Wenn Sie Gaming in Ihrem Lebenslauf erwähnen, könnte dies Ihre Jobaussichten beeinträchtigen. Die Studie ergab, dass Bewerber, die Gaming als außerschulische Aktivität aufführten, bei der Einstellungsfähigkeit tendenziell schlechter bewertet wurden als ein gleichwertiger Bewerber, der Volleyball auflistete.
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>An experiment in Germany looking into the effects of extracurricular activities listed in job applicants’ resumes found that the (fictional) applicant who listed gaming as an extracurricular activity tended to be rated lower in hireability compared to an equal applicant who listed volleyball. The research was published in the Journal of Personnel Psychology.
>Gaming is the activity of engaging with digital games for entertainment, competition, creativity, or social interaction across various platforms. It requires a range of skills, including problem-solving, strategic thinking, hand–eye coordination, rapid decision-making, and the ability to learn complex rule systems. Many games also demand social skills such as teamwork, communication, leadership, and conflict management, especially in multiplayer environments.
>Employers historically tended to dismiss gaming skills as irrelevant, particularly when they were not formally certified or connected to education. However, this perception is changing, especially in fields such as IT, engineering, design, data analysis, and project management, where transferable skills from gaming are more readily acknowledged.
>Some employers now value gaming-related competencies like systems thinking, adaptability, and collaboration under pressure. Despite this, gaming skills require careful framing in professional contexts as they still tend to be undervalued and even looked down upon by many.
Today you learned connotations create biases.
People are actually doing this?
Depending on how relevant that is to the job role you’re applying for, this is exactly what I would’ve expected the outcome to be.
I remember in 2006 some of my WoW guildmates put „guild officer“ on their resumes trying to pass it off as management experience
Remember kids. Being a genuine honest actual human being is never enough. You must fully conform and obey. Fit the image or die. This is America
Edit: I completely missed the point of this being voluntary information, and not asked for. Also done in Germany. So, enjoy your weekends!!
Look, I love gaming but I’m sure as hell not adding it to my resume when I’m looking for a job. This is just common sense. I don’t care about making a point or proving that gaming is just as valid as volleyball, I literally only care about getting a job any way I can so I can make money. That’s it.
Who is listing extracurricular activities on a professional resume? (I’m in the US. Does this happen in other locations?) And outside of a gaming-related field, how would that be relevant to anything?
I would never under any circunstances put that on my resume. Even if there are many modern companies that try to pass that „friendly“ and „relaxed“ vibe, always remember they are still real and serious companies and HR will chew you up if you give them the slightest reason.
If you’re listing hobbies on a resume, that’s your first problem.
As a people manager and hiring manager, I only want to see relevant information and professional skills.
Edit: oh and I’m a huge gamer
OG gamers learned discipline. How to keep trying to solve a problem until they got to the next problem. You want gamers like that as an employee. .
Yeah I love video games but „gamers“ are generally not the type of people you want to associate with.
Does it still apply for software engineering? It’s pretty popular.
Why would anyone list their hobbies on a resume?
Anecdotal, however, we actually preferred people who game as a hobby when hiring for my team because they were more likely to be tech-savvy which is very relevant for the IT role that we were trying to fill. So I would say that is not universal and putting gaming as your hobby can certainly improve your chances depending on the type of role you’re applying for.
Seeing that boomers are probably the most likely to be looking at the resumes I’m not surprised in the least that they would be judgmental of it.
TIL people aren’t lying enough on their job applications.
I’ve received a few resumes from young people who have listed gaming as a hobby. I have only brought one in for an interview because I was interested in his experience but he did not get a call back. Was way too antisocial to be effective in my team. I see “gaming” anywhere on a resume as a warning now – if you put that on, you’re lacking in social awareness. I don’t care if you game, but it does not belong on your resume unless you’re applying for something in the gaming industry.
Depending on the job type, I’d imagine “golf” to be beneficial to put on there.
Why would anyone put a hobby on a resume?
People are actually putting more than
„I’m John McWorker, I love work, here’s my past experiences that I may or may not have lied about, plus buzzwords for the position I want, and 3 references“
on their resumes?
Why do people even put hobbies on their CV like that’s some American level stuff. If your hobby is like 3D printing and you are applying to a job that requires basic knowledge of 3D printing sure. But like putting baking or football as a hobby, just why, I know people say it shows dedication but some of the laziest, lacking any curiosity or ambition people from my country I know all did sports or some extracurricular activity. Doing stuff outside of work or school doesn’t automatically mean you are ambitious and not doing anything also doesn’t automatically mean anything. That’s just some weird agendas pushed forward by USA because too many people were getting high scores on SATs so they needed another way to distinguish between candidates
Gaming has been shown in multiple legitimate studies to improve hand eye coordination dramatically. Studies have shown surgeons who grew up playing video games operate more efficiently and have fewer surgical errors than those surgeons who did not play video games. I’d say that’s relevant. As an anesthesiologist who grew up gaming, my needle and ultrasound skills far surpassed some of co residents right of out the gate in residency because my hand eye coordination is quite good.
Is it generally an accepted practice to put hobbies/extracurriculars on a resume? Is this an early career thing?
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/399740
Video games are awesome for the brain. Science is quite clear on this. Many more studies where this came from.
If I’m putting down hobbies, gaming is going in. Hell, sometimes I specify PC. I enjoy building PCs, too, but THAT I don’t add, because I don’t want them expecting me to fix anything, which has happened in the past.
I’ve heard of some people putting things like ‚raid leader ‚ from some MMO to show they can direct people over video or audio chat? I guess it’s somewhat related….