<prompt> Human: So Ive worked at the same small company since graduating college. I started as an admin assistant for a little less than a year and worked my way up to a full-charge bookkeeper, which has been my position for the past 2 years. A little over a year ago my boyfriend and I decided to try selling some of the handmade soap that we make. Its been going very well but I dont expect it to ever really be much more than a hobby. For reasons unrelated to this, Ive also decided that its time I start looking for greener pastures in terms of full-time employment. I want to begin sending out resumes, but I dont want my current employer to know that Im looking since Im not sure how theyd react and Id like to take my time.nbsp;All this being said, I am wondering if theres any benefit to me listing my experience with my side business on my resume. I can see it hurting my chances of being offered a job by making me seem like I would not be reliable as a long-term employee. Not to mention most large companies discourage or outright forbid salaried employees from seeking secondary employment. nbsp;Really, the only benefit that I can see from it is if I could somehow swing it so that my boyfriend could be used as one of my references assuming that it was not known that we were dating. This is very appealing to me since my current employer is my only other reference for bookkeepingaccounting experience, and as I said before I dont want them to know that Im applying elsewhere.  <response>: You need to rephrase I made soap in my free time in a way that potential employers will understand. In other words, you: conducted online and physical market research wrote a business plan developed manufacturing processes designed and developed a product including packaging did accounting planned logistics and shipping maintained an online presence through social media and a website promoted products through advertising and marketing activitiesThese are all skills that translate 1:1 into any other job! 