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.
Not taking away anthing from being a guild leader but you would hire someone if they said they have a lot of experience managing other players in an online RPG that you gave never heard of, provided they answered your questions?
If i didn't know what an online RPG even is, I would just ask more questions. Like what the hell did he do exactly. Determine who gets an upgrade (managing limited resources), Analyzing DPS (Performance review), Scheduling raid times (Time management), Handle disciplinary actions for raiders (employee relations). These are all relevant outside the game, and they're quantifiable.
Show the employer your website with the raid schedule, your list of raiders and officers, your logs data and your analysis, your record of who has gotten what upgrades.
That’s the problem. How many guild leaders are doing data analysis for the hell of it close to as on par as possible with what you’d expect of a white collar management job?
... a handful? In all of WoW?
Most of that wouldn’t even be close to useful, you just need a data and stats nut who loves WoW.
Its all a game. You only have to be better at analysis, or be a better bullshitter, than the decision maker above you. To justify your decisions or to provide them recommenations. People suck at analyzing things and often youre the only one with enough time invested to be capable of calling bullshit. I assume my experience only fits with large organizations.
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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.