How to rely on World of Warcraft experience to find a good job

How to make "World of Warcraft" to help you find a job

In the relatively conservative and closed in mainland China and even in Asia, if you are looking for a job, what will you write on the resume? Most people probably will not say "won the first 90 pastor server achievements", right? Intuition tells us that unless you want to apply for a game company, otherwise it is best not to write on the experience of online games, it is likely to make you feel like you did not grow up, so house, so you will be a playwright refused to play Outside the door.

However, what is the situation in foreign countries?

Chief Operating Officer (COO), Symantec (Known for Norton Security and Ghost Drive Backup Tools): Stephen Gillett believes the experience in World of Warcraft is so important that he's even made him In 2008, he was the chief information officer (CIO) at Starbucks. Gillette called himself president of World of Warcraft, proving that he has the leadership, the talent to recruit, and how people interact in a virtual world that has enabled him to lead businesses in the digital age.

After all, the job is actually a marketing, you sell yourself, with their own experience to their points, so that employers think you are their best choice. As a brave Azeroth, you certainly hope that "World of Warcraft" can help find a job. But the trick is not just to add a variety of accomplishments to your resume. There are three things to keep in mind: Be sure to pinpoint your positioning, how to choose plus points, and how to market yourself.

Stephen Gillett, Symantec COO, former Starbucks CIO, president of World of Warcraft

1, positioning is very important

What do you learn from World of Warcraft? This question seems to be a bit broad so that for a lot of people it seems as if there is no answer for a moment. So to put it another way, what kind of player are you? It is easy to answer, can be divided into PVP, PVE, and casual players in three categories, each player in the game has something of particular interest. In my own case, for example, I like to lead the team in a copy of the past five bricks, destroy the city, so most of the time, I am a RL; and for many years often in the forum to express themselves in words Feelings of the game. So I have a clear positioning, I am a leader, because I am familiar with and know how to lead a team; At the same time I am also the author, because I have some insight and can find the point of entry and article entry point.

Most businesses want some talent, especially in real-world business units such as R & D. Before you apply, you must first understand your strengths and positioning, highlight your strengths based on your employer's needs, and impress recruiters with something new, rather than stereotyped rhetoric. The 21st century is the lack of talent, for the business, they value most of those who have special abilities. Smeared people may eat well on most occasions, but only those who are top-notch in some respects will have broader opportunities for development.

Therefore, to identify their own position is very important, the real ability to use the right place, the game world is actually a large extent the projection of real society, your strengths in the game world is actually your own strengths. Such as leading the team to play a copy of, for example, scheduling the guild agenda, such as the economic situation for the server to get through the auction system benefits, and even simple to plan the most effective acquisition routes, etc., these skills can translate into your strengths, your killer .

Many employers require some work experience, but often they value not the actual experience, but your strengths and positioning. In fact, there are many ways to explore your strengths, your hobbies, such as what you do best in the game is a good entry point.

2, the advantages of your employer into the necessary qualities

If you ask me to play "World of Warcraft" the biggest gains, my answer is how to manage the team and the Society. "World of Warcraft" as a huge game, there are a variety of game elements, but no element of importance than the team. In the game led a raid team will get a lot of very useful skills, these skills will make you a lifetime of use.

As RL, while establishing prestige, but also need to understand the needs of members, to provide them with support. For example, someone needs a piece of equipment, but may not improve him much, you have to persuade him to give equipment to his teammates, which is like a department has only one quarter salary quarter, how to allocate to make all people convinced, is A simple and simple to say that profound and profound knowledge. In addition, Raid process inevitably face various conditions, such as pouring or downsizing, as a leader, must be fast and clear instructions, so that the team from chaos. Society or the team will inevitably occur a variety of friction and disputes, this time you have to be an example, the most appropriate way to resolve conflicts and maintain team cohesion. More importantly, one can guess his personality by observing others' ways of fighting, using skills, and even chatting. Regardless of online and offline, virtual reality, mastery of these people dealing with skills, are as a leader, you want to create a strong team of essential skills.

In fact, many people do not know is that leading a team within the game is actually no easier than leading the business team. There is no real incentive for the team in the game, people purely because of hobbies together; team and the Association of the system does not exist mandatory, players can not comply; the game team full competition, players ready to quit; and how to win over The people's heart, how to ensure that everyone in this team can effectively implement your instructions, but also humbly accept the criticisms and suggestions from them, these are the knowledge that must be obtained through actual combat, far more effective than the paper on the textbook .

2013 Blizzard Carnival team copy racing, Methodvs Midwinter

Anyone can become a player, but not everyone can serve as head, and stars such as K, Nihilum Kuni such successful leaders are rare. The success of the head may be a server only two or three, I have discussed with a few of the management team and the Association's experience, their views often make me a lot of benefits, not only for the game, but also Workplace business is also very helpful.

So at the end of the day, people-to-people communication is one of the most important skills in the workplace. You will find many of the skills in World of Warcraft can be applied in the workplace, the rest is how to play these skills, these experiences into your quality.

When it comes to play, seemingly simple, but few people understand exactly how to play. For example, not long ago, we recruited Editors World Wide Web site in Warcraft, despite the receipt of the snow-like resume, these resumes are mostly from World of Warcraft players, but meet the requirements of the candidates are few and far between. The most prominent point is that the vast majority of candidates can not come up with proof of their own things in line with editorial, nearly a thousand resumes only thirty attached with "World of Warcraft" and other games as the theme of the text, painting , Video or other forms of reference (such as small and medium-sized stations), without which we can hardly conclude whether a candidate is the most suitable candidate for the position, simply from the one-size-fits-all resume COPY from the recruitment website TA can not examine the ability and level.

As the saying goes, opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Little by little accumulation in daily life may bring unexpected results to you in the future. Incidentally, one of the last hiring candidates was accompanied by five high-quality original game ideas and strategies. Although the latest one was five months ago, its original abilities, English proficiency, writing thoughts, We are very satisfied with the understanding of the game industry, now he is in school for graduation procedures, soon to join our family.

3, interview is more important than the resume

Resume clearance, to the interview this ring, the probability of success is much higher than the investment resume, after all, your competitors may have changed from a few thousand people to several people. Now hiring is fiercely competitive, and most of the candidates are thousands of people. Businesses often find that they will not be such a generalist, even if you are not superior, but if you can make people shine, attract enough attention, then you can enhance your chances of winning.

In the application of non-game related positions - especially in traditional businesses, the resume is only a form, education experience is more than eight shares, "World of Warcraft" in the resume should only appear as a column of interest. Unless you are hiring a game development / operations / internet company, these businesses typically have extra points for candidates who have online experience, and you can view your game in your resume. Some gaming companies even require candidates to have "World of Warcraft" gaming experience. But for non-Internet companies or traditional manufacturing enterprises, you should be cautious; if the candidate is a state-owned or civil servants, then you may be the best not to mention.

In addition, the information the employer mined from the resume is actually very one-sided. Usually, the most important thing about recruitment is your interaction with the recruiter / HR / headhunter. While you face-to-face with them, keep a close eye on their age, their clothing, and the electronic devices they carry to choose from. It is important that you exercise utmost care of the topic, and sometimes even show some initiative because many interviewers like active, thoughtful people.

Although not everyone can accept a person playing online games, but we also have to address the "World of Warcraft" influence. Because the world more than 10 million players, that is, there is one in every 700 people in the world played "World of Warcraft." If your interviewer asks you what hobbies, or similar issues; you might as well start with a small, that you are "World of Warcraft" players, how many years of Warcraft age. But remember, avoid high-profile show off, over the other side of the limelight, can not talk about it, until the point, just leave impression, unless the other party is interested, take the initiative to invite you to talk about.

Another point to remind you is: Today in the country, even if the application of the game company, if the interviewer is just a HR rather than head of business, game experience is not the best policy, because even the game company, qualified HR is not necessarily a qualified game player, and their work is not different from the HR department of other companies. Therefore, they probably also have the lowest level of game-related departments in the company. So HR should talk about Work experience, academic qualifications, credentials that do not necessarily represent your ability to work on your behalf; the tactics written in the previous paragraph apply to executives in the direct business unit of a game company who, as they are insiders, know more about what they want What kind of person it is, and the specific job content of the position, so if they ask you to express their opinion, you can talk a little more.

Not all "World of Warcraft" players are like this.

("South Park" Season X Episode 8: "To love, not Warcraft")

But we also have to realize that companies will not sign you because you are a high-end player unless they know you in advance, or you are the type of less than 1% of the highest-end players. If the interviewer is interested in your game experience, then they are really interested, I think it should be what you learned from the game. If you can cooperate with your own practical experience to help explain the achievements of the game, then you will have advantages, others do not have the advantage.

So in the final analysis, communication is more important than a resume, and you can be more than half as successful as you can be.

Conclusion

Let's go back to 2008 when Gillette was a Starbucks CIO and was in a crisis. Enterprise information seriously behind the work, the store is still using outdated cash registers, the lack of computer terminals, the conservative point of view, do not know how to conduct social marketing. Gillette's answer was to visit Blizzard Entertainment headquarters in Irvine, California, with a group of top Starbucks executives.

After this visit, they developed a marketing method that works very much like a game: Customers can use their smartphone to record their points while spending on Starbucks. When you get enough points, you can unlock various rewards, or offer. Customers can also share their scores on social media and compare with friends. This marketing approach greatly cater to the new generation of consumer habits, effectively enhance customer loyalty, making the traditional Starbucks transformed into the list of Internet companies.

Starbucks mobile application

Although there are still people in society who are looking at groups of players with colored spectacles, one day we will see a gradual improvement in the age when those of us who grew up playing games become the backbone of our community and hold the power of speaking. In fact, Quietly started. Gillette's success shows that the game is by no means a playwright, and the knowledge you learn in many games can not be understood in class and in life. Compared to those who are conservative and rigid, we players should be glad that we have a unique experience, and I firmly believe that this unique experience will make the world a better place.

Approaching the end of June, the annual college graduation recruitment season has arrived, I wish World of Warcraft IELTS member Azeroth young colleagues to apply for a successful future with bright future!