[General Discussion] Curriculum Vitae

Don't put it on your CV. ;_; If you actually somehow have room for hobbies and interests on your CV, maybe go for it, but even that's a reach. That section is truly optional, and you're better off putting something more pertinent. If they wanna know what you do on weekends and what your hobbies are, they'll ask you in an interview, which you'll more likely get in the first place from a CV not mentioning video gaming. ._.

But actually, yeah.... The first time I got a 4.0 semester in college, I had also clocked in 200+ hours of Final Fantasy XI in a single month, on top of much other gaming that semester. That semester was probably the most I gamed in school. But then I couldn't keep up the gaming, and consequently the GPA went down. I've effectively proven good gaming goes with good grades. =p

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Just to add on to my previous post, video gaming was brought up in some interviews, namely Starcraft strategies as well as some SNES RPGs.

As for the hobbies section. CVs should be made specific to whoever you're giving it to anyway, so if you can fit hobbies (and video gaming) on it and actually think it's relevant, go for it. =/ I still think it's something for conversation and not really something that needs to go on paper.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

What's there to be embarrassed about, especially in this day and age? If they ask for your hobbies, I think it's alright so say, "I'm a gamer. I like basketball. I collect pokémon cards." But! Don't let that be your only hobby/interest. Gotta mention other things that relate more directly to the job.

I've mentioned RPGs as an interest before when asked. And actually, the Starcraft incident was brought up by my interviewer out of nowhere. He asked me, "Oh, do you play Stacraft...?" And it went from there. =p It's always good to find common ground with the interviewer. If it happens to be video gaming, more props!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by katchum

The thing is, I don't have hobbies that relate to the job of chemical engineer.

Get some. ._.

Or avoid the hobbies section altogether...

Well, I'm not the expert on this or anything. Just my opinion and how I did. =/

Originally Posted by katchum

PS: who talks about Starcraft at an interview... that's weird.

I forget who it was... one of Lockheed Martin or Northrop Grumman, but if your interviewer is a younger guy, chances are he's played some video games.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Hehe, if I could put Tetris DS Champion (both events!) of 1st GFF DS Olympics on my resume, that would be sweet.

It's a real video game...

I was speaking idiomatically.