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cualltaigh

9/19/2011 5:08pm

I started a new job about 4 months ago. In the interview my training came up and I preceded to talk about the intense training we do, the recent Dan grading we had and my involvement in it (went on for about half an hour - I'm normally a two word response type of person). When I did get the job, the thing that made me stand out was the respect, enthusiasm and reverence I held for my club, training and fellow members. Absolutely you should include on your resume.

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9/19/2011 5:10pm

Putting my MA experience on my resume has gotten me multiple interviews. It's usually specifically mentioned by the interviewer, and I've been offered all of the jobs which I was interviewing for. So in my experience it doesn't hurt. Most people have specifically mentioned calling me in for the interview just to ask me about that one item.

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9/19/2011 5:27pm

Here direct from the hobby's and interests part of my CV, but since I'm European, it can be that the standard is different from U.S.A. types of CVs.

- Socializing with friends: going out for dinner, dancing, movies…

- Making (exotic) travels (backpacking)

- Reading: from scientific magazines to novels (preferably Sci-Fi and Stephen King)

- Sports : English Boxing for Kickboxing styles, La Boxe Fran aise-Savate, Muay Thai and Judo (but I'm also a pacifist)

- Ballroom/Latin dancing : Quickstep, Vienna Waltz, English Waltz, Jive, Swing, Tango, Chachacha, Rumba, Mambo, Samba, Salsa (LA-style), Bachata, Kizomba and Merengue.

* I can't get the styling copied from my CV to BS.Net, but you get the point

It always got me an interview with a recruiter and I'm a quality assurence architect/test manager.

I never put too much of this in my CV, it can be explained more into detail at the interview.

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9/19/2011 5:33pm

Well, I guess I'm going to offer the only dissenting opinion here. I say no. I think it makes you look like a kid who has nothing substantive to put on your resume if you resort to martial arts and other hobbies.

I personally think nobody gives a It's not relevant to the job. It does depend on the type of position you're applying for and the type of company you're applying with, though.

I've conducted well over a hundred interviews in my current position. Interviewing is a pain in the ass. When we bring people in we have specific questions and we want specific answers that are relevant to the work.

Once I asked a guy to tell me about a significant accomplishment. He told me about how he accomplished his goal of bench pressing 400 pounds naturally. My human side was thinking, "Bro that's awesome!" My business side was thinking, "Get this out of here and bring me someone who can tell me what he did at work that mattered."

If you want to stand out, don't put fluff and bullshit in your resume. That's refreshing. If you're fresh out of college, people get that. Put together a neat, nice looking resume. Focus on school, work experience and any other work-related skills you've gained. If it's a little short, that's okay. But my suggestion is to leave out the hobbies.

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judoka_uk

9/19/2011 5:41pm

I put my Judo down in a short 'extra curricular' section at the bottom. Just 2-3 lines about my grade and my experience running a club.

I use it more as an example of setting and achieving a goal than anything else and sometimes leadership.

Of course its best to answer with relevant business examples. If you're answer to all the competency based questions revolve around MA you're not going to get very far.

Normally when they ask the 'what's your proudest/ best achievement' I do the whole STAR thing about goal setting to get my dan grade, how I planned it and achieved it.

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9/19/2011 5:49pm

I will both agree and disagree with the devil:

interviewing is a pain in the ass

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I called a guy in for an interview *JUST* because he listed he trained

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