Are you embarrassed to put "Online Gamer" on your CV ?

dirtychinchilla said:
That's fair. Mine says,

"Learning bass for 15 years, currently playing in 2 bands. Electronics projects including Raspberry Pi configurations and construction of guitar pedals. Building and overclocking PCs for personal use for myself and family members."

Might imply gaming, but in reality the playing bass keeps me up more!
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Now that is interesting and CV worthy. The stuff I put is as useful as putting:

"I am hard working, enthusiastic, well mannered...."

In the cover letter.
 
Once had a CV for a techie roll that had world of warcraft on his CV. He was constantly tired but got the job done :)
 
cheesyboy said:
I don't put non-work interests on my CV any more. When I was younger I did, and very much left Gaming off of it.

It's not through embarrassment, but just an expectation in how it would be interpreted.
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Depends what those non-work interest are and whether they cover any skills which apply to the job.

I'd put that I'm a leader for my local Scout group, because although it's not work related, it does show leadership and organisation, along with interpersonal skills.
I probably wouldn't put anything about gaming unless it was for a job that is relevant to (although if I was say a leader/admin of a big/well known gaming community then I might mention that for the same reasons above).

I'd also mention producing music, because it shows I'm a bit more interesting than 90% of people who will put their interests as "watching Netflix and going to the pub" :cry:
 
cheesyboy said:
I don't put non-work interests on my CV any more. When I was younger I did, and very much left Gaming off of it.

It's not through embarrassment, but just an expectation in how it would be interpreted.
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Same, it's hard enough working out what to include/not include on your CV to make it stand out without adding in irrelevant stuff.
 
I never mentioned my hobbies in any CV I submitted and I was only asked about them when the interviewed had asked all their job relevant questions and answered mine.

During my last round of job interviews in 2008, I answered the hoodies question with “I’m going to be working hard for you and I’m married with teenage children. What spare time and energy do you think I’ll have left for hobbies?” which saw all my male interviewers nod sadly in agreement.

Never once mentioned my being a keen clay pigeon shot and possessing my own shotguns until after my probation period had been successfully completed. Townies can be funny about guns and Californians doubly so.
 
jpaul said:
in contrast podcast I listened to today - physical exercise good for the brain - I think that correlation is pretty well known, though.

Lifting weights is obviously great for your strength, but it can also boost your brain power, improve your immune system, and even reverse signs of cellular ageing. Michael enlists Jenny, a self-confessed weight lifting novice, to try strength training at home using milk bottles and a sturdy rucksack. He speaks to Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose at University of British Columbia, Canada who has recently found that strength training can lead to better memory. She reveals how activating your muscles can release special chemicals called myokines which astonishingly, can travel around the body and cross your blood-brain-barrier where they can have beneficial effects on your brain.
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We have a meyers briggs type crap at my firm. You can list your strengths. One really senior person literally listed how much they can bench. Maybe it wasn't so stupid after all.
 
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Would I care if someone put that on their cv - no, only people living in 70s have a problem with gaming.

Would it make a difference to the applicant and their chance of getting a job, in my opinion? - no
 
Anything non-work related got removed from my CV years ago. No age, race etc either as that can work against you too. Why would they need to know this stuff.
 
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I wouldn't put it on my CV but I applied for a job which had those absolute essays on the job entry with a loads of questions. There was a question about working in a team and I used organising a team sim race as an example. They brought it up in the interview and did seem interested.
Didn't get the job though so couldn't have been that impressed. :cry:
 
I would not personally and I work in games. Although it would not bother me if someone did considering where I work. I tend to ask people what games they play during an interview anyway as they often will lead into this when they tell me about themselves.

I usually tailor my cv to the job. Not that I put any interests on mine but if I did, I would only have it on for a development games job.

Saying all the above, I play far less games now than I did before joining the industry several years ago! Last few years especially. Probably can't be considered much of an interest for me these days even.
 
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Definitely wouldn't put it on my CV though no harm in including a few non work related interests.
Problem with online gamers is many tend to be bellends (present company accepted of course....) so hardly putting yourself in good company.
 
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Ayahuasca said:
You could apply that to almost any hobby.
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True enough... I guess most other hobbies don't include their own lingo that can sometimes leak out into the real world though.
Until the younger generations replace the oldies at upper management levels speaking like a gamer (and I know a load who bring gamer speak into the work place) isn't going to do you any favours.
 
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