 | from Jen Hubley
A few years ago, I offered to help my brother-in-law, who had recently graduated, proof his resume before he sent it out to prospective employers. It's a good thing I did. Up at the very top, under his name and phone number, he'd listed "Captain of the Water Polo Team."
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When I pointed out that he might want to knock that down the page a bit, maybe put it beneath his GPA at the very least, he said, "But it shows LEADERSHIP QUALITIES."
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I was forced to show him some resume templates, to demonstrate that none of them had a prominently featured slot for undergraduate sporting activities.
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He reworked his resume and eventually got a great job in his field (which was not water polo). However, every time he thinks about looking for a new gig, he threatens to bring it back up to the top of the page. And who knows? Years from now, maybe that will be the thing that identifies him as an eccentric entrepreneur. (Maybe.)
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