Interests and hobbies

B. Candidates who shouldn’t write their interests on your CVs

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  Senior professionals including managers and executives
  
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  Candidates with a lot of work experience
  
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  Candidates whose CVs are overflowing to more than 2 A4 pages
  

Due to the lack of valuable space on these candidates’ CVs, relevant work experience and qualifications take a higher priority over personal interests.

3. What your hobbies “say” about you

‘Playing football’, ‘solving puzzles’, and ‘fixing computers’ are not generic terms without any meaning, rather; they carry a deeper message.

Here’s what the prospective employers will be subconsciously asking themselves when reading through the candidates’ CVs:

What does “I play football on a regular basis”, “I enjoy solving puzzles” or “I like fixing computers” tell me about this candidate?

Many people do not realise that the hobbies and interests they include in their CVs can reveal a lot of information about them and their personalities.

Below is a list of some hobbies and interests and what they tell employers about the candidate: