Shooter Skills

Maybe you're someone who enjoys a lot of action and mayhem in your games and play a lot of shooters.  How do those skills translate into real life?

BioShock Infinite requires players to choose the right guns and powers.

Resume Skills
1.) Keen eye-hand coordination.  I don't know if this is even a skill that you could really list on your resume...I suppose it would depend on the type of job you are seeking.  Anyone who has ever played a shooter understands the challenge of setting up and executing good shots or successfully evading enemy fire.  I've alway had moments when I've marveled at shots that people pull off.  They definitely require some special talents.

2.) Problem solving.  In a shooter you often have to make decisions about the types of weapons you are going to use and balance those choices with ammo availability and other factors.  Players also have to use their memory and creativity skills depending on the type of map they are playing on.  Gamers use these skills much more than what they really think about.

3.) Sharp memory.  Many times you have to remember if a foe is resistant to a certain type of weapon or vulnerable to a certain kind of damage.  You might have to remember a series of maps in order to navigate to weapon spawn points or to the best spots to snipe or hide.

4.) Communication.  If you play any team based games and want to be successful then you know that communication is key.  Whether you are taking charge and giving orders to your troops or figuring out the best place to move, you have to know how to communicate.

5.) Teamwork.  Anyone who has ever played a multi-player game knows that teams that don't work well together are usually the ones that fail.  To be successful in more squad based co-op games players must work well with others.