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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 423121" data-attributes="member: 99">I've put &quot;Games&quot; on my resume before and it didn't present a problem (They didn't ask about it anyway).I think that a key issue is what ELSE is on the Hobby line on the application.&nbsp; Pretend I'm interviewing for a job and looking at applications/resumes.&nbsp; I get two applicants that are identical except for Hobbies:One says - &quot;Dungeons and Dragons&quot;The other says - *&quot;Reading, Running, Canoeing, Hiking, Camping, Dungeons and Dragons, Scuba Diving, Woodworking&quot;Well of course I pick the guy who put only &quot;Dungeons and Dragons&quot;!&nbsp; That guy has focus!&nbsp; That guy has drive!&nbsp; He knows not to clutter his life up with a bunch of hobbies that detract from his ability to play Dungeons and Dragons!Screw that other guy.&nbsp; He's probably too busy with all that other stuff to even come to work. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Just kidding of course.&nbsp; I think that a diversity of interests shows that you are willing to learn about new things, which is always going to be important when learning a new job.*That is my actual list of hobbies.&nbsp; Although I should admit that with the exception of Reading and D&amp;D, I don't have much time to pursue many of them these days thanks to my 15 month old daughter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rel, post: 423121, member: 99"] I've put "Games" on my resume before and it didn't present a problem (They didn't ask about it anyway). I think that a key issue is what ELSE is on the Hobby line on the application. Pretend I'm interviewing for a job and looking at applications/resumes. I get two applicants that are identical except for Hobbies: One says - "Dungeons and Dragons" The other says - *"Reading, Running, Canoeing, Hiking, Camping, Dungeons and Dragons, Scuba Diving, Woodworking" Well of course I pick the guy who put only "Dungeons and Dragons"! That guy has focus! That guy has drive! He knows not to clutter his life up with a bunch of hobbies that detract from his ability to play Dungeons and Dragons! Screw that other guy. He's probably too busy with all that other stuff to even come to work. ;) Just kidding of course. I think that a diversity of interests shows that you are willing to learn about new things, which is always going to be important when learning a new job. *That is my actual list of hobbies. Although I should admit that with the exception of Reading and D&D, I don't have much time to pursue many of them these days thanks to my 15 month old daughter. [/QUOTE]

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