Should you list 'olive oil' as an interest on your résumé? Recruiters weigh in on the latest internet debate
An X post about "olive oil" as a résum´é interest is reigniting the debate over a "hobbies" section. bernardbodo/Getty Images A viral X post described rejecting a finance candidate because they listed " olive oil " as an interest on their résumé. Four recruiters told Business Insider what they thought about the post — and the state of hobbies on résumés. One recruiter said hobbies were necessary in the age of AI. Another said they were risky. Tell us what you think in our survey. Some people like reading or long walks. Others like olive oil. But would you list olive oil as an interest on your résumé? That's the latest internet debate after a post about the interests section on résumés went viral on X . The person, who said they were reviewing résumés for a banking role, wrote that applicants needed to be "normal" and "well adjusted." "I reviewed a resume that listed 'olive oil' as an interest. That is not a...
