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Nonprofit Organizations Like community service, an interest in a nonprofit organization demonstrates your dedication to a specific cause or community. Pro tip: List an interest only if you are actually involved with a specific nonprofit or volunteer work. Entrepreneurship Do you want to start your own business one day? Are you a go-getter with a growth mindset? Entrepreneurship may come naturally to you, which makes it worthy of being an interest on your resume. What we like: Having an entrepreneurial mindset can be the key to success as a salesperson or at a startup. music I added an interests section that reflected my current job and was relevant to the types of companies I'd like to work with.
The following are my hobbies and interests. Pilates I take a Pilates class at least twice a week Phone Number List my sister is an instructor, which helps!) and it's always the best part of my day. As a writer, I sit in front of a laptop screen for hours, so Pilates helps me get a break from my desk. Why it works: Committing to regular exercise (whether it's yoga, running, or even walking) demonstrates a healthy work-life balance. Home Improvement If you know my fiancé and I, you know that we love tackling home improvement projects. We're not shy about taking a sledgehammer to our cabinets or reconfiguring the layout of our homes to create something entirely our own.

Why it works: In my experience, this is often a great process. People are interested in learning about this process mostly because we save money (for better or for worse) by doing the work ourselves. Antique Collection On any weekend you can find me at a thrift store or estate sale. I love finding unique items and hidden gems and giving them a second life. Why it works: I find this topic to be another icebreaker. If I talk to someone who also enjoys vintage shopping, we usually swap stories about the types of items we collect and where to find them.
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