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At 08:40 PM 5/14/98 GMT, Barb Philbrick wrote:
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>The favorite and hobbies questions do have a purpose. When I was
>teaching, I taught students how to write resumes, and one of the
>discussions was "what do you put in the Outside Interest section?"
One benefit of the "outside interest" section is that you never know what will connect with the reader/propective employer. It's great when you have something in common that's not job-related. You both can relax a little in what can be a stressful situation.
Walter (who got his first post-college job because he'd made bagels)
Walter Hanig
NetManage, Inc.
12651 High Bluff Drive
San Diego, CA 92130, USA
Phone: 619-793-3173 FAX: 619-755-3998
e-mail: walter -dot- hanig -at- netmanage -dot- com wdhanig -at- rice -dot- edu
URL: http://www.netmanage.com FTP: ftp.netmanage.com
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