Interests and hobbies

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

The hobbies and interests section is an important but optional section in your CV. Many candidates do include it in their CVs, whereas others don’t.

Which is approach should you take?

We recommend including your personal interests on your CV because it is a great way to stand out from the crowd, show the prospective employer a bit of your personality and make it a basis for conversion at the job interview.

David Littleford et al., (2004) in their book Career Skills (pg. 14-15) mention under “other interests”:

“You should include hobbies and other interests, especially if they involve social and community activities. These activities are important – cover membership of societies, sports clubs/teams, etc. All these activities and the extent of your involvement give the recruiter clues about the real you and your interests.”

In this guide you will find out:

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  What hobbies and interests are;
  
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  The benefits of writing your personal interests on your CV, and;
  
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  Examples of many hobbies + how to add them to your CV.