How bad is putting POKER on your resume?

[SumZero]

I look at resumes for a number of candidates for computer programming types of jobs and I always think of the interest section as a place to see if there are any overlaps worth making conversation about in an interview. Personally, I'd think of poker as a small plus (and we have office poker about once a month), but I imagine there are more people who would react strongly negative to it then there are people who would react strongly positive to it.

If what you did for a few months/years was played poker professionally then I'm not sure if having an unexplained gap might be better or worse than filling it in with your self-employed applied risk analysis specialist job.

[pooh74]

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LOL. I was expecting these responses. I will definitely not put in on my resume.

Pooh,
Very interesting. What is the purpose of the training? I'm gonna have to check this firm out.

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Take what I say with a grain of salt...bc Im sure there's a fine line between wanting someone to understand the concepts of poker (EV, risk taking/aversion) and having someone understand them already because for the last two years that's all they've been doing.

But, I think its more an issue of there's no doubt that poker will help you in those kinds of jobs, its only a matter of whether the particular person hiring you sees it that way.

I sent an email with a copy of my resume to a guy for a trader position. I explained why I thought poker was relevant to the job position in the email, but I would never put it on my resume. Save poker talk for those types of jobs or maybe bring it up in an interview, but not on your resume. If you feel the need to mention our hobby do what I did.

Interests Ice Hockey, Golf, Barbecuing, Watching College Football, Poker

Yes I put Barbecuing ahead of it

[GtrHtr]

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I finally decided if I have this

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Expert Poker Strategy

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I don't need that

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resume

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