Avoid Resume Craziness! Tales from the Frontline

I understand resume writing is an art. All your experience must fit on two pages tops in a visually appealing manner, plus explain how you are a good fit for the job. So if you do all that AND still have space on your resume to highlight something smart and interesting (like you were a former Olympic athlete, pianist, or rocket scientist), I’m ok with that. But let’s skip the interests below, which I have actually seen on resumes:

• “Modeling.” The person did mean strutting on a catwalk, but the hiring manager, when reviewing the resume, asked in all seriousness, “Financial modeling?”
• “Porsche aficionado.” Peter Pan syndrome?
• “Quidditch player.” So millennial.

The problem with listing these quirky interests is there is a bigger chance they will rub the reader the wrong way rather than trigger delight or be a shared interest.