Job Recruiters Avoiding World of Warcraft Players
After meeting with one such recruiter, f13.net forumite Tale relayed his experience:
He replied that employers specifically instruct him not to send them World of Warcraft players. He said there is a belief that WoW players cannot give 100% because their focus is elsewhere, their sleeping patterns are often not great, etc. I mentioned that some people have written about MMOG leadership experience as a career positive or a way to learn project management skills, and he shook his head. He has been specifically asked to avoid WoW players.
The recruiter in question was apparently working within the "online media industry," though no details were mentioned as to which employers he works with.
In the past, some have felt so strongly about the benefits of MMO experience that they've suggested players list that experience on a resume for applicable companies.
Thanks to Boing Boing and Raph Koster for the heads up.
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people actually put this stuff on their resumes?
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I put down "Marksmanship" as one of my hobbies and I interviewed with a manager who owned like 30 different guns, some from the 18th century. Certain things make for great talking points in the interview process and are fine to have as filler in your resume.
But yeah, gaming is not good for most of the professional jobs that require a lot of your time, accounting, legal, finance, etc.
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