I used to be a big part of the Civil War Preservation Trust, which has the innocuous mission of preserving Civil War battlefields as historical sites so they don’t turn them into Walmart parking lots. While I’m sure they have gotten wise to it by now in their advertising, they used to advertise with huge Confederate flags, which today means you are a racist redneck who wants the return of slavery, rather than just someone who wants to preserve US history. So yeah, I don’t associate with them any longer and don’t mention it because of the negative connotation of their imagery.
Beautiful!
You withdrew your actual support because of what you know to be misperceptions?
Listing ANY hobby on your resume is likely to get it tossed as being unprofessional. We used to do that-go through the stack and anyone who thought their future employer needed to know about their hobbies/personal activities had their resume fed into the shredder.
When I was a manager, one of my direct reports used to work for a tobacco company, and he mentioned once that it sometimes raised eyebrows. And if I were applying for a job at a university in some area like sociology or psychology or the humanities, I would avoid mentioning it if I had worked for a conservative or Republican organization.
I heard the opposite - list a hobby at the end of a resume to sort of humanize you and make your resume stand out. YMMV.
Regards,
Shodan
I’m deeply involved in leadership within my church at the congregational, diocesan, and national level. But that’s not on my resume, even in this pretty religious part of the country. While there are a lot of leadership skills that are applicable in a business environment, identifying your religious affiliation on a resume is risky for both you and your potential employer.
I’ve also volunteered for some local political campaigns but I wouldn’t include that unless I was actually applying for a job with a campaign.