How to put travel experiences in Resume?

skipy89 on 29/08/2014 - 11:17

Hey
Just Wondering how people put there travelling experiences in their resume?
For my case i finished my commerce degree( major in economics and international business) end of 2013, and then instead of finding a grad job or intern job I just worked at the same supermarket job i had saving for my eventual trip in Brazil for the World Cup 2014 and other parts of South America
I want to put down that I enjoy travelling, experiencing new cultures, etc etc etc. I didn't do volunteering work overseas or exchang.

How do i put my travel experiences down with the intention of:

  1. Showing a reason why i didn't apply for intern/ grad jobs for the year 2014
  2. Showing i like to experience new cultures etc etc, ( despite the fact i watched Football 24/7 and was at the beach 99% of the time)
  3. Should i mention attending Brazil world cup or just went to South American. Tbh saying i attended the world Cup adds a sense of validity to my argument of why i didn't do anything work related in 2014.
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Comments

  • [Deactivated] on 29/08/2014 - 11:44
    +7

    2014 - International travel.

    And say nothing more…

    • rambutann on 29/08/2014 - 11:47
      +2

      Yeah they really probably don't give a crap. Like maybe try relate to it in the interview but ye.

    • conan2000 on 30/08/2014 - 12:22

      I agree with this, I have had to review a lot of CVs in the last few months and it's worth mentioning any career breaks or anything like this as briefly as possible. Explains the gap and that's all you need. Any further detail is frivolous as if the person is interested they'll likely chat to you about it if you get to an interview.

  • one man clan on 29/08/2014 - 12:21
    +7

    Ugh If someone talked about their amazing travel experience in a resume I'd roll my eyes and bin it

    • tanoshiiki on 29/08/2014 - 12:29

      Due to jealousy? Or otherwise?

      • one man clan on 29/08/2014 - 13:22
        +1

        Otherwise?

        I've traveled, it's great, it's also really boring to hear about for the millionth time and adds nothing to your qualifications or otherwise for a job (unless, like the poster below, you are applying for a job in a tourism related field).

        • tanoshiiki on 29/08/2014 - 14:16
          -3

          Yes, that makes sense. It was mostly the tone of your response "Ugh", "roll my eyes and bin it" that made me wonder if it was jealousy.

          Given that employees question gaps, I would add a short addition (at most 2 lines, which could include any courses/casual volunteering you did). 2014 - International Travel sounds sufficient for applying to most organisations.

    • Davo1111 on 29/08/2014 - 12:37
      +2

      i agree. Employers are looking for "gaps", not an essay on what you did last summer.

      If they GAF about your international travel, they'll ask. But i would put more than 2014 - International travel

      • Davo1111 on 29/08/2014 - 17:04
        +1

        edit: "i would put no more than: 2014- international travel"

    • momov3 on 30/08/2014 - 15:23

      Depends on the job you are applying for. It's an asset if you are applying to work in travel agency, tourism or any other PR job requiring being travel savvy and past experience esp if it involved worldwide exposure. But too much can make an applicant look like only all out to 'play' only and worse still like a spoilt brat who has rich mummy and daddy. If that travel involved voluntary service, I think it's great to mention.

  • davohatcher on 29/08/2014 - 12:52

    I listed "extensive international travel" then bullet pointed every country i had been to which they did read and asked me questions about some of the places i had been, however i was at an interview for position at a tourism company. (Did get the position last week) Other industries might not care at all just give enough information to explain the gap between school and work.

  • sparkles on 29/08/2014 - 13:04
    +2

    Don't put it in. You might think it's changed your world, but unless it's a travel related job, volunteer/working gap year or you went to learn a language that will assist your role, it's irrelevant. Graduates take gaps, that's to be expected. But giving an indication that you like to run off overseas on long booze fueled holidays might not work to your advantage.

  • toniyellow on 29/08/2014 - 13:30

    If you graduated in 2013, your uni probably still allows you to email your resume to the careers service and have them give feedback on it.I really recommend doing that.

    For every potential employer who might feel connected to you because they also love the world cup, there is another potential employer who hates soccer. I would not bring up the world cup.

  • p1 ama on 29/08/2014 - 15:22
    +2

    Showing a reason why i didn't apply for intern/ grad jobs for the year 2014

    There's really no excuse for this apart from the fact that you were lazy or unprepared.

    Showing i like to experience new cultures etc etc, ( despite the fact i watched Football 24/7 and was at the beach 99% of the time)

    If you were there to watch football and go to the beach, you shouldn't say that it's to experience culture.

    Should i mention attending Brazil world cup or just went to South American. Tbh saying i attended the world Cup adds a sense of validity to my argument of why i didn't do anything work related in 2014.

    No it doesn't, if anything it shows that work is your second priority. If I were an employer I wouldn't want to take someone who takes work as a second priority.

    • OutOfComplaintForms on 29/08/2014 - 16:18
      +2

      Just because you could afford a plane ticket doesn't mean that's a qualification. ;)

  • scrimshaw on 29/08/2014 - 18:32
    +1

    I would de-emphasize the fact that you travelled purely for leisure. Unless the travel was for student exchange or work purposes, do not even talk about it in the interview.

  • skipy89 on 29/08/2014 - 22:13

    Thanks for the responses.

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