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12-20-2005, 11:58 PM
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Re: Poker on Resume....the real reason for asking
Talk to any non-poker player about poker, especially about the swings, and they just won't understand and will probably adversely affect your candidacy.
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12-29-2005, 09:43 AM
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Re: Poker on Resume....the real reason for asking
I work for an electronic trading company. When I interview people, I am always on the lookout for people with good poker skills. (Emphasis on "good").
IMHO, there are many similarities between poker and trading. Understanding EV and stochastic processes are skills I highly value.
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12-29-2005, 12:13 PM
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Re: Poker on Resume....the real reason for asking
when i was interviewing for management consulting firms, i did not include poker on my resume but i made sure to always throw it in the interview when people asked what i did with my time. first, it's just plain honesty since i spend 80% of my free time playing poker.
second of all, there are many similarities betweent the jobs and i have received quite positive reactions. in fact, in one interview, my interviewer was also a poker player and we literally spent the entirety of the 30 minutes (this was not the case interview section) just talking about poker, which went over extremely well as i was relaxed and on home turf. p.s. i got a few very nice offers despite my "stupidity" of talking about poker. maybe i'm just that good.
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12-29-2005, 10:39 AM
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Re: Poker on Resume....the real reason for asking
if you are a winning player then why not put it on your resume. how do you think the business owners got to the point of hiring you? they're in the same boat, taking calculated risks day in and day out. it's the ability to come out a winner over the long run in situations such as this that owners look for in management.
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