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  1. 10-10-2004 01:37 PM #1
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    Default Poker can help you get a job.

    "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.
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  2. 10-10-2004 02:27 PM #2
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    Online poker practice helps traders to read the markets correctly
    Interesting, also interesting that this idea has come from the UK, usually most crazy ideas come from America!
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  3. 10-10-2004 03:21 PM #3
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    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.
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  4. 10-10-2004 06:50 PM #4
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    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.
    Looks like I'll have something else to talk about in an interview when asked about NL Texas Hold'em on my resume


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  5. 10-10-2004 06:55 PM #5
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    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.
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  6. 10-10-2004 07:11 PM #6
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    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.
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