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Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by Arad » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:10 pm

I have been DJing for almost 8 years and DJed anywhere from 2-6 nights/week up until June of 2014, when I decided to call it quits and focus on law school admissions. I am not sure if this worth including on the resume. On the one hand it shows work ethic, on the other DJing has a negative connotation to some people. Any ideas?

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by Hand » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:11 pm

solid hobby/interest, clearly beats "running" or "hiking" and shit like that

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by McAvoy » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:12 pm

For admissions? Yes. For a job? Maybe.

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by 03152016 » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:13 pm

i can't imagine it mattering
on my law school app resume i listed my music composition background

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by whitespider » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:15 pm

I think it's fine as filler, but it's not going to do anything for ya.

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by Arad » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:16 pm

Thanks for the quick feedback! I will go ahead and include it.

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by Johann » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:20 pm

I would definitely not do this. DJing in clubs until 4am is the exact opposite of what 95% of law firms are looking for.

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by yngblkgifted » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:20 pm

Arad wrote:I have been DJing for almost 8 years and DJed anywhere from 2-6 nights/week up until June of 2014, when I decided to call it quits and focus on law school admissions. I am not sure if this worth including on the resume. On the one hand it shows work ethic, on the other DJing has a negative connotation to some people. Any ideas?

Absolutely. Interesting and memorable. My firm has a partner who is also a DJ. It was front page on the firm website that he played a set at some festival with thousands of people in attendance. My firm is very conservative. I think the legal field is cooler than you think. And if it's not, make it cool with your presence.

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by 03152016 » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:38 pm

JohannDeMann wrote:I would definitely not do this. DJing in clubs until 4am is the exact opposite of what 95% of law firms are looking for.
he's referring to a law school app resume

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by Sgt Pepper » Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:07 pm

Arad wrote:I have been DJing for almost 8 years and DJed anywhere from 2-6 nights/week up until June of 2014, when I decided to call it quits and focus on law school admissions. I am not sure if this worth including on the resume. On the one hand it shows work ethic, on the other DJing has a negative connotation to some people. Any ideas?
I put "music production," and they always asked so I explained that I meant DJing. Worked well both for apps and OCI.

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Mon Sep 08, 2014 10:08 pm

JohannDeMann wrote:I would definitely not do this. DJing in clubs until 4am is the exact opposite of what 95% of law firms are looking for.
It's a past job. Lots of people have past jobs that aren't anything like what you do as a lawyer. Every other person at my school had been a ski bum, it didn't make any difference to the jobs they got.

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by Rigo » Mon Sep 08, 2014 10:55 pm

hereisonehand wrote:solid hobby/interest, clearly beats "running" or "hiking" and shit like that
Yeah. I actually think it's pretty cool.
Definitely include it since it's been such a big part of your life.
Not a game changer, but interesting enough to maybe get a shoutout on their class profile page.

PS. Steve Aoki, is that you?

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Re: Should I include DJing on my resume?

Post by banjo » Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:19 am

It's worth including both on your law school and job resume. DJing could be a great conversation-starter at OCI interviews.

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