December 26, 2008
World of Warcraft Players Need Not Apply
Recruiters may be concerned about your online gaming:
A member on F13, a forum for game-related news, recounted a recent conversation with an Australian online media recruiter about his hobby of playing online games like World of Warcraft: “I happened to mention I’d spent way too much time in the early 2000s playing online game… He replied that employers specifically instruct him not to send them World of Warcraft players. He said there is a belief that WoW players cannot give 100 percent because their focus is elsewhere, their sleeping patterns are often not great, etc.”
Luckily, the recruiter happened to be a friend, but the exchange brings highlights a couple of interesting issues. On one hand, the recruiter may have a point: Massively multiplayer online games can require a high level of engagement — players must spend long hours playing to advance their characters and participate in game activities like raids. It’s not uncommon for subscribers to log as many as 30 hours per week.
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