What if in the near future large companies start prioritizing hiring gamers? What would the world look like? What would the perks be? Are there any downsides? Let’s take a look.
At this current point in time typically companies hire based off experience, soft skills, and how committed they are to stay within the company. Whenever someone goes to apply they list their list of qualifications, previous work history, and a brief letter explaining what they bring to the table. There is one solid thing we are missing among these items: how well someone can adapt to their situation and learn and how great of a strategic thinker they are. Gaming helps accomplish both of those things, if you play the correct games, so what would it look like if employers started to hire based off of what games someone played?
Initially, I would imagine that they would ask what games
you have experience in or what games you like to play the most / what skills
you’ve gained from it. For example, one could say: “I play Tetris and from playing
so often I now know how to view a sequence of blocks and how to adapt them to
succeed given a certain situation.” This would be an interesting take because not
only could it help identify what games the person plays, but could also be a gauge
for the creativity level. How can someone utilize their most played game and
turn it into a positive statement? Although this hypothetical situation is not
probable, feasible, or realistic, it’s still really cool to think about how much
the world would change just by changing a simple process.
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