Interviewer for job: "So, user, what are your hobbies?"

>Interviewer for job: "So, user, what are your hobbies?"

Do you say video games?

Don't tell me your only hobby is video games, user.

I dont even know if that would be true anymore
Id say writing

I say sports cause I am fit and that I love kayak camping. I am going to an interview in 50 min for a cameraman job (27$ per hour dawg)

Why are personal questions like these important in a corporate ambient?

Because working on any serious level often heavily relies on your ability to work with those around you. Gotta make sure you're someone who people want to work with.

You dont want to hire spergs that spend all their free time online, its proven they tend to be more lazy and unreliable

Shooting, hiking, mountain climbing, readin, and Vidya r8 me pls

You serious? Your hobbies and how you spend your time say a lot about what motivates you, your ambition, willingness to work on yourself and self-improvement in general, discipline, and more often than not your hobbies can be skills that directly apply to the job.

Good luck, I'm mentally preparing for an entry level software dev job interview in 3 hours

Reading, watching TV, hanging out with friends and soft work outs.
AKA:
Reading Manga and VN, Watching anime, playing with my steam friends and jacking off.

I have a master in computer science and not a single interviewer ever asked me about my hobbies.

Reading, painting, history of naval combat and geology.

>so it says here that you don't have a Facebook, care to explain!?

I generally mention it, but only like 3rd or 4th after some normie/interesting stuff like swimming, tennis, drawing, music, etc.

>not answering that you prefer to interact with people in person about important matters and matters of importance cannot be communicated over facebook

translation

>dose this person have a hobby that might entertain him so he might feel satisfied with his life and distract from his work or dose he have a transparent boring hobby that is just another conduit for the making of the money

Next time just say it helps them find the tools they are looking for

I have a facebook, but it's an empty placeholder. For an IT professional, Facebook is a gaping personal security vulnerability as are most public-facing social media options.

Seriously, if you're in IT and post under your real name, you're a liability.

>Hiking, but only when there's a good balance of scenery and exercise. Sometimes I'll get dragged on hikes that are just one long, steep incline. Afterwards, my friend will say, "Great hike" and I'm thinking, "Are you kidding? We only saw a bunch of shrubs!"
I have used this as an ice breaker for years and it works every time. I pretend like I'm holding back a smile the whole time to make it seem like it isn't rehearsed.

Good luck, anons.

I do photography
See me on that /p/ booooys

I play violin, piano and trombone
I love classical music

do americans really get ask what their hobbies ar at a job interview?

3D graphics and AI
Everyone knows it's video games, but at least I don't have to say it

>"I study film, DJ, and sometimes I'll play games if my friends are online"

I have never been asked for my hobbies at a job interview

Tell them i love physical activities, learning in general, playing instruments, and computers.
Of course thats putting it broadly, uf they ask for me to go indepth i wouldnt hesotate and give them the run down till they move on the interview, gotta show people im passionate.

I actually had an interviewer ask me that, and I was up front and honest. I said Video games. I got the job.

>video games
>reading aka mindlessly browsing the internet
>watching TV aka anime
>gardening aka I volunteered at a garden 6 years ago

its already better than saying 'shitposting on Sup Forums' which is our actual hobby

>Yeah I'm pretty big into drawing.
>"Oh! What kind of stuff do you draw?"

>it's all girls with big asses

that's what you have to have more than one hobbie. i just say i like to play the guitar and that's all

Absolutely plebeian

>Interviewer for job: "So, user, what's with this four year gap on your resume?"

I'm an artist. A performance artist, if you will.

"Ah, y'know, video games and INSERT EXERCISE HERE, I keep pretty busy"

THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY
THAT'S IT
LITERALLY IT
IF YOU'RE OVERTHINKING THIS, YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO BE POSTING ON THIS MANCHURIAN CAVEDRAWING FORUM

I literally have to have Facebook for work, as we have a management and a team group, in which Rotas are posted. Also, pretty much all the communication between managers and from management to team is done via Facebook.

I'll do what I want with my own time fucker

>entry level software
Wow, how did you get the 5 years of experience?

Show us user

>I was busy studying the darker side of japanse culture commonly know as "doujinshi"

Yes, and it probably was one of the reasons I got the job. I work as a software engineer. Nowadays I sit in with the interviews as well, and we always ask people if they play games or not. Usually people that play games give a shit about tech, and that's our business.

>one guy comes in
>applies for an apprenticeship as a programmer
>seems fine
>tells us that he doesn't have internet or a computer and is happy about it
We didn't call him back.

>"So, user, what are your hobbies?"
Go to movies with friends and walks on the park

>"I enjoy taking walks while listening to music and podcasts, and in my down time I'll play some video games."
>"My taste in music? Usually either instrumental compositions or songs with really intricate lyricism. [List of bands/artists I like that fit that description without mentioning vidya music; mention that I listen to modern symphony orchestra music, which I do]"
>"What kind of podcasts? Just ones where people discuss what kinds of shows, movies, music, etc. they've liked and why. Some are general, others are focused."
>"What games do I play? Mostly just action games to unwind from the day, sometimes fighting games because I like competition."
I highly doubt any interviewer would ask me this much about my interests unless they're into them too and want to gauge my taste just to see if we'd get along, and not for any integral part of the interview. Still, I'd keep my answers professional and mildly vague for the sake of not looking like some total nerd. I also never once hint that I watch wrestling because that's even less socially accepted than vidya and anime these days unless you're in Mexico or maybe Japan.
I should really pick the trombone back up after I'm done with college. I enjoyed playing it a lot in high school and the mental connection between music and math kept me sharp I think which is good since I'm an Accounting major. Shame that the one I used back in HS was rented to save money so I don't have it.

>"I build, program and fly remote controlled aerial vehicles. Not "drones" by the way, photography is for nerds."
>uncomprehending stare

Damn, you're clueless.

you sound legitimately autistic

>I worked for the family on our ranch. Figured I'd try my hand at the family business and help the folks out, plus take some time to work on myself as an individual. Learned a lot about self reliance and dedication.
Faggot won't ever know that the "family farm" is a 4 acre plot with two chicken coops.

Shit, is that why I haven't been able to find a job?

No, it's because you think drones are photography-specific.

If the interviewer asks you this much they prob wanna fuck you

I'm not trynna get banned.

In my defence, people in my country think that is exactly the case. If I said "FPV racing" they wouldn't even know where to begin figuring it out.

I say I like to bike

I pretend I like to go hiking, read a lot and casually drop a couple titles I prepared beforehand.

Probably yeah
If someone sat there spitting shit like that to me I would not want to hire them. Try to sound like you know your shit but just carry it out like a normal conversation.

Pretty much. I've already had a successful interview in the past for a Summer job and I kept my answers simple (I don't think it was anything beyond "What are your hobbies").

That said, if I was being interviewed by an attractive office lady who wanted to fuck me I wouldn't mind.

you can post it in an appropriate board and link it here claiming that its nsfw

>Not "drones" by the way
>unmanned, remote controlled, flying vehicles
>but don't call them drones! they're autotistic dildotronics!

Drones are, by definition, capable of autonomous/unpiloted action. None of the shit I own can even land on its own without flipping out and scratching up the paint on someone's car.

There's only two good answers to this question.

1. If you're skelly or fat, say art + literature. It's easy to bullshit about both and it makes you seem smart/sophisticated.

2. If you have any semblance of fitness, say sports or outdoorsy shit. It makes you seem hardworking and less lazy.

Unironically saying vidya is a shot to foot.

im very self conscious about it then

Watching movies, tell them the movie I watched that month.
>tfw my only active hobby is programming

I'm a fatass and I said in one interview that I used to fence. Ironically enough that would've gotten me the job, but I got another offer like 1 week earlier.

>That's why I'm here, jackass. Now give me the job.

Computers is a good answer. Norimes are insanely impressed if you say you've built your own because they don't know that it's barely harder than legos.

I also say woodworking when I really mean building dollhouses.

Why didn't you put that on your resume, user? Are you leaving information out intentionally?

>I noticed you accidentally left the facebook section on the application blank. Can you prove me with a link to that now?

I have a 2 year gap from the family farm.
An actual farm, not 5 chickens like the other user.

i don't play much music at all anymore but it's what i always say, and then i give links to some songs i recorded with a christian band a few years ago. seems to always impress

>Gaming is a big one
>Also writing
>Also independent game development
>I also fix engines sometimes

>"uh thats great user we just need you to put cans on shelves for 48 hours a day though"

>Go to interview
>The ask me if I'm currently studying something, if I have a car and when I'm free
>Get the job
FUCKING INTERVIEWS

>been looking for a job for 8 months now
>great CV
>interviews always go swimmingly
>people are impressed with my hobbies and other shit
>only got maybe 2 or 3 calls back in those 8 months, all offering to hire me at lower pay than was established in the interview
Can someone explain this to me? I'm honestly at the end of my fucking wits here.