By poker_boy | 10 Comments
Last updated: Thursday, July 15, 2010 | 97 Views Tags: chess, cv, game, hobbies, money, playing poker
Keep the poker questions coming! I liked this one:
Question: I just wondered if playing poker was a good thing to put in your hobbies on your CV. I’m not sure, people who have not played it might think its just gambling and that I can’t be trusted around money etc. Obviously people who have played it know itâs a game of skill and problem solving, with lots of skills used in poker that could be used in the work place. If I played a game like chess I’d be proud to put it on my CV but Iâm just not sure about poker. What do you guys think about this?
Thanks
Answer: It would not be a good idea. Most people think Poker is just gambling.
Bankroll management and discipline at the table may be similar to skills needed in the workplace but its just not worth the hassle of trying to convince a potential employer.
Bankroll management and discipline at the table may be similar to skills needed in the workplace but its just not worth the hassle of trying to convince a potential employer.
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Mike Smith
July 15, 2010
NO NOT A GOOD THING UNLESS U R LOOKING FOR WORK IN A CASINO
July 15, 2010
there’s not really problem solving involved in Poker, all it is is luck, you think you have a better hand or not and bet accordingly, gambling is an addiction, there is no proper skill to it, unless counting cards is your thing then you have a chance, but if you could count cards you wouldn’t go for a normal run of the mill job you would be going to rob the casinos blind
July 15, 2010
What kind of job are you applying for? If it’s a math/science kind of job, you might be fine listing poker as a hobby. Those kinds of people have a better appreciation of what poker involves.
July 15, 2010
Good answer, huckleberry. Fairly good answer from jc, too, but I had to "Thumbs Down" it just because of the ALL CAPS!!!
July 15, 2010
Probably not a good idea for a CV but something you may want to consider bringing into conversation if you get an interview.
Makes sense to me
July 15, 2010
nooooooooooooooooooooooooo
July 15, 2010
This would very much depend on a few factors:-
(1) Your employers knowledge of poker, almost all people that don’t play poker, (& some that do lol) presume poker is a game of luck, so their opinion would be based on what they think, not what they know.
(2) As others have said it depends on the Job? Is it a maths based? Based on patterns? strategic? do you need patience? would you have to assess & read people?
(3) I don’t mean to be rude here, but are you a winning player? by this I don’t mean "I’ve won a few Dollars," I mean have you won consistently over a long period like a year? what is your R.I.O? how do your stats look on sharkscope?
If your boss has no knowledge of poker (which is highly likely) I wouldn’t say anything, as an uneducated opinion is almost always negitive,
So if your boss has knowledge of poker (if he has he will definately check your stats) & you’re a strong/winning player & the skills of poker would help in your new job, then? maybe, but there are a lot of and’s & if’s in this post!
Of course you will probably have no idea if he plays or not, so as i said earlier unless you’re a shark (& you can prove it)) I wouldn’t mention it as an uneducated opinion is mostly negative as some would see it as gambling,
Good luck
Papa =]
July 15, 2010
The key on deciding whether to put anything down on your CV is, is it relevant to that job application, and will it enhance your job application?
If you are applying for jobs outside of those which involve gambling, or the application of advanced statistics and mathematics, then the risk you run is probably greater then the positives.
You say poker is skill and problem solving. That might be true, but the average guy in the street/employer and statistics tell us that the average gambler is probably money short and more akin to taking high level risks. If you were applying for a job in high street banking or risk assessment/safety those are skills that those jobs don’t require! My point is, however skill full the game, the employer is employing the player not the game. Plus, if you were that successful at poker, you wouldn’t be applying for a job.
So, unless its a job in a limited number of markets where its skills could be seen as additional skills to that job, don’t include it - and don’t mention it in your interview either for the same reasons.
Good Luck!