Monday, October 11, 2004

Gaming helps traders score big-time

More evidence of why gaming is good for you. I bet now everyone wants to be a gamer...
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.
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And part of their assessment process involves studying an applicant in a video game exercise.
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"It is unlikely that we would hire someone who didn't show good proficiency at a GameBoy or online poker or similar video-type game where hand-to-eye coordination is important."

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