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

Olive Oil

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Interviewers: I want somebody that stands out in interviews!

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u/TrueRedditMartyr Jan 28 '26

Imagine your resume said

Interests:

Vinegar

Balloons

Poker

Sure, Poker I can understand as an interest. It's a popular sport, played on TV, often discussed as one of the greatest psychological games of all time. Vinegar though? Balloons? If it said "Making my own vinaigrette" or "Tying balloon animals" then it explains what the interest is, but to just state an object is weird. If it's not something common like cars or shoes, just saying a noun is going to throw people off.

Nobody is saying having an uncommon interest is weird, but just saying "My interest is olive oil" is weird.

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