Should you put 'video games' on your resume as an interest?

Question

or is that not professional?

Answer 1

I've always been told to leave your interests off your resume. The resume is supposed to tell an employer about your experience, credentials, accomplishments, etc. It's supposed to let them know what you have to offer them.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Unless you are applying for a computer-related job, "video games" would probably be a no-no.

Most prospective employers (again, outside the computer field) would have visions of you spending your time playing games rather than working.

This is not to say that video games would be a liability in your job-hunting. Here's what Dr. Mark Mukllen, assistant professor writing at the George Washington University, advises instructors who are about to use Blackboard, the software program most colleges use today for online courses(also known as courseware): "Spend a lot of time playing online games. If you are using Blackboard for distance education courses or as part of a hybrid course design, then you are going to spend a lot of time using either the garden-variety chat room or the more sophisticated functionality provided by the Virtual Lecture Hall....Online games will give you a glimpse of the future of courseware interfaces."

Answer 4

not professional.....put something that would reflect good things about  you and  hopefully to the job....for example if applying to a library...a good interest to be on your list would be avid reader of all types of books.  Applying to a retail store...a good interest to be on your list would be ....avid runner....they would get that you are healthy and energetic.  Applying at a construction site...a good interest would be ...woodworking art or weight lifting....get the idea?

preferably whatever you put it will be truthful...just not things like video games, reading comics, chatting on msn

Answer 5

Put it on if it pertains to the job itself.

Put it on if you're a video game designer, especially if you designed one that made a lot of money.

Put it on if you're a buyer/vendor.