| Well you have probably guessed that putting down a | | | | slightly obsessive however if the job is Monday |
| hobby on your CV like Training Your Pet Dog To | | | | through Friday and work at the office it's worth |
| Tango would not be a great start unless of course it | | | | remembering that some companies might pick up on |
| was a job for a circus or television talent show. In this | | | | this and find it a risk. Also the so called dangerous or |
| case it would be absolutely, the right course of action | | | | demanding sports could sometimes have a negative |
| but I think that we would be safe in assuming for most | | | | impact so consider whether inclusion would be |
| of us this would not add any value. Being the second | | | | appropriate. My advice would be in certain cases |
| half of the Dangerous Brothers or diving into six inches | | | | consider not mentioning them. Consider what hobbies |
| of water from 35 meters might get you noticed - but | | | | and interests you might like to see if you were |
| again for all the wrong reasons. | | | | interviewing an applicant. |
| Hobbies are interesting and a necessary inclusion for | | | | If it's a loner companies are looking for then cross |
| any CV. When I worked as a recruiter I remember | | | | country skiing could be good, walking could be good, |
| seeing a CV which listed under hobbies/interests - | | | | solo gliding could work. If it's to join a team think about |
| Taking my pet dog Sheba for a drive in my Volvo. | | | | adding team activities, football, netball, rugby and such |
| Let's be honest it was 100% easy to remember after | | | | like. |
| all these years but in our company it never managed | | | | The bottom line is that matching your hobbies in your |
| to influence our team to place that particular person. | | | | CV is a skill in itself, remember in this case one size |
| We did look for team work, we did look for sporting | | | | does not fit all and sometimes you have to adjust your |
| activities and personal development and we did look | | | | CV so that everyone that reviews your CV can |
| for a well balanced person. We also matched the type | | | | resonate with you and will confirm in their own mind |
| of job to the personality of the CV - interests and | | | | that you are the perfect match. Taking just a few |
| hobbies was a good place to look! | | | | minutes to review your CV will pay dividends and I |
| When it comes to obsessive sportspeople it might be | | | | strongly believe will add significant value to any of your |
| worth considering a CV that states - Haven't missed | | | | job searches. Remember also that The Dangerous |
| an away game of football in fifteen years - as being | | | | Brothers are probably still unemployed! |
