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Poker & Job Hunting: Why poker is a better bet

Nick’s take I think job seekers are so consumed by job applications and accustomed to losing that they actually forget they’re gambling with real money! This Wired article explains why it’s smarter to play the job market like a professional poker player. This means boosting your odds by applying sound probabilistic thinking. This means stop betting on every job posting! Is job hunting a crap-shoot? Who or what controls your odds of winning a job? Maria Konnikova hints at how to apply poker skills to job hunting. Okay, let’s deal some good ideas of our own! How can we actually

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I know it's not what the article intended, but it did make me wonder if one could walk in like Clint Eastwood in a western movie and put $100 on the table and play a hand of poker. Interviewer wins, he gets the money. You win, you get the job and start immediately.

If he hesitates to get the HR paperwork, make a move for your sixgun to remind him a deal's a deal...