chinese may not be pertinent for engineering or accounting roles. Ultimately, the decision should reflect how you perceive the connection between your resume and the job requirements.
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Penemonie said:I have some community service experience but not very long in duration and is not related to my graduate direction (eg. I was tutoring Chinese for a semester). Should I still include it?
That makes sense. These service experiences don't really relate to the graduate programs I am studying. I will just move them to the last section as Dishsoap suggested.symbolipoint said:This depends on how you believe your resume or CV relates to any job for which you apply. Would you list that activity on the CV if you are sending your CV to be an engineer or accountant for a company who manufactures products using materials imported from China?