4. Interests

While it is not absolutely necessary to include a section on your personal interests, it does provide a more human side to this functional document. However, including interests on a resume is more useful to people new to the job market, such as recent graduates, who have limited work experience, as they can use it to prove that they are active, involved, dedicated, team players or work well on their own, depending on the image they are trying to portray.

Bullet-point these interests if you can; for example:

• Member of the college basketball team
• Staff-student Liaison officer
• Secretary of the Movie Society
• Keen chess player
• Hiking, Scuba diving, Golfing, In-Line Skating, Reading 
  

These can be of interest to a prospective employer and you may find common ground here with the interviewer - just steer clear of anything that is perhaps dangerous or may be badly perceived; saying you're an avid bug collector may not reflect well on your people skills!