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Login/Join to ParticipateLord and Master
74 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
74 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted:
Hey guys!
Just wondering if anyone else has ever noticed that when you let it be know at a job interview that you have circus skills, you are more likely to get the job?
You: 'Hi! I unicycle'
Them: 'You're hired!'
Hey guys!
Just wondering if anyone else has ever noticed that when you let it be know at a job interview that you have circus skills, you are more likely to get the job?
You: 'Hi! I unicycle'
Them: 'You're hired!'
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Now with extra strawberries
810 posts
Location: Canberra, Australia
Now with extra strawberries
810 posts
Location: Canberra, Australia
Posted:
Yeah i have always put it in my applications even when appliing for IT jobs. I think it works well beacuse it helps them remember you in the crowd of other people.
Also if you do any performing or touring that looks good beacuse it takes a lot of organisation.
Yeah i have always put it in my applications even when appliing for IT jobs. I think it works well beacuse it helps them remember you in the crowd of other people.
Also if you do any performing or touring that looks good beacuse it takes a lot of organisation.
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old hand
965 posts
Location: London
965 posts
Location: London
Posted:
I put it into my Personal Statement when I was applying to University. It must of helped as I am here.
I put it into my Personal Statement when I was applying to University. It must of helped as I am here.
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Rampant whirler.
2,418 posts
Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia!
Rampant whirler.
2,418 posts
Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia!
Posted:
I use it in stuff for uni as well... I'm doing a teaching degree and talk about the pedagogical aspects of poi, the ways in which I ply my trade with my students of poi, not just the students of my classrooms.
I use it in stuff for uni as well... I'm doing a teaching degree and talk about the pedagogical aspects of poi, the ways in which I ply my trade with my students of poi, not just the students of my classrooms.
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Hunting robot foxes
1,046 posts
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (UK)
Hunting robot foxes
1,046 posts
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (UK)
Posted:
Yeah I think it definately helps! Anything to make yourself interesting - the more your interviewer remembers you, the less they remember anyone else which can only be good (for you, not the poor shmuck you're job-robbing hehe)
Yeah I think it definately helps! Anything to make yourself interesting - the more your interviewer remembers you, the less they remember anyone else which can only be good (for you, not the poor shmuck you're job-robbing hehe)
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Rampant whirler.
2,418 posts
Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia!
Rampant whirler.
2,418 posts
Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia!
Posted:
Oh its just about the way you break things down, how that relates to constructivism and whatnot...
Oh its just about the way you break things down, how that relates to constructivism and whatnot...
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Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
Posted:
From my CV:
"My interests include...various forms of object manipulation including juggling and some fire arts."
Interestingly the guy I was competing with for my job also was some sort of fire performer.. maybe it's getting common
From my CV:
"My interests include...various forms of object manipulation including juggling and some fire arts."
Interestingly the guy I was competing with for my job also was some sort of fire performer.. maybe it's getting common
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
I put it on my CV. Look, they need to know up front that I'm a bit of a freak. If they aren't going to hire me because I spin fire and stuff, then I wouldn't want to work there.
But, as others have pointed out, it's quite unusual and thus, will make your application stand out a bit. Makes them want to invite you to an interview to hear more about it.
I put it on my CV. Look, they need to know up front that I'm a bit of a freak. If they aren't going to hire me because I spin fire and stuff, then I wouldn't want to work there.
But, as others have pointed out, it's quite unusual and thus, will make your application stand out a bit. Makes them want to invite you to an interview to hear more about it.
-Mike
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Internet Hate Machine
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
Posted:
Originally Posted By: Doc LightningLook, they need to know up front that I'm a bit of a freak.
And there's all the motivation you need to not put it on your CV
(I jest, I jest *squirts Doc with Nutella*)
I put it on my cv for jobs last summer. Didn't get a single damn call. Sonsobitches.
But seeing as everyone else is giving postive feedback, I'm not going to blame it on the CV... its that damn credit crunch. Yeah! That's right!
Originally Posted By: Doc LightningLook, they need to know up front that I'm a bit of a freak.
And there's all the motivation you need to not put it on your CV
(I jest, I jest *squirts Doc with Nutella*)
I put it on my cv for jobs last summer. Didn't get a single damn call. Sonsobitches.
But seeing as everyone else is giving postive feedback, I'm not going to blame it on the CV... its that damn credit crunch. Yeah! That's right!
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