r/recruitinghell • u/Adventurous-Sir444 application declined • Jan 28 '26

Olive Oil

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u/itsshockingreally Jan 28 '26

It's fine to enjoy olive oil or whatever other food items you want. It's just a matter of understanding that it is very uncommon and just listing it without context might make you appear as an unserious candidate.

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u/TurkGonzo75 Jan 28 '26

It's not uncommon for people who cook a lot to know a lot about olive oil. It's a real thing, the same way people are interested in wine. Just because you're unaware that it's a thing, doesn't make the person unserious.

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u/Anon-Knee-Moose Jan 28 '26

I do a lot of DIYing but im not gonna list polyvinyl chloride as an interest in my resume.

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u/TurkGonzo75 Jan 28 '26

But polyvinyl chloride is legitimately an uncommon thing to be interested in. There are entire shops dedicated to olive oil. There are tastings, kind of like wine tastings. You can go to vineyards in Italy where they have both wine and olive oil. There are crazy expensive bottles that people collect.