What to leave out

The_B_Man

Hi,
I am abotu to apply for another job and I am updating my CV.

I want to keep it on a page.

Basically, I have to take something out to fit in the full info on this job I'm in now.

Should I take out Hobbies, or Volunteer work?


Also, I failed my final year of college so i have a gap from September to May. What should I say if they ask me about this?

Thanks.

homeOwner

Take out hobbies, they have no place on a cv.

jc7

hmmm....travelled with friends?

Nordie

You could say you were doing Volunteer work from Sept-May.

If you don't want to leave out the hobbies and only need a few extra lines on the page you could reduce the size of your font and increase the margins. This would give you extra space.

wheres me jumpa

Dont forget to detail Ask Eoinzy duties!

Vikings

homeOwner wrote:

Take out hobbies, they have no place on a cv.

I disagree, having hobbies down on your C.V gives a potential interviewer something to use to break the ice and to start off the interview, something that you would be comfortable talking about. I'd keep the hobbies but keep it brief at the same time.

BostonB

I wouldn't put Hobbies on a CV either. Unless you've achieved something of note through them. For example hobbies, reading, football are a waste of space, you're not looking for a date. Giving major sporting medal achieved, high grades in a musical instruments, climbing Everest would be worthwhile. A CV IMO should be concise and short. It shouldn't tell everything they need to know. It should just have enough good stuff to get you to interview. At the interview elaborate as required.

BC

I would leave out hobbies as well. Unless your 16 they don't belong on a CV IMHO!

hunnymonster

BostonB wrote:

I wouldn't put Hobbies on a CV either. Unless you've achieved something of note through them. For example hobbies, reading, football are a waste of space, you're not looking for a date. Giving major sporting medal achieved, high grades in a musical instruments, climbing Everest would be worthwhile. A CV IMO should be concise and short. It shouldn't tell everything they need to know. It should just have enough good stuff to get you to interview. At the interview elaborate as required.

I've actually been told the opposite in the past. I've achieved quite a lot sportingwise and I have been told to leave it off my CV because potential employers would be thinking I'm less dedicated to work. The advice was it's fine to say you enjoy marathons not so good to say you're an elite endurance athlete.

leeroybrown

I don't think that they are all that important but I have a very short section with the main interests that I actually do something about. They'd be the first thing to go if I needed that few extra lines to fit in real information but otherwise I'll leave them there. I definitely wouldn't just throw a few things down for the sake of it.

The_B_Man

i actually got a guy callin me yesterday from a recruitment agency. He was tellin me bout a job that he has, then at the end of the call he start givin me CV advice, which was pretty cool. He told me to make me CV 2 pages, stick back in hobbies and volunteer work, then jsut go into more detail on me job responsibilities.


Oh ye, and wheresmejumpa, I wonder would i get the position as staff agony aunt if I included me Ask Eoinzy responsibilities? The problem with that is that I may have to step down as www.carlowentertainment.ie resident agony aunt if that happened!