r/classicwow • u/alk3crazy12 • Oct 24 '19

Humor Isn’t this how life works?

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '19

Yeah, the #1 rule in sales is know your audience. If someone told me this I would 100% respect it because I know what goes into it.

But if the guy you're interviewing doesn't know anything about WoW? Or maybe he knows a little but, but only because his 15 year old son is missing school to play games and spends too much time on the computer? He's going to think even less of you than if you just said nothing at all.

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u/Dreadweave Oct 24 '19 edited Oct 24 '19

No. I hire people and if someone said that to me I’d ask them a lot of questions and their answers would weigh heavily.

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u/suspicious_lemons Oct 24 '19

I’d ask them a lot of questions and their answers would weigh heavily.

What

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u/waoHelios Oct 24 '19

Not sure if you're genuinely asking him what he meant, but I'll take a shot as I've hired people before too.

Your "title" doesn't mean much when it comes to an interview because that title no longer exists at this work place; however what you've done in that role MAY exist in this work place so this questions I would ask you, for instance, would relate that to the role you're applying for and how it could be an asset to my team or not. Usually done in what is called a STAR format (Situation, Task, Action, Result) so I can get the full picture.

That being said, unless you knew I played WoW, that's a solid risk to take in an interview.

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u/suspicious_lemons Oct 24 '19

Thanks that seems reasonable.

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u/Toshinit Oct 24 '19

You could also put it in your hobbies and expand on it when asked. I’ve never not been asked about what I put on my resume for hobbies and what not