Apprentice applies for a job

[DrTeeth]

Mine did!

[DrTeeth]

To record a video for YouTube?

[ARW]

The M18 was shut and Doncaster was pretty much gridlocked.

[D.M.Chapman]

A few years ago now I was interviewing for a post and the final candidate hadn't arrived for his 15:00 interview. He turned up half an hour late and as we were running a bit late anyway, I went out to meet him and figured we'd give him a chance.

"Yeah, I'm a bit late. Timekeeping has never been my strong point"

Not a great way to start

[ARW]

He also listed rock climbing as a hobby. That means he can work at heights without a problem.

And often a CV does not include any interests or hobbies as they do not have any (other then getting pissed or using facebook all day).

[robgraham]

As an ex- rock climber, I'm sitting here trying to think of some play on words re. rock climbing and penis puppetry.

A university time girl friend's father ran a factory making plastic sheeting which I got summer work in (electrical). Second year there he got 4 of us from the mountaineering club to assemble a new bit of plant high up in a tower - 50 years ago you could get away with that !

[Nightjar]

Mine didn't, but that didn't stop us having swimming lessons at the public baths.

Colin Bignell

[nobody]

I once new a dyslexic female mountaineer... She could be found in A&E once a month...

[ARW]

Outdoors swimming pool?

[ARW]

That's what I did, and later and another schools swimming bath.

And then I saw this

[Sam Plusnet]

Ploughing through a big pile of CVs can be very boring. Something like that would probably guarantee him an interview - if only for a bit of light relief.

[djc]

The purpose of the CV is to get an interview, the purpose of the interview is to get the job!

[Adrian]

I've heard two other theories about that. Firstly someone (a long time ago) told me to restrict it to work stuff (that could make a bit short for a kid straight out of school), and secondly, some hobbies are the object of derision, so are left out to avoid embarrassment.

Adrian

[ARW]

[Owain]

Only when the roof blew off.

Owain

[Alexander Lamaison]

Same. I was told never to put hobbies/interests on your CV unless they directly relate to the job by demonstrating specific skills that you can mention by name on the CV. I have plenty of hobbies - not least this - but I don't get to talk about them *sniff*.

Alex

[Dave Liquorice]

Well that bit seems to have worked.

Which he might have got depending on how he answered the absolutely straight question:

"Now Mr Smith I see you mention "penis puppetry" in the hobbies part of your CV. Can you tell me what that involves?"

[ARW]

But as Adrian pointed out - they are school leavers or have done a year at college. A list of exam results is of no use at all. Then comes along an apprentice with a hobby that is useful (eg builds go karts - so that means he can already use some tools and has the mechanical skills needed to put up cable trays).

In this case we have a rock climbing penis puppeteer. The rock climbing was the hobby that was useful to the job. The penis puppetry made the CV stand out from the others.

And anyone with any knowledge of the company knows that you only have to pretend to be a Doncaster Rovers or Donny White (Leeds Utd) fan to get a job - I stand out like a sore thumb as I am the only Tyke.

[geoff]

And he has an inbuilt bivouac for use when working outside in the rain

[Sam Plusnet]

Don't mention any hobbies which are completely irrelevant or likely to work against you.

However some hobbies are good news - if only to show that you're not a mindless drone - unless you're applying for a job _as_ a ...

It's best not to fake an interest, because Sod's Law will mean the person interviewing you will be a leading expert in whatever you've pretended to know about.