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Set yourself apart
We had this conversation some time back, and I was pretty much alone in saying that personal interests don't belong on resumes.
Here's what I posted:
It seems that I am being considered by some people on this board to be stuffy because I don’t like to see items unrelated to the job on a resume. Just to prove you wrong, and because I am inspired by Lady Greediva’s myriad accomplishments, I am updating my resume as follows. Please let me know if you find any of these items inappropriate.
Lawyer Princess
La Palace, Third Tier City
Education: First tier college in first tier city first tier suburb , second tier law school in first tier city
Experience: Second tier firm in third tier city; first tier company in third tier city
Honors: voted Most Likely to Procrastinate; Nevada State Schmoozing Champion; Guinness World Record Holder for Most Consecutive Times Telling a Four Year Old She Is Not Getting a Sleeping Beauty Barbie Because She Already Has Enough Barbies; Three Time Recipient of the Buy 12 Dozen Bagels, Get 13th Dozen Free Award; The Parking Karma Medal (for the uncanny ability to find a parking space near the entrance even when the lot is full)
Hobbies: commuting; straightening up; making fun of the local news; shopping the sales; inserting tab A into slot B; buying Barbies; organizing photos; laundry; buying new makeup and throwing away old, unused makeup; enjoying fine whisky; perusing the Yahoo clubs.
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I don't care. I ain't no freakin' monument to justice.
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