[The Hangout Thread]

[S.Peelman]

JWeinCom said:

BasilZero said:

You actually have a Hobbies section for your resume?

It's honestly not a terrible idea depending on what work you're going into. I put stand up comedy on my resume, even though it was more of a hobby than a career, and that's what potential employers always want to talk about first. Forming a little personal bond with the interviewer is never a bad thing. The job I got recently I talked about football and cheesesteaks during the interview (it was in Philadelphia). 

So these things can help, although generally you want to get your resume onto one page, and if you have time to talk about your hobbies, depending on your age and the level of the position, it might make it appear that you don't have enough work stuff to fill out the resume. But, if you wind up interviewing with someone who likes videogames, can be helpful.

Exactly. Anything to avoid actually having to talk about why you are there. Answering “Because I need money, and this was the least worst thing to get it” to the question of what motivates you probably isn’t going to fly, even if that is the truth.