Re:We created a fake language to root out resume liars
by woko on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @05:38AM
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Yes, interests is for chit-chat. If the interviewer assumes special qualities based on the interests of the interviewee, it is on the interviewer.
Re:We created a fake language to root out resume liars
by thrwyoilarticle on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @08:19PM
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It's becoming less socially acceptable to be bad at a hobby. I kind of like football but wouldn't dream of calling myself a football fan in more knowledgable company.
Re:We created a fake language to root out resume liars
by prepend on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @08:39PM
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I suppose we run in different social circles. I’m not sure what “bad at a hobby” means as the reason I hobbies is because they are fun to me.
I list kayaking as a hobby not because I’m competitive and awesome but because I think it’s fun to float down a river. I suppose if a company expected me to be good at my hobby and judged me because of it, I wouldn’t want to work with them because their culture probably has other stupid parts to it too.
Re:We created a fake language to root out resume liars
by thrwyoilarticle on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @08:42PM
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I agree. I don't think what I described is a good feature of my social circle.
I have a single line on my resume with interests. I don’t list chess, but list cryptography. Because I’m interested in it.
I just have that line to help with chitchat during the interview. If some interviewer interpreted that to mean I was a professional cryptographer and that I sucked at it, that would be dumb of them.
I also list an interest in kayaking, even though I suck at it.