Homebrewing on resume?

[Mirage]

Good points. I think I will leave it off. You guys are great! Thanks for the help!

 

[Laurel]

If that person is a tea toddler or hates motorcyclists or scrapbookers or whatever, you may have less chance of landing the interview.

* tea TOTALLER

+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.

 

[Rottnme]

* tea TOTALLER

+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.

Busted. Thanks, I should have proof read better.

 

[zoebisch01]

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.

Don't put it on. Remember writing a resume is not about divulging everything about your character, it is about truthfully applying what you have done to make you seem fitting. The reality of it is, you just have to get in the door. Don't lie, but don't tell unless asked. If it were for a job in a brewery or a roadie or something like that...then it would be proper. Now if the interviewer says "Hey you wanna go to this place that has 100 taps"...then I think you could launch into...."well you know, I actually homebrew".

 

[uglygoat]

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?

yes. yes it does.

i'd leave it off. education, work experience is all a resume needs imo.

 

[jmulligan]

* tea TOTALLER

Actually, teetotaller.

 

[Orfy]

It will be a long shot that it gets you the job.
More of a chance it may not.

 

[Moonshae]

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?

Maybe include more white space throughout. Having a densely packed resume with text within 1/2" of each margin makes it unreadable. Try to space things out a bit more, use a slightly larger font (some of the older HR folks will love you for that!), wider margins.

If in the course of pursuing any of your interests you've held a leadership position, such as president, treasurer, etc, it might be worth mentioning under a section called "Leadership Positions" rather than "Interests."

 

[hoss75]

Unless you believe it will interest that employer specifically, leave it off. ALL the experts say you shouldn't have an interests section on your resume and you should maybe feed them a little information like that in your second or thrid interview.

The other thing is you'd be surprised what can turn someone off: coaching pop-warner football = jock, volunteer at an art museum = snob, work on political campaign = ???,