Personal Interest & Hobby

lisaam · 21st July 2009, 03:37 PM

Has a particular personal interest/Hobby ever helped anyone on a CV or an interview? I don't know much detail I should include on this, I've known people who have gone for interviews and were mostly asked about some experience not really related to the job. Could this be an advantage & does anyone have any experience of this?
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Deepti Mishra · 23rd July 2011, 05:59 PM

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Has a particular personal interest/Hobby ever helped anyone on a CV or an interview?

Yes, its help to show your desire that how much you can do for your interest/hobby. Its make positive impression on interviewer. When i had gone for my first interview, interviewer saw in my resume and asked "What is your hobby ?" i explained it briefly and they really impressed.

AWE · 22nd August 2011, 07:25 PM

Personally - I would include something on your CV about your hobbies but I would keep it down to two small things.

I generally run to the rule of having 2 pages on my CV and then two lines on my hobby.

It's worth mentioning that you should actually know something about your hobby too. I once put on my CV that I was a big fan of restaurants. My interviewer was also a big fan of restaurants and it turned out that my favourite restaurant was where he actually got married a few years before. The conversation we had about restuarants was probably what secured me my job in the end - so it's definitely worth remembering!

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makecooler · 5th November 2011, 03:42 PM

They wanted to know more about you generally questions like "tell me about yourself?" is been asked to see how you express yourself.

Deepti Mishra · 30th November 2011, 05:13 PM

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They wanted to know more about you generally questions like "tell me about yourself?" is been asked to see how you express yourself.

A CV is Enough to know more..they just check your communication skills..

samdackson · 1st December 2011, 03:57 PM

hi friends
I think, People should have complete information about their hobbies and interest before adding them into their resume.

amilyjoe · 28th February 2012, 01:49 PM

Personal hobby and interest should be one that show your strength as such put your image either active, intelligent or multitasker. But your hobbies should not be more then 3 or 4.
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22nd August 2011, 07:25 PM	#3
AWE Junior Member Member Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2 Country:	Personally - I would include something on your CV about your hobbies but I would keep it down to two small things. I generally run to the rule of having 2 pages on my CV and then two lines on my hobby. It's worth mentioning that you should actually know something about your hobby too. I once put on my CV that I was a big fan of restaurants. My interviewer was also a big fan of restaurants and it turned out that my favourite restaurant was where he actually got married a few years before. The conversation we had about restuarants was probably what secured me my job in the end - so it's definitely worth remembering! Dosing Tanks Chemical Tanks Tanks and Bunds

5th November 2011, 03:42 PM	#4
makecooler Junior Member Member Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 7 Country:	They wanted to know more about you generally questions like "tell me about yourself?" is been asked to see how you express yourself.

1st December 2011, 03:57 PM	#6
samdackson Junior Member Member Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 3 Country:	hi friends I think, People should have complete information about their hobbies and interest before adding them into their resume.

28th February 2012, 01:49 PM	#7
amilyjoe Junior Member Member Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 14 Country:	Personal hobby and interest should be one that show your strength as such put your image either active, intelligent or multitasker. But your hobbies should not be more then 3 or 4. --------- life insurance companies \| whole life insurance quotes