Poker winnings on resume

[Aces McGee]

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What if we do none of these and an interviewer asks "how did you do this year" or something along these lines? Do we answer with monetary figures?


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Answer in BB/100.

-McGee

[TheSalche]

I'd suggest against it. Last time I said I played online poker in an interview the response I got was "didn't they make that illegal?"

Regardless of what you say after being asked that question, they will have a negative view of you. That question usually comes at the beginning too, so it's sure to spoil an interview quickly.

[JSchnett]

what about on a college application? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[FireStorm]

Stick this thread in the muck. I simply can't understand the reasoning behind wanting to do this, why do people feel the need to include poker? Simply leave it out and move on, you have to realize there's no upside to it and a considerable downside ~

[slickss]

Focus entire resume around your poker career and attach printouts of PokerTracker graphs.

[SunyD]

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Stick this thread in the muck. I simply can't understand the reasoning behind wanting to do this, why do people feel the need to include poker? Simply leave it out and move on, you have to realize there's no upside to it and a considerable downside ~

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QFT! Although many of us on this forum love poker and understand the skill behind it, there are just too many people out there that consider it gambling and associate negative things with poker. Dont put it on your resume, or bring it up in an interview.

[slickss]

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QFT! Although many of us on this forum love poker and understand the skill behind it, there are just too many people out there that consider it gambling and associate negative things with poker. Dont put it on your resume, or bring it up in an interview.

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I would claim that I understand the "skill behind poker", but if I am reviewing someone's resume, I am still hesitant to looking at poker as a positive thing. While poker metaphors might sound good, not much about poker is transferable to the real world. From a potential workplace point-of-view, time an applicant spent playing poker is basically time wasted - time he didn't spend learning anything that the company might need.

[Schmitty 87]

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what about on a college application? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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On a college application I think it's a fantastic idea provided you make a lot of money and write well. Make sure to send out a bunch though, because some individual admissions officers will hate it, whereas others will eat it up. Has to be well written though of course. Can't write like lilholdem and get in to Yale just because you made $500k.

[Schmitty 87]

PS JSchnett you should start a new thread. I think whether to write about poker or not on a college application is an interesting question. I love the idea, but I'm a student myself, so I'm not the best judge.

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Writing poker on a college resume is pretty stupid IMO.