Having recently graduated with a BS in Computer Science, I've begun the "job" of applying for jobs. Of the people that have contacted me, several have noted Speedcubing in my Extracurricular Activities as a random, positive note that we end up talking about for a few minutes at least.
I was...
Typing speed: around 85-95 wpm, although I currently caption for the deaf and hard of hearing for a living and I can type much faster when listening to someone talk.
Cubing speed: currently averaging around 23-25 secs. I guess it's been about 7 months now cubing
I don't know if you have met or know other people that speedcube (or even solve a cube for that matter), but my first competition wasn't about competing at all. I went into it with the mindset of meeting new people and learning how the competitions were organized and arranged.
At least for me...