{"id":3781,"date":"2014-11-20T17:51:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T12:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-imarticus.kinsta.cloud\/?p=3781"},"modified":"2021-02-25T11:41:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T11:41:12","slug":"what-hobbies-should-i-put-in-my-cv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/what-hobbies-should-i-put-in-my-cv\/","title":{"rendered":"What Hobbies Should I Put in My CV?"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the last Imarticus Interview Prep sessions<\/a><\/strong>, a student asked me a question- \u2018What hobbies should I put in my CV?\u2019 He was distraught because he had put tennis as his hobby and had been unable to answer who won the last French Open. He didn\u2019t get the job and wonders if this could have been the problem because everything else had gone so well.<\/p>\n

Hobbies are tricky- not putting in any makes you look like a bore yet putting down something you know little about can ruin your chances of a getting a job, primarily because everything else in your resume will be questioned as well. So what\u2019s to be done?<\/p>\n

First let\u2019s look at why we put the troublesome section in there at all. The \u2018vitae\u2019 curriculum vitae stands for life and this section, to some extent, gives you an opportunity to show that you have a life outside work. It helps an employer see that you can fit into various social situations, that you understand winning and losing or creating something from scratch.<\/p>\n

A sports enthusiast comes across as both competitive and a team player especially if he\/she is part of a local club. Hobbies are even more critical in client service businesses where relationships need to be fostered. It\u2019s not for nothing they say that golfing is the networking game. But you can\u2019t put \u2018Golfing\u2019 in just because you spent an afternoon at the driving range with your uncle.<\/p>\n

The reality of the matter is few of us have real hobbies. We spend far too much time working or surfing the Internet and spending time on social media. Time that would have otherwise been spent with a book, a musical instrument or even sport is spent navigating traffic or checking Facebook. So what do we do? We make things up, things that most people say; reading, watching movies and sometimes even jogging.<\/p>\n

So many interviews go like this? Students make the mistake of putting in cricket and get stuck when they\u2019re asked whom they play for, where they play and when they last hit the ball. They usually follow up with – \u2018I prefer watching Sir.\u2019 The next question is- Tell me something about your favorite bowler and why? The end. Everyone watches cricket, not everyone knows everything about the game.<\/p>\n

Here are some pointers on how to handle the hobbies section:<\/strong><\/p>\n