How playing video games could get you a better job

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How playing video games could get you a better job


The gaming industry is larger than films and music combined, yet few of us are likely to put our Fortnite playing achievements on our CVs. But why not? Businesses are waking up to the skills gamers can bring to the workplace.

One start-up is convinced that the skills learned playing games - hard-won through years of training and battle - can be applied to real-life work situations.

And Game Academy reckons its belief is backed up by hard data.

Do you enjoy unusual puzzle games like Portal, or tower defence games like Defense Grid? The team has found that IT workers play those more than average.

But if you prefer Civilization, Total War, or X-Com, where strategy and resource management are key, then you might have more in common with managers.

Game Academy's idea is simple: analyse gamers' habits from their online gaming profile, and offer courses in valuable skills that reflect their aptitudes - skills they can practise and refine in-game.

And there is already a growing acceptance that gaming skills are transferable.

Even the military is hiring gamers.

"The ability to assimilate information, react swiftly and co-ordinate actions whilst remaining calm under pressure are often attributes of people that are good at gaming," a Royal Air Force spokesperson tells the BBC.

Those skills are part of what the RAF is looking for "in a variety of roles".

"Skills acquired through gaming can be very relevant to certain areas."

"There are plenty of soft skills that gamers can utilise in a professional setting, such as teamwork, problem solving and strategic planning," says Ryan Gardner, a regional director with Hays recruitment.

But does that really mean your top 100 ranking in Overwatch should go down on your CV?

"It's about how you either make it relevant to the job you are applying for, or how it makes you more interesting as a potential employee," Mr Gardner says.

Two years ago, a Glasgow University study made headlines for suggesting gaming could make students more successful.

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Rhett_Bassard

I wish your post had addressed FPS personalities and their fit in business.
First Person Shooter into the military is self-evident. Right?

asr335704

In real time scenario, Management needs to change their perception about gamers.

Now if video games are helping the gamers improving in certain areas, indeed it may help them with better jobs.