Joy Behar hired assistant because she worked at organization with organ donation

Got a unique talent or backstory? Joy Behar may just hire you for that. 

The View‘s Hot Topics table was on fire on Thursday during a conversation about whether or not jobseekers should list their hobbies and accomplishments on their resume in order to better improve their chances of landing a job. Behar was all for it, revealing she has previous experience hiring someone because of their unique career path and how it could, theoretically, benefit her.

“I interviewed an assistant one time and she had a very good resume, but one thing that stood out was that she worked for an organization that encouraged people to donate their organs,” she explained to her cohosts. “And I thought, ‘In case I need the liver, I’m hiring this bitch!’”

She really did hire her in the end. “It was like, so out of the box that somebody would do that. I’m telling you, it’s the God’s honest truth,” Behar said, raising her hand in the air. “That girl was working for me! And for all of us!” 

Her cohost Sunny Hostin also voiced her support for including interests on a resume, noting that they can highlight your uniqueness and help set you apart from other contenders.

“There was one person that was like, scuba certified. And equestrian. It showed accomplishment and discipline. Junior black belt — I was like, ‘I’m hiring this person!’” she explained. “I like the whole [strength] type of thing.”

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Alyssa Farah Griffin, however, thought that resumes should be kept professional. “Nope! I say the opposite, because it means they’re going to brag about [it],” she said. “It’s like if they have CrossFit on their resumes, you’re gonna have to hear about CrossFit constantly. I don’t want that.”

For Whoopi Goldberg, it has less to do with one’s hobbies and more about their actual ability. “I need to know that you can do the job,” she said. “I don’t care what you’re doing. I don’t want to hire people who can’t do what I’m hiring you to do, because it makes me berserk.” 

The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on ABC.