It is almost half way through the year. Have you considered starting a new hobby? Are there new hobbies to start? Ones that didn't exist before?
Cold water swimming - start in the summer months when water temperatures are a little warmer.
Plogging - an amalgamation jogging and pluck upp (picking in Swedish) - combines jogging and litter-picking.
Microcementing - create worktops, storage units, coffee tables and decorative vases by putting concrete textures on surfaces.
Bullet journalling - no need for punctuation with a bullet journal - just a notebook and pen
Are hobbies something that would impress on a resume? "Done right, hobbies a resume can help you and out from other candidates, show a bit of your personality to the hiring manager, and potentially even get you the job!"
And the hobbies you should have on your resume? That's no surprise. The top ones are: Community involvement - volunteering, writing, blogging, learning languages, photography and sports.
And what hobbies should be left out of a resume? Nothing specific is listed - general advice is stay away from things that signal antisocial behaviour, political or religious views, violent or dangerous activities, and ones with little or no interactivity.
And weird hobbies? These include: tree shaping, beetle fighting, newsraiding, extreme ironing, stone skipping, suing, element collecting, competitive duck herding and toy voyaging (toys need a vacation). The article concludes with these examples: "did you know that…
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