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<blockquote data-quote="AgentNilPois" data-source="post: 15068" data-attributes="member: 2143"><p>Just when you see advice on their websites about “use the word count”. Like one particular firm I remember left 500 words for hobbies/extra curricular/interests. I mean, if you work full time and have a long commute to work and not a lot of disposable income, in this day and age, it can be difficult to talk about that stuff on an application form without sounding boring or lazy (albeit I don’t think it’s an employers place to judge candidate on what they do outside of work because it’s not really any of their business, unless it’s related to the business). </p><p></p><p>For instance I enjoy cooking. I cook for fun, but considering how staple cooking is to nearly everyone’s lives there’s no real value in discussing it in detail; also a lot of my sporting hobbies are not competitive, so discussing the details and how they relate to skills is difficult. </p><p></p><p>Word counts are annoying...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AgentNilPois, post: 15068, member: 2143"] Just when you see advice on their websites about “use the word count”. Like one particular firm I remember left 500 words for hobbies/extra curricular/interests. I mean, if you work full time and have a long commute to work and not a lot of disposable income, in this day and age, it can be difficult to talk about that stuff on an application form without sounding boring or lazy (albeit I don’t think it’s an employers place to judge candidate on what they do outside of work because it’s not really any of their business, unless it’s related to the business). For instance I enjoy cooking. I cook for fun, but considering how staple cooking is to nearly everyone’s lives there’s no real value in discussing it in detail; also a lot of my sporting hobbies are not competitive, so discussing the details and how they relate to skills is difficult. Word counts are annoying... [/QUOTE]
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