Interests and activities on CV

[sojourner]

Eeeek errr errm... oh not those kind of group things then

Socialising?

Deffo NOT socialising - it basically means 'I like to get hammered'

 

[pinkmonkey]

Every time I see 'swimming' on a c.v. I think, 'Ha! you didn't know what to put!'

 

[UnderOpenSky]

What about climbing? Does it show a bold pioneering spirt or stupid risk taker?

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Someone I interviewed for a voluntary community post didn't mention she'd done Mountain Rescue because she didn't see how it was relevant to what she'd applied for. I didn't know for ages she'd brought people down from the Cairngorms...of course it was relevant....voluntary, showing commitment, working in a team, cool head in dangerous situations etc etc.

 

[the B]

Every time I see 'swimming' on a c.v. I think, 'Ha! you didn't know what to put!'

Just swimming sure.

But they could be an ex-pro swimmer who did it for their uni/county/country or say in the Commonwealth/Olympic games?

Say they go swimming across the Channel?

 

[Giles]

I used to work with a girl who had a severe fish phobia.

I once witnessed her chuck a perfectly good candidates' c.v. in the bin because they'd written 'Tropical Fish Keeping' as one of their interests.

Seems a tad unfair! The bloke is hardly likely to bring a fish to work to show off around the office, is he?

Giles..

 

[stroober]

Swimming, hillwalking, reading, film & Rugby Union, played for the Tripoli Barbarians rugby team.



Boring i know

 

[D]

what's the job?

 

[shoddysolutions]

Fetish clubs, bukkake, crochet

 

[D]

Fetish clubs, bukkake, crochet

 

[5T3R30TYP3]

i put fighting babylon and spreading justice and righteousness throughout the universe on mine

i am now a high flying city lawyer

heheh

 

[paolo]

In most cases, the hobbies/interests thing is just there to have a "lighter" topic of conversation to round the interview out - i.e. give it a softer end and let someone chat about something they are interested in after the formal questions which can be quite stressful for the interviewee.

I'm guessing I've done 50 or so interviews in my time and the only time I'd take that bit into account is if the candidate had nothing to talk about.

 

[isvicthere?]

My "miscellaneous" section (as I call it) is almost as long and infinitely more interesting than my "main" section.

 

[Streathamite]

the 'interests' section is there to give the interviewer some idea of 'you, the person'; same as the 'personal profile' wanky bit at the front'.
don't go OTT
3 short sentences, please.
if you're gonna bullshit, make it credible.
put all sporting/cultural 'honours' (county caps, am-dram stuff, DofE etc)

 

[Streathamite]

Eeeek errr errm... oh not those kind of group things then

Socialising?

cultural interests etc

 

[zenie]

the 'interests' section is there to give the interviewer some idea of 'you, the person'; same as the 'personal profile' wanky bit at the front'.
don't go OTT
3 short sentences, please.
if you're gonna bullshit, make it credible.
put all sporting/cultural 'honours' (county caps, am-dram stuff, DofE etc)

Oh no I haven't put one of those wanky profiles in.

Should I?

D the job is just general office Admin/Cuistomer Services/secretarial shite that I know I can do standing on my head. Then once I'm settled I can start 'phase 2 of the masterplan' ha ha ha (evil cackle)

 

[Streathamite]

for that job, profile not needed. for bigger and better, possibly/probably.
zenie, do you need/want my help in bashing your CV together, or general advice? I'll PM you my details.

 

[zenie]

for that job, profile not needed. for bigger and better, possibly/probably.
zenie, do you need/want my help in bashing your CV together, or general advice? I'll PM you my details.

replied and yeh I'll forward it to you for 'approval'

Fankyoo