If you get a TO staff job, would you put it on your resume to college?

[NewbieCake 3,067]

Would you? I have mixed feelings about it. I'm only a sophmore, but this question still makes me wonder a bit.

[Phoenix.Rising 2,519]

No. I would put something more closer to real life. Achievements in sports, chairman of some club, etc etc.

[fordmustang12345 3,910]

Staf job as in a Moderator / Admin position? or like orking at the Alterative Platform office for TO???

[Jwimmer 2,835]

No. I am currently applying to colleges, and would NEVER put something such as being a mod on my app. Reason- to be a mod, you have to be devoted to whatever you are moderating (this is a well-known fact, and applies outside of video games). You do not want want colleges to see how devoted you are to a video game- it just looks bad.

 

I play alot of Tanki, but still have like 6 or so formal extracurricular activities that I have put on my Commonapp. Its definitely not too late to start new clubs, etc at your school, and you will have plenty to things to put on you resume. Especially since you are a sophomore, you have alot of time to rack up things to put on your resume. I would advise keeping track of large things that you do- that's something I did not do, but wish I did.

[Bem 521]

Actually, if I did have a Staff job in TO, and only if this game because REALLY REALLY super popular, then I would add it on my resume to any college or a job, I would also add some major things that I have done in real life, like making a school soccer team, or becoming a member of a famous club in school..

[sirogo 3,624]

Ow damn, I think it reduces your chances of being accepted by 10…

 

 

And again, some geek tryna apply for our school… Get a life kid!

 

 

[Heles 9,220]

Lol, Nope

I wouldnt 

[beaku 2,656]

I actually disagree with @Jwimmer and @sirogo . I'm a moderator in quite a few forums and only one of them has to do with a video game. A moderator position doesn't show your dedication to the product but to your passion of helping out communities in different ways. For example, as a mod, you would basically help keep that particular forum/chat/whatever a clean place and perhaps save many people from being scammed or being cyber bullied, etc. You've basically done some social service, albeit online and that's nothing you should want to hide.

There is a big stigma attached to the word 'Video Games' itself which I find repulsive and narrow minded. Instead of explaining the whole thing, I'll just give you guys a video to watch:

 

 

Internet is a big part of our daily lives and sooner or later, we're going to have to accept that. If you save an 11 year old from being cyber bullied and possibly spend the rest of his life with a phobia of Internet, are you doing anything less than a guy providing shelter to homeless? The answer is subjective, but both are doing what they're capable of to help people in need. Both deserve to feel equally good about it!

Coming back to the topic, it's really a matter of personal opinion whether one should use mod/admin position in their resumes. Just like make other things, this one has to be weighed for its pros and cons depending on what the resume is meant for. But I would not not use it just because I'd feel like a geek or something. It's an awesome achievement and I wouldn't hide it just because of the stigma attached to a word. :)

[r_GaIaxy2 8,611]

I was talking to Momma_Bear about CV's a while ago and she brought up that I could add being a Wiki Editor to my CV. I never really thought about it before that but I have to say, it was a great idea.
You never know what people hiring you are looking for so you might as well put down anything. I don't really see how voluntarily helping moderate a global MMO can be seen as a negative.

Edited October 13, 2016 by r_GaIaxy2

[L.I.I3.3.I2.T.Y 820]

No, of course I wouldn't.

I mean, yes, on the one hand site I agree with beaku. The world wibe web is becoming even more important, and will, by 2020, surely take over as the one and only media of humanity. Also in relation to a job offer that has to do with IT or programming.

But, let's assume that the college you are applying for is one of those "conversative" one where you strictly have to follow the rules.

Will a video game moderator status help you? Of course not! Beaku's points wouldn't profit, albeit being right with that.

As long as old order determines the norms how to join, it wouldn't bother me to leave out this status.

Edited October 13, 2016 by L.I.I3.3.I2.T.Y

[Quarks 2,255]

Maybee. But really only as an admin, especially considering reporter is kinda noobish to put on an app :p

[Tofu 6,773]

It doesn't matter if I put it or not, I still won't get admission :lol:

[Bydo 20,120]

if it was me yea use it due to the fact this was a community service / volunteer work  and this should count and also detail the things you did here so they see how many multitasking you did

[Phoenix.Raised 5,992]

Real life always come first. That is the reason why I left my position recently.

Few days after you feel lame, but it's only temporary. You are asking yourself: "maybe I could", "maybe I couldn't", "what would be
 If I did that, if I did this". But the wisest decisions man can made are without much thinking. Sometimes you don't have much choice, so it's much easier to make a wisest decision.

 

Life goes on.

[Bydo 20,120]

If life comes first why are you on the forum 24/7? :mellow:

 

This is a paid political message.

he on in between nappies changes / or sleeping times..lol

[Maf 32,300]

I'm looking for a job IRL now and my Tanki "career" takes up about half of the experience and skills sections. I know it may seem like fun and games and just a useless hobby that's nothing but a waste of time in the eyes of most parents, but at the end of the day the list of useful life skills you end up with after working as a helper is a lot longer than you might expect:

• Communication
• Working in a team
• Patience
• Customer service
• Explaining/describing
• Maintaining order
• Decision making, logical thinking
• And many more obscure skills which you unknowingly gain and use in this job.

So if the skills you gain while working as TO staff can apply to what you plan to do in your real job, mentioning this in your CV is very useful, especially if you just got out of school/university and have no other previous experience/workplace to refer to.

[Bydo 20,120]

Mafioso

you also forgot different languages .. this helps .. the more you understand and speak you can get a higher paid job..

 

computer skills / word perfect / typing / Time management and so much more ...

 

I have never said a mods Job is not worthy ... even my two son's have been mods and admin .. so i know fully what your dealing with everyday..

[Jwimmer 2,835]

There is a big stigma attached to the word 'Video Games' itself which I find repulsive and narrow minded. Instead of explaining the whole thing, I'll just give you guys a video to watch:

This is the root of the problem as to why I would not put it. While I, too, hate the stigma connected to "video games", that does not avoid the fact that it exists. There is a large chance that the person or people looking at your application think that video games are the worst thing ever, and that teenagers should read more books or something like that.

 

If I was trying to decide whether to put it on MY application or not, I would ask my guidance counselor- they will know much more about what admissions people are looking for than me, or most likely anyone else on the forum (unless they, themselves are guidance or admissions workers).

[Fresh 2,390]

To be honest yes so that if there is no teacher for computer science at school then I can teach it since I know a lot about it

[robbie56 2,403]

Ofcourse not.

[Bydo 20,120]

guys in the past yea i can agree with you ..

 

but now ,, any computer skills is a bonus / plus in the army they are now using hand held gaming tools to operate machinery ..this is now the new wave of technology that company's are looking for ..

 

for cashiers you have to be able to have communication skills / working with so many different people in the world.. cashier experience in other words knowing how to change currency's from other parts of the world / order desk .. needs to be able to order things on computers along with knowing the products there selling .. learning different languages and be able to speak it clear for others to understand and phone skills help

 

so there is so many ways the skills in video games help in the real world ..

[SUP3R_ST4R 1,205]

Why not :3

[joostcool 5,942]

I actually did that. I added commentator and Organizer on it (eSports Official would not be understandable). You are creating skills with your tanki-work. Commentator is definitely meaning that I upgraded my english, but also capable of talking in front of big audiences. I also got plenty of criticism, which is something you get to be able to deal with.

 

As an eSports Organizer, there has to be creativity during litterally organizing it, you also work in a team. During the tournament you deal with a lot of stress, especially when you have only 2 referee's and 100's of participants. All those skills really help you.

 

 

How the application went? During the job interview we spent 1/2 of the time talking about my tanki jobs and the interviewers were so interested in it. And I got the job. Those skills are something that are more valuable than working in your local supermarket (which I did as well).

 

So definitely add those and more sure to describe the positive skills you got from there.

[Bydo 20,120]

any thing and everything will help.. also if you belong to a service group like scouts or air cadets ,, company's look at these as well due to the fact your putting back into the community you live and work in ...

 

good luck

 

and  joostcool

 

Good Job .. for going that extra mile and getting the job.. well done sir

Edited October 13, 2016 by frozen_heart

[Yisroel.Rabin 16,224]

To be honest yes so that if there is no teacher for computer science at school then I can teach it since I know a lot about it

Just don't rage at your students like you've done with me.

Edited October 13, 2016 by Cypher
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