Mirage
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I am doing an overhaul of my resume (adding and removing things) and I have a section of "INTERESTS". I think I am going to put it down, and was wondering who else has homebrewing on your resume.
I'd probably leave that one off.
I would leave the entire INTERESTS section off. Spend some time here - Resume services and tips from Monster
All this does depend on what field you are looking in and your skill level within that field.
I would leave it off. I agree with jmd87, i've pulled it out in an interview before when an hr rep asked a particular question which home brewing fit the "answer" perfectly. it started a whole new conversation which really took the edge off of the interview. in the end i was offered the job and turned it down. lol. but i'd deem an interests section as inappropriate for an adult resume.
I have not had that many jobs as I am just graduating. I have held six altogether (two of them interning for mutual fund companies, where I ultimately want to work). Do you have any suggestions at filling space if an "interests" section is indeed not a plus?
I would think that if someone was going to consider you a drunk because you make your own beer, that would not be someone you would want to work for. If they are quick to make snap negative judgments about you based on a hobby, they are probably a jackass anyways.
Right now it is only 1 page.
If that person is a tea toddler or hates motorcyclists or scrapbookers or whatever, you may have less chance of landing the interview.
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+1 on leaving it off. If your potential employer is interested in your interests, they'll ask you during the interview. If they're not, then there's no point in making your resume appear even the slightest bit unprofessional.
I am going into Marketing/Sales, and am just graduating. I think that the section provides them with something other than just job experience (everyone has that) and gives them a quick insight into what kind of person you are (good comment on the redneck generalization, that would be a bad impression). Most companies hire based on two things, can this person do the job and would I like to work with this person. Many people meet the qualifications. I am going to chat with career services at my school and see what they say. The way I see it, if I made homemade cheese and was really interested in it, that wouldn't be a problem to add. I am not saying I am a professional drinker or anything. I don't know though, it is a tough one.
I keep it off. Instead I feel out how the actual interview is going and decide whether to bring it up then.
I generalize people who have no knowledge of homebrew, to assuming we're a bunch of rednecks with guns and pickup trucks. Of course I have all of the above mentioned items, but that doesn't make me a redneck.... does it?
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I have not had that many jobs as I am just graduating. I have held six altogether (two of them interning for mutual fund companies, where I ultimately want to work). Do you have any suggestions at filling space if an "interests" section is indeed not a plus?
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