One of the most underutilized
sections of a resume
is Interests and Hobbies,
that section stuck
at the end of the document
which many of us
think of as filler.
It isn’t.
One of my buddies,
competing against hundreds of grads
straight out of college,
landed the single spot
at a Fortune 500 company
because he touted his skills
with a yo-yo in the Interests And Hobbies section.
Yes, he had all the other skills
they were looking for
but so did hundreds of other candidates.
Turns out the manager also had an interest
in the yo-yo.
Yesterday,
I heard that an interviewing manager
simply HAD to meet a candidate
based on her Interests And Hobbies section.
The candidate filled it with silliness,
the creme de la creme being
“Eating Cheese Bagels”
as one of the lines.
Yes, once again,
the candidate filled all the other requirements
but so did hundreds of other candidates.
The manager feels that
if her unique Interests And Hobbies section
is due to her sense of humor,
then she is a person
he’d like to work with.
Interests And Hobbies
can set you apart from other candidates.
Use this section to your advantage.