Pro Poker Players as Job Applicants

[Dan Mezick]

I can't do it.

The reason is that actually being on the path of mastering poker raises your awareness of how to get success in any effort, generally.

Therefore, I agree with Kellermann that the poker "metaskills" (highly leveragable skills that transfer fast to other endeavors, such as figuring odds, managing risk, and making correct reads)apply also to the job search.

With the job search the key poker metaskill is game selection.

The ideal opportunity profile would go like this:

1. Smaller firm
2. Closely held
3. Positioned in a growing industry
4. Poker-friendly (or at least poker-neutral) decision makers
5. Relatively easy access to info on the firm, or a friend inside.

I concede your points about specifics. The job hunt is a high-stakes game featuring incomplete information on specific personalities who "own" the hiring decision.

Play accordingly.