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"Video game skills and a good poker face online are becoming essential job qualifications in the financial markets, with recruitment drives assessing potential star traders in online gaming exams."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3723922.stm
Read the rest it is quite intersting/entertaining.
Interesting, also interesting that this idea has come from the UK, usually most crazy ideas come from America!Quote:
Online poker practice helps traders to read the markets correctly
it's not that weird. susquehanna investments, near philadelphia, have always placed a high value on poker for their trader training.
plus, the french require a handwritten writing sample so that their experts can analyze your handwriting.
Looks like I'll have something else to talk about in an interview when asked about NL Texas Hold'em on my resume :lol:Quote:
After all, in many workplace situations the ability to get away with white lies, to save face or be diplomatic, or to smooth over or disguise mistakes and errors, is a big advantage.
this is a white collar crime flag.Quote:
After all, in many workplace situations the ability to get away with white lies, to save face or be diplomatic, or to smooth over or disguise mistakes and errors, is a big advantage.
the most important poker skill applicable to jobs is probably the fact that you can do everything perfect, and still lose. it's the longterm aspect of good poker players that are good at the workplace...'grinding' it out is probably a good attribute as well.