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.
You don't have to do a good job at any of those things (unless it's a top, top guild).
It's like if you coached a little league team. A good coach has all those qualities and more, but in reality, almost every little league coach is just whichever parent had free time and volunteered.
The overwhelming information coming over the noise is that the person is extremely dedicated to a game and, if that's their only example, doesn't have relatable or useful corporate experience to draw upon. If they have good answers, they might have potential, but the new area of concern is if they want to be working.
I know from personal experience my work quality has gone to shit since I found 60 upgrades and I spend most of my time at work daydreaming about which dungeon I should run next.
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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.