In an increasingly virtual world virtual skills like distributed collaboration in gaming are becoming real selling points

Figuring out how to collaborate across geographies, time zones and cultures is increasingly important and it would seem that gamers have an advantage in this respect.  Hattip:  Instapundit.com

A new article in the Wall Street Journal online titled Can World of Warcraft Game Skills Help Land a Job? states that some job seekers are adding gaming skills to their resumes to indicate their ability to work productively in large, remote teams:

Gamers’ ability to accomplish complex tasks across virtual teams could be seen as a plus for some companies.
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“This capability to engage in strategy-building, team-building, knowledge-sharing and problem-solving remotely is really important,” said, Ms. LeGoues, currently vice president of transformation at the YAI Network of nonprofits.