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Use your gaming skills to get hired
Ever thought about how to translate your hobbies to workplace skills?
Your hobbies tell a vivid story about your natural abilities. Keep reading for language to use in your resume or cover letter, plus get ideas for jobs you may love.
What matters to you
What do gamers want in a job (besides good pay)? We fielded a short survey to find out. We gave a group of 111 gamers a set list of job attributes and asked them to choose what matters most to them.
Ability to build a career
Gamers are goal-oriented, so they appreciate jobs that can help them reach the top.
I am a person who doesn’t like to become stagnant. A structured path would give me an achievement like approach to a career
Team leader
Age 44, KY
Flexible hours
Have you ever stayed up until 4am to beat a boss? If so, you can probably understand why a strict 9-5 doesn’t necessarily appeal to gamers. It’s more about the quality of the work, not punching a timecard.
(My dream job is) something remote in the it field, that doesn’t require me…That doesn’t make it big deal or a hassle when I need to visit family…
Certified technology specialist
Age 22, TX
Creative freedom
Sure, gamers report that they’re great at repetitive tasks, but a huge element of beating video games is creative problem-solving. That may be why gamers value some independence in their thinking.
While I enjoy stability, I am wary of anything that becomes ‘routine’
Community support worker
Age 37, VT
Jobs to consider
Logistics
Many moving parts, multitaskingGIS tech
Geographic Information System, analyzing spatial dataPest control
Sensing patterns and small detailsData analytics
Tech-forward, task basedProduct manager
Teamwork and communicationBuilding supervisor
Surveying a domainGame tester
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