Hobbies and Interests Card Sorts - Explore 95+ Past-Times

Uncover Your Hobbies and Interests: Explore, Discover & Categorise

Discover Your Hobbies and Interests and How They Support Your Career, Self-Care, and Wellbeing

Blu Ripples Hobbies and Interests Card Sorts, designed and implemented by Katherine, are a unique tool that combines visual and textual learning styles to help you explore, identify, and categorise a wide range of hobbies and interests.

With 100+ different pastimes, our card deck offers a diverse selection of indoor and outdoor activities, from solo pursuits to small group or team-based options. Whether you’re passionate about cooking, dancing, genealogy, geology, or other hobbies, the deck provides something for everyone to review, select, and categorise based on your level of interest.

This engaging card sort process helps you discover new pastimes or gain a deeper understanding of existing interests, while also identifying transferable skills. These insights can enhance your job search, career development, self-care, and overall wellbeing, providing a meaningful way to apply your leisure preferences in both practical and professional contexts.

How Understanding and Leveraging Your Hobbies and Interests Supports Career Growth and Development

Gain insights into your preferences, transferable skills, and strengths to guide career planning and growth

Assessing and understanding your hobbies and interests can have a significant impact on your career exploration, planning, and development. By delving into your personal preferences, you can gain valuable insights into your personality, likes, dislikes, transferable skills, strengths, and areas for growth. This information can then be applied in various aspects of your professional life including:-

Resume Writing

Highlight transferable skills from your hobbies and interests, such as teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving, to strengthen your résumé for both internal and external positions.

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Cover Letters

Tailor your employment communications including cover letters and expressions of interests, to showcase your interests and strengths in line with employer requirements.

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Selection Criteria

Draw on role-relevant hobbies, interests, and experiences to demonstrate your suitability using the STAR method, even when direct experience is limited

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Academic Admissions

Enhance your vocational and tertiary admissions applications by showcasing relevant skills and competencies developed through hobbies, interests, and extra-curricular activities.

Furthermore, your hobbies and interests can help shape your career, learning, and development plans. By aligning your personal preferences with those of potential employers, you can make informed decisions that reduce the likelihood of poor career choices and enhance overall job satisfaction.

For employers and recruitment consultants, analysing candidates’ hobbies and interests provides valuable insights into a variety of factors, including personality traits, risk-taking tendencies, introversion or extroversion, and preferences for autonomy or teamwork.

Alternate Uses for Hobbies and Interests Card Sorts

Supporting Self-Care, Leisure, and Community Engagement

While our Hobbies and Interests Card Sorts are primarily used to support career exploration, planning, and development, they also offer valuable insights for personal growth. Additonally, the card deck can help you create your Self-Care Plans, and Self-Care Tool Kit, discover new leisure activities, and explore community engagement opportunities. By reflecting on your hobbies and interests, you can add depth and variety to your personal life, enhancing both wellbeing and life satisfaction.

Ethical Considerations

Supporting Your Safety and Wellbeing

Your safety and wellbeing are our top priority when using our assessments. Before administering any psychometric tool, we make sure you meet the age and reading requirements, and that the assessment is suitable for your current circumstances. We operate within our expertise and follow strict duty of care, ethical guidelines, and supplier requirements.

If there’s any uncertainty, we will request medical clearance from your GP or a qualified mental health professional. This ensures we can provide any necessary accommodations, minimise potential triggers, determine if it’s appropriate to proceed, and most importantly, support your wellbeing throughout the process.

Leverage Your Hobbies and Interests

Unearth how your hobbies and interests can support your career, self-care, and wellbeing - helping you make personal and professional choices that truly energise you.

Explore What Energises You

Have Questions About Our Hobbies and Interests Card Sorter?

Get Guidance on Exploring Your Hobbies and Interests

Do have any questions or concerns about our Hobbies and Interest card sorter instrument, card exploration process, or the ethical considerations? Contact Katherine, who will be happy to provide guidance, answer your inqurieies, and support you in undertanding how the cards can benefit your personal and career development. These insights are also valuable for employers in assessing the skills and interests of new or existing employees.