RPG's + Finding work

[NewbyDM]

Im just brain-storming here, while make my CV & sollicitation letter and was wondering what to put in the "things i like to do" section. Would you put "Playing Roleplay games" there??
The job im looking for invloves a lot of creativity & imagination and stuff like that (architect/designer), but its not directly related.

I wonder what the people who read it would think:
- owwwww, what a weirdo...
- hey, someone with a vivid fantasy...
etc..

Robert.

 

[Wippit Guud]

Im just brain-storming here, while make my CV & sollicitation letter and was wondering what to put in the "things i like to do" section. Would you put "Playing Roleplay games" there??
The job im looking for invloves a lot of creativity & imagination and stuff like that (architect/designer), but its not directly related.

I've gone so far as to put being an immortal on a couple of MUDS as volunteer work. Shows that people who own games put trust in you to deal with people effectively, even if it is over a chat room environment.

 

[The_Universe]

*shrugs* I put it on my resume, and I got hired. To be quite frank, I think most employers are just wanting to know if you HAVE other interests. I doubt they really care what they are. (Unless it's something like "Kiddy Porn," I suppose...)

 

[MarauderX]

Being in the design industry, I would suggest you don't put it on there. I would put a sport or other hobbie, like fishing, but having roleplaying on there may only bring strange looks and prying questions.

BTW I work as an engineer among architects(www.RTKL.com), and no one I work with knows who Monte Cook or Gary Gyax are.

 

[Voadam]

Generally "things I like to do" sections are irrelevant to qualifications and are considered a waste of space. I know in my job when I looked over resumes and cover letters for applicants to fill a position I only wanted to see qualification relevant experience or training, not hobbies or personal information.

 

[KeithHays]

I agree with the last poster. I've been working with an "outplacement firm" since getting laid off, and they say listing outside interests is a total waste of time.

 

[der_kluge]

I think it probably largely depends on the size of the firm, and how many resumes they look at it. It probably also depends on your age - if you're young, and have little experience, it is probably ok to add that to fluff the resume up a bit. If you've got pages of work experiences, it's probably not as important. It probably also depends on the nature of the job you're applying for. If it's an advanced position, they're not going to care, and if it's an hourly, no-experience necessary position, it probably also won't matter. Somewhere in between might be ok.

In the end, it either won't matter any, or it might be a detrimental. Probably not for you since D&D doesn't carry the stigma in Holland like it does in the U.S.

 

[d20Dwarf]

Generally "things I like to do" sections are irrelevant to qualifications and are considered a waste of space. I know in my job when I looked over resumes and cover letters for applicants to fill a position I only wanted to see qualification relevant experience or training, not hobbies or personal information.

I concur. Leave these sections off your resume, it's really irrelevant. You should try to keep your resume to one or two pages as well.

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

I would put it for the simple reason that I know I'd be MISERABLE working for a boss who didn't appreciate a creative mind and/or a boss who wasn't open minded enough to accept it as a part of who I am.

When I got hired at my job 3 years ago, I put all manner of weird things on my resume in that section , including Fantasy, exotic pets, collecting weird record albums.

The guy who hired me said he hired me based on the fact that I was interesting. And he wanted to know what a "freelance exotic pet trainer" was.

 

[CarlZog]

The guy who hired me said he hired me based on the fact that I was interesting. And he wanted to know what a "freelance exotic pet trainer" was.

Alright, I'll bite: What IS a freelance exotic pet trainer?


As for listing gaming on a resume, I'd be inclined to leave it off in general.

I agree that most employers don't care about hobbies and those that do aren't likely to connote gaming with creativity and imagination like we do. I'm afraid they're more likely to associate it with a lack of social skills.

Again, these are generalizations. If you already have a good sense of your potential employer and the nature of the job, as Djeta apparently did, it might work for you.




CZ