Why do you recommend Interests on a resume?

There are three reasons why we recommend ending your resume with a single-line "Interests:" bullet point underneath "Skills:"

1. Interests force the screener to see you as a human, and not just one of the thousands of faceless resumes they see every single day.
2. Interests allow the screener to visualize you as a coworker / understand if you're the type of person they'd want to spend time with every day. 40 hours a week for years on end is a LOT of time to spend with another human being – your coworkers influence your mental health more than anyone. Interests show them that you're fun to spend time with, or at least that you're not a psycho loser.
3. Interests are perfect icebreakers for the interview, which will help it go more smoothly (and therefore give you a better chance of getting a second one). If you put Seinfeld as an interest, we guarantee you that every single interviewer over the age of 35 will open by asking you what your favorite episode is. (Mine is The Marine Biologist.)