Saying your a cyclist increases your chance of a job.

[Cycleops]

A new study from GolfSupport(link is external) found that mentioning that you play a sport on your CV increases your employability by 39% and that 68% of successful candidates at the 200 companies surveyed said they played a sport. 12% of recent hires mentioned that they were cyclists, making it the fourth most successful sport for increasing employability. Applicants who take part in athletics were the most successful, with 20% of recent hires including it on their CV. Tennis and rugby were second and third with 16% and 14% before cycling came next in fourth, ahead of football and boxing.

 

[Oldhippy]

If you mention in an application that it's your actual form of day to day transport they have a different view.

 

[newfhouse]

I tend to favour interview candidates that know the difference between your and you’re

 

[Drago]

Cool. If I ever unretire I'll bear that in mind.

 

[Oldhippy]

Oops sorry.

 

[newfhouse]

Oops sorry.

It was a gentle prod at the OP’s thread title. I wasn’t triggered by your post.

 

[HMS_Dave]

If you mention you're a Daily Mail enthusiast and comment on "Human Ken Doll" Articles then your chances of employment are around the same as winning the Euro millions...

 

[DaveReading]

A new study from GolfSupport(link is external) found that mentioning that you play a sport on your CV increases your employability by 39% and that 68% of successful candidates at the 200 companies surveyed said they played a sport. 12% of recent hires mentioned that they were cyclists, making it the fourth most successful sport for increasing employability. Applicants who take part in athletics were the most successful, with 20% of recent hires including it on their CV. Tennis and rugby were second and third with 16% and 14% before cycling came next in fourth, ahead of football and boxing.

Some extremely dubious maths there.

 

[mudsticks]

But I don't want another job

Should I stop cycling in order to avoid overwork ??

 

[Eric Olthwaite]

If you mention in an application that it's your actual form of day to day transport they have a different view.

It wouldn't occur to me to mention my choice of day to day transport in an application?

 

[Cycleops]

You don’t have to do you Eric? Just say you’re an enthusiastic cyclist and you love Greta Thunberg

 

[snorri]

Just say you’re an enthusiastic cyclist and you love Greta Thunberg

That line would make you a dead cert for a job in the council cycle path construction and maintenace department.

 

[mudsticks]

You don’t have to do you Eric? Just say you’re an enthusiastic cyclist and you love Greta Thunberg

But not in a weird way...

 

[RichardB]

But not in a weird way...

How dare you ... ?

 

[mudsticks]

How dare you ... ?

I'm super-brave me