When writing a CV does ‘additional information’ need to be relevant?

At the moment I’ve added some hobbies like playing sports/Xbox/drawing. Not sure if this is completely useless to employers

Posted Apr 27, 2022, 3:22 PM UTC

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You'd want to try and use that space to promote skills that can be transfered.

So I play Xbox Games such as "Insert team game here" This has helped me learn to manage folk and work together to reach a shared objective. Stuff along those lines.

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PrinceBachOP•

Thanks

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WeekendHoliday5695•

Irrelevant is best. Talk about things like past relationships and favorite snacks.

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Martino231•

Personally I've always used it as an opportunity to touch on certain aspects of my non-work life that might demonstrate characteristics that an employer is interested in.

So in mine I've got something along the lines of:

  1. "I play for a wholly unsuccessful 5-a-side football team with some of my friends" - trying to show that I can work in a team, but also adding a hint of humour which in my experience tends to go down well

  2. "I'm passionate about fitness and currently training for a triathlon" - trying to show that I'm self-motivated.

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PrinceBachOP•

Nice one👍

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piccoloco_•

I don’t have a copy of mine on hand but the sports and drawing are worth including (shows creativity, commitment, groupwork if it’s a team sport etc), not sure about the XBox though; I suspect that (unless you’re applying to something technology-based) it wouldn’t be relevant unless you’re doing national competitions for it. Hope that helps, I know I included some of my hobbies that I’m really passionate about, it’s also a conversation starter for employers and just humanises you: not just a worker, but a well-rounded person

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PrinceBachOP•

Thanks

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piccoloco_•

Happy to help!

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