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Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:17 pm
by Arbiter213
I have heard mixed things on this, so I thought I'd put it to the forum:
If someone has a big hobby/ interest that is alcohol related (e.g. home brewing, wine tasting, craft beers), is it appropriate to put it (in a non prominent place) in your interest section? Obviously I'm not planning to contravene what my OCS says, but I thought it might be an interesting question.
So what say you TLS: Is it a waving red flag of alcoholism, or an interesting thing that will be glossed over by the uninterested, but something to stand out on your resume?
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:21 pm
by kalvano
I think something like "home brewing" is cool enough to put on a resume.
Especially if you refer to it as moonshining.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:30 pm
by wiseowl
Unless you're applying in Saudi Arabia or Salt Lake City, I'd do it.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:34 pm
by sillyboots
Assuming the person looking at your resume is a lawyer, statistically speaking, they probably like alcohol too... a lot.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:37 pm
by 5ky
This is perfectly acceptable.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:43 pm
by Arbiter213
I am confused that all the comments say yes but the poll skews no.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:45 pm
by handsonthewheel
Is it even normal to put "interests" on your resume? I feel like it's a bit...informal.
I try to just list the academic and professional stuff (I had a job before law school). I figure I need to appear qualified before I can appear interesting, and I can be interesting in the interview.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:49 pm
by concurrent fork
5ky wrote:This is perfectly acceptable.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:52 pm
by Arbiter213
handsonthewheel wrote:Is it even normal to put "interests" on your resume? I feel like it's a bit...informal.
I try to just list the academic and professional stuff (I had a job before law school). I figure I need to appear qualified before I can appear interesting, and I can be interesting in the interview.
I had a few extra lines of space. Figured instead of fluffing my nicely trimmed experience section I'd just add interests. I have more substance I could add, but nothing that adds much or catches the eye.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:53 pm
by kalvano
handsonthewheel wrote:Is it even normal to put "interests" on your resume? I feel like it's a bit...informal.
I try to just list the academic and professional stuff (I had a job before law school). I figure I need to appear qualified before I can appear interesting, and I can be interesting in the interview.
My "interests" section comes up at every interview.
Put it on there.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:56 pm
by Big Shrimpin
OP, if you have room, you should put a picture of your 'tar at the top of the resume. Love it.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:59 pm
by wiseowl
Yep. an interests section gives the interviewer something to work with. Don't leave it off in exchange for yet another line of "candy striper, 2009"
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:03 pm
by AreJay711
This depends if you are good at brewing your own beer / distilling your own liquor. Giving a partner a bottle of cat piss or making him go blind is an easy way to get no offered.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:10 pm
by 094320
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Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:22 pm
by Geist13
Home Brewing is a definite yes. Wine tasting? sure I guess. Craft beer? Eh, at that point all you're saying is that you like beer (albeit high quality beer).
My interests section comes up in most interviews and I don't have anything special on there, just run of the mill kind of stuff.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:35 pm
by Anonymous User
Absolutely put homebrewing on there. It was a line on my resume, and was asked about it in every single callback I had last year. Easy conversation starter for an interviewer if there's a pause.
[Also, career services had advised me to leave it off, since "you don't know what people will think". Terrible advice; glad I ignored it.]
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:36 pm
by 20160810
You're an adult, who cares? You don't want to work for anyone who wouldn't hire you over this. It's not like you're listing "Growing my own weed," though, as a side note, if you did that, I'd buy you a beer.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:38 pm
by wiseowl
SBL wrote:You're an adult, who cares? You don't want to work for anyone who wouldn't hire you over this. It's not like you're listing "Growing my own weed," though, as a side note, if you did that, I'd buy you a beer.
The savvy way to do this is "recreational hydroponics" and "agriculture for global markets"
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:40 pm
by Cupidity
At OCI, a partner asked me to tell her a memorable hobby, I chose homebrewing, she gave me the name of a partner to talk to at the firm who was also interested in it.
Never got a call back. . .
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:47 pm
by Borhas
wiseowl wrote:SBL wrote:You're an adult, who cares? You don't want to work for anyone who wouldn't hire you over this. It's not like you're listing "Growing my own weed," though, as a side note, if you did that, I'd buy you a beer.
The savvy way to do this is "recreational hydroponics" and "agriculture for global markets"
Or you know, "gardening."
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:48 pm
by leobowski
SBL wrote:You're an adult, who cares? You don't want to work for anyone who wouldn't hire you over this. It's not like you're listing "Growing my own weed," though, as a side note, if you did that, I'd buy you a beer.
Interests: drinkin, smokin weed, and all types of ill shit
+1 million internet points to whoever gets the reference.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:50 pm
by Arbiter213
leobowski wrote:SBL wrote:You're an adult, who cares? You don't want to work for anyone who wouldn't hire you over this. It's not like you're listing "Growing my own weed," though, as a side note, if you did that, I'd buy you a beer.
Interests: drinkin, smokin weed, and all types of ill shit
+1 million internet points to whoever gets the reference.
Don't be a menace to my thread.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:52 pm
by leobowski
Arbiter213 wrote:leobowski wrote:SBL wrote:You're an adult, who cares? You don't want to work for anyone who wouldn't hire you over this. It's not like you're listing "Growing my own weed," though, as a side note, if you did that, I'd buy you a beer.
Interests: drinkin, smokin weed, and all types of ill shit
+1 million internet points to whoever gets the reference.
Don't be a menace to my thread.
\
Damn you, you well-versed bastard.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:12 am
by 20160810
wiseowl wrote:SBL wrote:You're an adult, who cares? You don't want to work for anyone who wouldn't hire you over this. It's not like you're listing "Growing my own weed," though, as a side note, if you did that, I'd buy you a beer.
The savvy way to do this is "recreational hydroponics" and "agriculture for global markets"
I love you; please post more.
Re: Alcohol Related Interest on Resume?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:45 am
by Geetar Man
tl;dr, seems like you shouldn't have an "interests" portion on your resume. Seems kinda, childish. But that may just be me.