World of Warcraft as a resume builder

By Spencer . March 25, 2006 . 10:00am

When Yahoo! was looking for a new managerial candidate they had plenty of capable applicants. One thing put Stephen Gillett above the pack, being a WOW guild master. Yahoo recognized that Gillett must have had a background in leadership to efficiently manage a group of gamers. Wired magazine says, “the process of becoming an effective World of Warcraft guild master amounts to a total-immersion course in leadership.”

 

Read the full story over at Wired.



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2 Responses to “World of Warcraft as a resume builder”

Dansk Says:

Hm.. I dunno, I think its more about patience than anything else.
(plus, you gotta really play the game a lot)

moi Says:

I wouldn’t hire this guy, he must spend nights online and be tired when he comes to work

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