# You Play World of Warcraft? You're Hired! - Author: Joichi Ito - Date: 2006-03-24T02:32:41Z Great Wired article by John Seely Brown about World of Warcraft and what you learn when you play it.And that's exactly what Gillett is doing. He accepted Yahoo!'s offer and now works there as senior director of engineering operations. "I used to worry about not having what I needed to get a job done," he says. "Now I think of it like a quest; by being willing to improvise, I can usually find the people and resources I need to accomplish the task." His story - translating experience in the virtual world into success in the real one - is bound to become more common as the gaming audience explodes and gameplay becomes more sophisticated. The day may not be far off when companies receive résumés that include a line reading "level 60 tauren shaman in World of Warcraft." The savviest employers will get the message. --- #### Categories Games, Leadership and Entrepreneurship, World of Warcraft