rp =/= rl qualification

[knights_say_nih]

Dude, I had a resume handed in to me at work that LISTED MODDING AN ONLINE RP as a qualification.

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[aircrash]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

oh god wait you're serious

[this is Rae btw - got a rename]

[obsidian_tailor]

Yeah, seriously. I vetoed it immediately, on the grounds that the person obviously had ZERO perspective. My boss was like 'what's an 'online moderator'' and my answer was pretty much 'a crazy person.'

Nothing against mods in general, but it isn't something for your CV.

[aircrash]

yeah, or at least like, embellish it so it sounds more professional-like. D:

[adiva_calandia]

. . . I've put Milliways on my resume before . . .

Admittedly, in a highly garbled way ("Facilitates international collaborative writing projects online" or something like that = "I ran some plots"), but I do feel like modding teaches you useful things in terms of management and organizational skills, not to mention interpersonal ones. Well, if you're a good mod, anyway.

I will concede that saying specifically that you mod an RP is maybe not the best thing to put on your resume unless you're applying to work at a game company, though.

[knights_say_nih]

Hah! Sneaky. We definitely aren't a gaming company, though, poor mod. Heck, we aren't remotely computer-y, we're a specialty tea house.

[vashti]

The people I know who wrote PS2 games for Sony all put their experience coding for Discworld MUD on their CVs, and used their team leaders there as references. This wasn't at all an uncommon thing, even for non-gaming-related jobs.

The thing about working online in a game or other setting is that it really does teach you people management skills and commitment - well, assuming that you aren't a crazy person.