I’ve done this as well, and as “risky” as this sounds, it’s something most people look at.
If you have a hobby and took it to the next level, regardless of that hobby, most RPs will find it impressive and will have a higher interests in hiring you. It shows that you’re willing to put in that “extra effort” as to whatever you’re interested in, so if you find interests in the company, they’re hoping to see that ability come to play for their uses.
I was a network engineer without knowing anything about networking or the hardware aspects at all for a year, and what landed me in was the pro gaming list on my resume.
Basically, I would then explain how it was a hobby I didn’t think would take me as far as I did, and stated how much dedication was necessary in order to become a strong player. Even during the interview, they would go about “man, you don’t know shit about networking. But uh, WTF @ this gaming pro shit? Elaborate, motha fucker!” and I’d explain and they’d be like “Yo nigga, dat’s tight!” and I would get a call within the next 2 days.
Fighting games no doubt take a lot of will and dedication to get good at. That said, you’re better off leaving that off of your resume. Your typical hiring manager is going to see ‘video games’ and toss that resume with the quickness. If it comes up during an interview as one of your hobbies, that’s one thing, but I don’t recommend it for resumes/applications.
People don’t need to know everything. Unless you perceive yourself as Michael Sam of SRK speaking up for the oppressed FGC population within the medical profession.
In which case, you’re not gonna get the job (cus Michael Sam sucks; no pun intended).
MEDICAL Residence has nothing in common with working an IT or any other technology/electronics/computer type of job. Especially in those fields you probably will meet guys and join their clans.
A job as a doctor requires you to be at the top of your class, contributing to the community, and a functioning member of society.
The hiring managers are usually no-nonsense office people looking for buzzwords like
“Hospital experience, volunteering, medical missions, helping the elderly”
Those are buzzwords they scan resumes for at hospitals for any job be it a nurse, pharmacist, surgeon, or any type of physician.
Actually if I was older when I heard about it, I couldve gotten a job at a construction company running an excavator. I was told that it’s pretty much just like a video game which after having used one already, it was pretty true. You basically juts have two analog sticks and you dig/destroy shit with them. Excavators are fun
this thread seems like a troll thread, but i suggest you read the comments section of that article. they are overwhelmingly negative. most people immediately have negative connotations with pro gaming, so i would definitely leave it off, unless you are applying for a company that sponsors pro gamers. i am often on the interview loop for various test/dev resources, and i have never seen it listed in the hundreds of resumes i’ve gone through. if you were to list it, i would definitely have a negative impression of you unless you somehow showed you were top 10 in premier regional tournaments or something impressive. playing video games a lot and sucking at them is not something that’s going to wow anybody, let alone fellow gamers.
Why are people taking this seriously? The whole thing was just an excuse for OP to brag about how he’s a doctor (technically a lowly paid resident-to-be, which is a huge accomplishment relative to anything 99.9% of SRK has done).
i have never listed it but during interviews i have expressed my interest/love with fighting games. and honestly i only do it to find out if the potential employeer is okay with me leaving 4 times a year for tournaments and if they themselves play fighting games
You want to tailor your application to the job you’re going for, if you can make your love of fighting games relavent to the job role then put it on there, if you can’t then don’t. Could argue that at a high level the controls require very skillful and precise use of hands and the ability to remain calm under pressure - both could be useful in a medical environment?
I start job training tomorrow and during the interview I was told this job requires looking at a computer for long periods of time, practically the whole shift. I went in with the video game/WNF response and he started name dropping games himself. It’s important for the interviewer to understand the applicant’s experiece regardless of how its perceived as long as they get the best adapters from Day 1.
Did you get to know the administrative personnel beforehand? That’s a good start. Sometimes I can just look at the overall mood in the place and know what to say and what not to say. More than likely professionalism will be most important to them. Although the Smithsonian museum considers it an art, I doubt the leaders of professional companies make any effort to consider it professional at all. So beware.
And are you sure that’s the right thing for you? Medical studies tend to be very…prolonged. If that’s what’s going in your area fine and all, but for me I just went with a degree I could get started right away with. i.e. Machine Tool Technology. You’re going to lose gaming time like that if you’re trying to be a ‘real doctor’. Though nursing sells just fine too.
I mean, I almost literally dropped by Goodrich before I was even done and BOOM. Making salary level stuff, even as a temp. Sometimes they’ll even help pay for your tuition while you’re there (can be somewhat hard to get into so make sure you do this while you’re first getting in).
Seriously, anyone can do this. It’s not much harder than high school material, so long as you’re okay with memorization and some hands on with loud machines. I was just lazily looking for something easy and now I play whatever the hell I want. South Carolina has a lot of industry though, it might be different in your country/state.
South Carolina has a lot of industry though, it might be different in your country/state.