Hobbies and Interests in a CV

iCrazzy

At the moment I am stuck in choosing what hobbies would stick out the most to an employer.

At the top of my CV, I have this written down as my career objective etc.

I am a motivated, hardworking and enthusiastic individual with a willingness to learn and a drive to succeed. I enjoy taking on responsibilty for tasks. I believe in communicate honestly, openly, and consistently.
I work very well in team situations and have a low requirement for supervision. I enjoy working and dealing with new people and am a friendly open-minded approachable person.


Now for my Hobbies and Interests I can only choose 5 out of these hobbies and interests I possess, which out of these 5 would catch an employers eyes the most.

 Member of Irish Red Cross Charity.
 I have a keen interest in sports and technology.
 I relate well with people from a variety of backgrounds and ages.
 A passionate for teamwork.
 I love general repair and maintenance.
 Possesses computer skills.
 Team player; works well with others.
 Independent worker; self-disciplined.
 Good communication skills.
 Entrepreneurial; possesses self-confidence.
 Conscientious; strong sense of community.
 Time management and organizational skills.
 Leadership skills; exhibits good judgment.
 Strong in many subject areas; have a well-rounded education.


Thank you

drunkmonkey

Can you give examples of all those? The Red Cross is probably the only one worth mentioning, the rest could get you tounge tied if you can't give good examples, there very generic.
With your opening the same applies, you need examples for everything.
e.g, you say you've computer skills, have you any qualifications to back it up?

AerynSun

iCrazzy wrote: »

Now for my Hobbies and Interests I can only choose 5 out of these

Are the items in the list of your own making? Because it seems to me that some of them are more skills / qualities than hobbies or interests?

The way I approach the hobbies and interests thing is to think of the skills/qualities I'm trying to showcase, and then list the thing that I do that would be a great example of my ability in that area.

For example - if I was going for a job where political acumen or strategic thinking was valued (e.g. advertising), then I might put down that I play chess.

If I was going for a job in advertising where mentoring and training others was going to be a key responsibility, I might put down that I enjoy teaching young people to play chess, or that I visit the local retirement village to play chess and chat with the residents (demonstrating a sense of community and social responsibility).

Bottom line, in my view, is that it depends on the employer that you're meeting, and the kind of job you're trying to get. I'm also of the view that whatever one puts in the hobbies and interests bit should be true (I know people who make that stuff up! And usually they get caught out... which is far worse than saying "My main interest is in staying in my cave and reading epic historical fantasy fiction like Game of Thrones").

rizzodun

iCrazzy wrote: »

At the moment I am stuck in choosing what hobbies would stick out the most to an employer.

At the top of my CV, I have this written down as my career objective etc.

I am a motivated, hardworking and enthusiastic individual with a willingness to learn and a drive to succeed. I enjoy taking on responsibilty for tasks. I believe in communicate honestly, openly, and consistently.
I work very well in team situations and have a low requirement for supervision. I enjoy working and dealing with new people and am a friendly open-minded approachable person.


Now for my Hobbies and Interests I can only choose 5 out of these hobbies and interests I possess, which out of these 5 would catch an employers eyes the most.

 Member of Irish Red Cross Charity.
 I have a keen interest in sports and technology.
 I relate well with people from a variety of backgrounds and ages.
 A passionate for teamwork.
 I love general repair and maintenance.
 Possesses computer skills.
 Team player; works well with others.
 Independent worker; self-disciplined.
 Good communication skills.
 Entrepreneurial; possesses self-confidence.
 Conscientious; strong sense of community.
 Time management and organizational skills.
 Leadership skills; exhibits good judgment.
 Strong in many subject areas; have a well-rounded education.


Thank you

Anything in bold is not a hobby or interest IMO, they could be referred to skills, hobbies and interests are things that interest you out of work, you can skew these to make your cv more interesting relating to the job you are going for, e.g. The red cross interest would be helpful should you be going for a healthcare/nursing job, Saying you like particular outdoor pursuits would help if you were going for a job that required being outdoors, like tour guide or park worker of some sort.

Just be honest regarding what you like to do outside of work, there is no point putting down 'Love to read' and not having the name of the last book you read should you be asked.

EDIT: AerynSun beat me to it, what they said

iCrazzy

Is this good enough guys.
I have removed personal details for security reasons.
All is left is that I am stuck in what to leave a gap in and what not, I want to look it readable not too cramped, would love some help.

Also the referees, the first one, I cannot remove the gap between the address.

AerynSun

Looks good

Only thing I might tweak, is the bit about 'I relate well with people from a variety of backgrounds and ages' - I'd want to make that something more specific, like where is it that you mingle with these various people? Do you volunteer at the local xyz or spend time hanging out at the library?

Well done though. Not easy to do up a CV, and you're on track with it.

iCrazzy

AerynSun wrote: »

Looks good

Only thing I might tweak, is the bit about 'I relate well with people from a variety of backgrounds and ages' - I'd want to make that something more specific, like where is it that you mingle with these various people? Do you volunteer at the local xyz or spend time hanging out at the library?

Well done though. Not easy to do up a CV, and you're on track with it.

Maybe this:
I enjoy the company of my friends and attend frequent social gatherings.

Really appreciated your advice

drunkmonkey

It's good but you need to watch your grammar:

"I believe in communicate honestly" :eek:
"Handling sells"

There's people twice your age with a lot less going for them on their cv's, well done, best of luck on the job hunting.

blindsider

OP - I've taken 10 mins to edit your CV with my thoughts. It's a good CV that needs a few small things tidied up.

Your CV is obviously a work in progress - they all are - but you haven't left school yet, so it'll fill out with time.

As another poster said, spelling and grammar errors = BIN! No exceptions.

My recommendations are based on HR practice at the moment - it does change a bit. Feel free to ask q's.

iCrazzy

blindsider wrote: »

OP - I've taken 10 mins to edit your CV with my thoughts. It's a good CV that needs a few small things tidied up.

Your CV is obviously a work in progress - they all are - but you haven't left school yet, so it'll fill out with time.

As another poster said, spelling and grammar errors = BIN! No exceptions.

My recommendations are based on HR practice at the moment - it does change a bit. Feel free to ask q's.

Thank you soooo much

Boaty

CSPE is taken at common level not higher
German is taken at either higher or ordinary not common.

iCrazzy

Boaty wrote: »

CSPE is taken at common level not higher
German is taken at either higher or ordinary not common.

Lol, thanks for that, I missed that out completely.

sura28

Hi,
Firstly you need to spell check (responsibilty,valuble,sells,manged, etc.) . Change the font size from the subheadings (16 is too big). It will be a good idea if you print it out and give it to some friend to review it for you so you can get a different opinion and also check about the layout, font size, etc.

There are to many phrases starting with 'I' in your objective. The content it's fine but I will rewrite it a bit to eliminate some of them.

What kind of job are you aiming for? I can see you are still in school so maybe you are looking for a part time position. Remember to mention it in your cover letter of maybe in your objectives.

If you are looking for a retail/hospitality job I wouldn't bother with your school grades. As you seem to be young you don't need to have a 2 page CV. Just put what will be more relevant for the position you are applying for.

Hope this helps and you can get a job soon. Good luck!

Mr. Loverman

I don't like your CV layout and font. It is making me fall asleep.

Your hobbies are bland and uninteresting. Nearly every male likes sport and technology and books. Relating well to people is not a hobby.

You need to reformat your CV (nicer looking CV template here with an explanation here) and sell yourself better.

For example, if you're going for an insurance sales job, why would the interviewer care you like maintenance and repairs and doing Red Cross stuff?

Personally I don't include any hobby information on my CV, but if I was going to, I would tailor them for every job I apply for. Putting generic stuff everyone likes in your hobby section is just wasting CV space.

Also, you're not selling yourself in this CV. For example, "Arranged for appropriate display of goods" is too passive. You need to be rephrasing this sort of stuff like "Increased sales, improved use of store space and received customer praise by implementing modern merchandising techniques" or something like that.

Keep at it and you'll get a good CV.

Best of luck.

Gael23

I was given advice that your personal details should take up as little space as possibl. I had the spread out like yours are but I bunched them together a bit more

Neyite

For someone your age, its a great CV.

A couple of things regarding readability.

• One page or a page and a half is plenty for someone at your level.
• Change the font to something easy to read like arial, and keep the body text at no bigger than 11.
• Headers at 16pt are overly large. 13pt is a nice size.
• Keep the same style of bullets througout the document
• take off the page border.
• Lose the caps. Its shouting.

So, Ive stripped out all the above, and will upload a redone version that is easier to read.

iCrazzy

Thanks for all.
For some who are saying about to stick with the job I am applying for the problem is I will be giving my CV to around more then 15 businesses. I will not have time or i will not be willing to bother change for every store I go for my work experience.
But agaim thanks to all for advice. I have tooken all in account and added them to my cv