Interview questions. Do you play games. Top 3 favorite? (all time or current)

I work at a software development company, specifically the technical support department.
When looking for hires I judge based on the following qualities (in order).

-Analytical talent (problem solver/loves puzzeles, extreme curiosity/learning potential)
-Customer support (knows how to talk to pll and deal with adverse scenarios without folding under pressure)
-Multitasking ability (very fast paced work environment with TONS of incoming stimuli).
-Positive personality (maintain optimism and works well with others, team player. People without this quickly burnout).
-Technical knowledge.

Technical knowledge is literally least important... because as long as someone has the others, they can quickly learn/be taught.

As question #1, I always ask " Do you play any games?

I ask this as an intial icebreaker question but also because the type of games played says alot about a person.

People who play competitive games (MOBAs) are usually go getters who are focused on improving. Very self motivated.

RTS and FPS players are usually very good at situational awareness and keeping calm under pressure and multitasking.
Fallout, Zelda, Skyrim, etc...have curiosity and "self learning" qualities.
Minecraft, space engineers, etc people usually have a creative spark (desire to build) and usually come paired with programming/scripting ability.

Dark souls players are like....instant hire, because they can take punishment, love challenges and figuring things out. Essentially contain all qualities needed for a support /analyst role without folding under pressure.

Anyone who responds with madden, sports, old board games (ex. monopoly), or "no, but my kids play X"...I can say that none have made is through to be hired.


So now I ask you....

Do you play any games (video game, tabletop, computer)?

If so...what are your top 3 favorite, and why.

>working a job
Haha yeah no thanks Mr shekelstein I'll be a neet for life. Feel free to keep wasting your life though

This is the gayest false flag I've ever seen. Did you even try?

Yeah I play Japanese erotic games.

Whats weird is I often would rather be working than playing Vidya
So much so that I got a second part-time job to work after my full-time job
At least it means more dosh

So either I'm a workaholic or I dont own any vidya worth playing
Oh well, at least I like both of my jobs

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Delete this immediately

I play (and by play I mean analyze) technical action games the most. Why? Because using those I can push myself to new cognitive and emotional heights, because just like with other real life activities, playing games at high level is a matter of concentration, and keeping yourself mentally stable. With practice, and some thinking it can give you a peek into your own personality which you can then try and recognize during other activities in life, that are far more complicated.

For example I tend to "flinch" during climactic moments in games, and in real life. It is a moment where I'm afraid to look at what's happening out of fear of doing it wrong. This happens when I have to parry attacks with a short frame parry window, or when I'm practicing a new technique for the first 100 times. It also happens in real life during conversations with girls, or other people that I feel are going to judge me. I hope, by practicing the things I am bad at in games, I not only have a good time, but also slowly make myself comfortable during these moments. I try and do this with all games, which is why dark souls might have been my favorite once. It is now banished from my list for not being mechanically tweaked for what I am trying to achieve with it.

My current favorite games:
dmc4
alien vs predator arcade
odin sphere


Would you hire me OP? and why?
I will respond with my current occupation and work history as a reponse.

No because you are extremely autistic and we don't need that shit in the workplace.

Not OP.

But in case you are, what aspects of autism do you not need in the workplace?

Wew lad, at least we know you can't possibly have any stds

Haha holy shit, you really are turbo autism, fuck off sperg.

How so?

Well you guys are nerds!

Cus no one would fuck you, you retard.

What do you mean? I don't understand

I would

I would let you. Just you.

All this wall of text to say you love bad games and try to justify it.

>you

London?

That's too far, but I'll think of you every day sweetie.

This is part of why I ask this question.

Job satisfaction.

When I first started, we had quite a few people who didn't fit the mold. They all ended up burning out and spreading a shit load of negativity

After a while, we noticed the markers of success. Now the culture and personnel is much improved.

Someone who goes home and plays games "for fun" would likewise find the work to be done engaging.

To be successful at the job, you need to genuinely enjoy it. You basically begin to eat, breathe, dream the work.
The talent we seek need a high tolerance for stress/very adaptable.

It doesn't make sense to hire people and invest time/training into them only to have them burnout and quit.

I don't know if you are joking about multiple jobs...but to me that makes zero sense.
Why not get a single job you enjoy and dedicate yourself to your craft? At least then you could also earn overtime.

Last week, I put in ~55hrs.
Take home pay last year was ~80k.

Work hard, play hard.

Stalker Shadow of chernobyl
Men of war Assault squad
Initial d Arcade stage 3, or Pinball arcade since traditional physical pinball isn't really a video game
how'd i do boss?

Poor.

You didn't go into why each is your favorite.

Stalker has enjoyable gunplay and you fight mutant monsters, and other humans which forces you to be quick on your feet and react quickly in order to survive.

Men of war requires alot of planning, being able to adapt, and micro manage troops and vehicles indepedent inventories
Pinball, and intial d arcade stage are both games that require moderate skill of the user, that they have to invest time into practicing learning how to play to learn the ins and outs and becoming more efficient

>implying any question that involves hobbies aren't a fucking bait question
>implying that a lot of applicants get dropped just because they say they play video games