Should I include DJing on my resume? Forum
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Should I include DJing on my resume?
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?
solid hobby/interest, clearly beats "running" or "hiking" and shit like that
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For admissions? Yes. For a job? Maybe.
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i can't imagine it mattering
on my law school app resume i listed my music composition background
on my law school app resume i listed my music composition background
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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?
Thanks for the quick feedback! I will go ahead and include it.
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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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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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he's referring to a law school app resumeJohannDeMann 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.
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I put "music production," and they always asked so I explained that I meant DJing. Worked well both for apps and OCI.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?
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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.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.
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Yeah. I actually think it's pretty cool.hereisonehand wrote:solid hobby/interest, clearly beats "running" or "hiking" and shit like that
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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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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