Part-time players: Mention it as a hobby?
On an interview I went on (job: statistician) I mentioned that I played poker online, going on to explain that it truly wasn't "gambling" in the long term and that a statistican that couldn't win at poker really wasn't worth his salt [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. Didn't get the job, but am ~100% sure it wasn't due to that. This was a pretty cool, "quirky" company, though, and I figured it was a fine thing to mention.
I'm wondering, though, in general -- if you're applying for a math-oriented job, and are discussing your hobbies with your potential employer -- whether poker would be considered a net plus these days.
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