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Might be anything

Submitted by Philip Brewer on August 24, 2007 - 14:16.

Exacatly. Almost anything can end up being the hook that gets you in for an interview.

One time my wife interviewed for a software job, and the receptionist happened to mention that the hiring manager was especially interested in talking to her because her resume mentioned that she could read Sanskrit--and the manager knew the language as well. The interview went smoothly (they both agreed that Sanskrit ability directly translated to software-writing ability) and she got the job.

I always mention that I'm fluent in Esperanto in resumes. I suppose it may cost me some number of jobs (since some people have a negative impression of Esperanto), but you never know what might be this manager's equivalent of "trimming celery."

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