How kung-fu got me my dream job

Hey everyone, I wrote this article for my blog a couple months ago, just thought people here would find it educational. Earlier this year I landed a pretty sweet job at an ad agency, and I beat out a lot of older, more experienced candidates for it. Partly that was because I interviewed well, but it was my black belt in san soo that actually got the initial interest and really impressed the boss.

I think this could be useful to anyone here who's looking for a new job and needs a way to stand out better, and you can adapt the same tactic with hobbies other than martial arts. Full explanation in the linked article.

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tl;dr: Telling people you have a black belt in kung-fu can get you a job. Don't underestimate the power of a hobbies and interests section on your resume.

 

Hardly a revelation - don't give up the day job (at the 'ad agency') if this spam
is anything to go by

 

I didnt know that a link to a site is permissible on MAP after so little amount of posts

That all said, I was past on a job when I mentioned martial arts

It all depends upon the person doing the interview

 

I thought threatening your employer was illegal in most countries? :yeleyes:

 

and i would see that on a resume and could give a darn. means nothing, has nothing to do with anything. i would actually ding the guy for wasting space on his/her resume if i saw that.

great, so you've worked out long enough to get a black belt. big deal. unless the job you're going for is instructor in the martial art you have a belt in, means jack.

 

I tell people not to put it on their resume because there's a much higher chance of it putting off an employer than helping. Last thing you want is an employer imagining you turning up to a meeting with a client with a black eye and a bit of tissue stuck up your nose.