Originally posted by Mich the Tester
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Originally posted by vwdan View PostIn fairness, I'd say that's a little more than a "hobby" at that point. Me competing in silly running/endurance competitions is a hobby, but I'd sure as hell be putting it on there if I'd come close to being a pro athlete.
I do not put the fact I like running Cthulhu games or things like that on there!Comment
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best one I saw was the one who put his interests as 'I am a Jehovah's witness with my own ministry'.
I think sport or similar do provide good small talk at an interview and look better than 'I like going to the pub'.
I always found being a youth leader started a good discussion.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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I no longer put anything as I was told that 'Dwarf Buggering' and 'Glass Topped Coffee Tables' are not hobbies but a lifestyle choice...“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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I used to have my hobby (collecting handguns) on my CV but had to take it off after Dunblane.When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostWTMS.
Still got my shotties and thinking about a FAC application for a rimmy at the moment but the PC brigade don't seem to like 'shooting things' as a hobby on a CVWhen freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostCan't remember now, as I haven't looked at my CV for three years, which is the time I've been with my current clientco.Comment
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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostAh, a fellow shootist....
Still got my shotties and thinking about a FAC application for a rimmy at the moment but the PC brigade don't seem to like 'shooting things' as a hobby on a CV
I've shot since I was a nipper.
But certainly not on my CV!Last edited by GlenW; 25 February 2014, 16:36.I'm not even an atheist so much as I am an antitheist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions of the same untruth, but I hold that the influence of churches, and the effect of religious belief, is positively harmful. [Christopher Hitchens]Comment
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