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Do we need to put our hobbies/interests and description of our personality in a CV?16 comments to Do we need to put our hobbies/interests and description of our personality in a CV? |
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Hobbies and interests, no. Personal attributes, yes
CVs should be as brief as possible. However, if you have space, it’s not a bad thing to write down your hobbies and what-have-you.
(You don’t need to go as far as writing a personailty description though!)
if it is over two pages than no.
it is reccomended that young people with not much history do include it as it gives employers a better idea of th eperson, however as you gain more experience this is what potential employers will be looking at.
it is a good idea to include a personal attributes column, which should basically sum up what you have said when detailing what you have learned from past jobs, i.e good time keeping, customer skills etc etc….
It makes for more interesting reading and much laughs in the office.
If they are not embarrassing sure.. I once read a CV that some guy had written which claimed he was a donkey fancier.
Thats a good question and you also have to wonder if they ever actually read that part of any CV. From what I heard, its all about the qualifications and nothing else.
Hobbies/Interests YES
Personality NO
It is very important to keep CV’s brief and there is no point putting in anything irrelevant. However, if there are aspects to your personal life that would desirable to your employer, this should be mentioned. For example, if you are a house keeper, you will have experience that would be useful to a manager, cook, book keeper.
Even if you don’t have the specified qualifications, apply anyway and make your case.
Never put anything in your cv that would hurt your chances of getting a job, you are trying to sell yourself, in a legitimate way. What you do in your personal life is your own business and it is up to you if you want others to know about it.
My cv covers three sides of an A4 page. It is well spaced out to make it easy to read and the most relevant stuff is summarised on the front page. This catches a recruiters attention so (s)he will be more inclined to read it in more detail.
i was told by a few employers that they do read about the hobbies/interests and find it important. they say u can lie about ur education and experience but u’ll never lie about ur hobbies?!!
so i always put them down.
I think its a good idea to put ‘Relevant’ interests on your CV. If you have it on your computer at home, you can customise it to each application you send. You are quite right, keep it short, 1 A4 sized sheet. Name address contact details in the centre at the top, (you dont have to put your date of birth anymore because of the age discrimination laws) Personal profile,(personality) Education (high school only) qualifications and skills, voluntary work (employers love this) and hobbies and interests and finally the words, ‘References can be provided on request.’ Dont underline headings and make the font a little larger and interesting, although not unreadable. This really works. I have to read a lot of CV’s and the most interesting looking ones jump right out at me. lol. Good luck in your job search.
Yes to both. An employer whats to know that you have a interests outside the working environment, this will help deem you as a more all rounded person. You need to make your cv eyecatching, so a brief synopsis of your attributes at the start of the cv will help you be remembered by the employer who may looking at 100′s of CVs.
A CV should be no longer that 2 pages, which is difficult in this day and age when people change jobs more frequently then previous years.
Good luck in your search
I include hobbies and interests but I think that personality is something best left for a potential employer to assess at an interview. Notwithstanding the current emphasis on personality, unless really extreme, I have never given it much consideration when employing staff.
While some people like a bubbly outgoing personality, I have always preferred quieter, more serious staff who get on with their work instead of exercising their personalities.
I concur with the majority here, I would say that hobbies and interests are a nice to have whereas the description of your personality would be more of a must have.
To make it as brief as possible do not fall into the trap most people do which is to regurgitate all their previous job descriptions verbatim, I prefer to read CV’s that actually tell me what the person has actually achieved not what they should achieve, especially on Jobs a while ago, just highlight the important bits which would be relevant in the job you are applying for.
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