lying about poker.....

[th777]

If you were going for an interview for a Job and had played poker for the last 2 1/2 years of your life would you lie in your c.v ?
                                                                                                       

[The Camel]

What job are you going for?

99% of the time I would tell the truth.

[th777]

What job are you going for?

99% of the time I would tell the truth.

Marketing Trade planning Assistant, one of my good friends think i will be ideal for the job, interview midday today :/ have prepared well but obv concern over poker......

[The Camel]

What job are you going for?

99% of the time I would tell the truth.

Marketing Trade planning Assistant, one of my good friends think i will be ideal for the job, interview midday today :/ have prepared well but obv concern over poker......

For a job in marketing I would definitely tell them I was a poker player.

Absolutely no shame in it, and if they think differently, you don't want to work for them.

[BorntoBubble]

depends on the job.. If the skills are transferable whack it in

I am doing a maths degree and applying for maths type jobs and add in that i play poker as a serious hobby and list benefits along the lines of decision making, pressure situations big decisions and people skills etc.

The last job i applied for the interviewer played poker and we spoke for 10 minutes about poker! I got the job so must have worked!

[BorntoBubble]

What job are you going for?

99% of the time I would tell the truth.

Marketing Trade planning Assistant, one of my good friends think i will be ideal for the job, interview midday today :/ have prepared well but obv concern over poker......

For a job in marketing I would definitely tell them I was a poker player.

Absolutely no shame in it, and if they think differently, you don't want to work for them.

i agree youll find most places wont mark you down for poker! If they do they are not open minded enough in my opnion!

[th777]

What job are you going for?

99% of the time I would tell the truth.

Marketing Trade planning Assistant, one of my good friends think i will be ideal for the job, interview midday today :/ have prepared well but obv concern over poker......

For a job in marketing I would definitely tell them I was a poker player.

Absolutely no shame in it, and if they think differently, you don't want to work for them.

I'm still in 2 minds........Have done alot of travelling(vegas, oz etc)so might just go down the route of that and then say looking for the ideal career path etc.....or come clean, tell them i made $90k in 3 years and blew it all rent/car/holidays etc.....the thing is "the camel" i really do want to work for them as it's 22k basic and my m8 in the department is on alot more.... ( suppose i should get some sleep now, will up date tomoz on how the interview went) thanks for the advice

[leethefish]

Personally I would not tell them ...too many of the older generations still look down on poker

From a company point of veiew are you going to be late every day cos you've been at the casino till 5am!

[MC]

Absolutely no shame in it, and if they think differently, you don't want to work for them.

^This

[tikay]

Tell the truth, always. If you don't, it'll come out on top at some stage, & then it gets awkward.

If you have secrets, eventually you'll end up in someone's pocket. Trust me, you will.

[Lucky]

Your mate ought to be able to help you decide. He can tell you about the company culture and values. Hopefully he'll know the interviewer and be able to tell you something about them and their interests too. Look the interviewer up on Linkedin as well.

Good luck.

[pleno1]

Absolutely no shame in it, and if they think differently, you don't want to work for them.

^This

disagree, people will look badly on it but its not their fault, they just aren't educated about poker to a level where they can understand/appreciate the benefits.

i'd not mention it to be honest, unless you have lots of graphs etc and can show how profitable you were/are and how you used things (always being super relevant to the job and how it would help in different specific areas)

[outragous76]

Def mention it (if its been 2 years of your life).

Find every positive about it and turn it into something they will appreciate.

1. BRM - discipline

2. Were you backed? Trust, Good record keeping and accounting which can easily be subject to 3rd party scrutiny

3. Self control and awareness

4. Tell them you worked regular hours (even maybe if you didnt)


Make them understand that this was your job. Make it easy for them to understand that you werent just setting fire to money.

Pleno is right, they absolutely wont understand, so you need a perfect 5 minute speech to MAKE them understand what being a pro grinder involves.

Finally - you need a very good answer as to why you are giving this up to get  a job - again find all the positives from the situation.

GLGL

[welsh1980]

Truth is always better.
You are who you are

[doubleup]

I did this before and waffled on about dicipline, money management etc but the kind of questions you tend to get asked in interviews don't really suit poker playing.  I was a shoe-in for the job, but I really doubt I would have got it if there had been any competition. 

If I did it again, I would try to keep it simple and just say internet companies pay people who are willing to put in long hours through bonuses and rakeback.  Also I would really prep for the interview so that you have some decent answers for the many questions that suit someone in a conventional job but not poker playing.