Hire profile: Word game lovers
Use your skills as a word puzzle player to get hired
Your hobbies tell a vivid story about your natural abilities. Keep reading for language to use in your resume or cover letter, plus get ideas for jobs you may love.
What you bring
- Critical thinking
- Communication skills
- Strong vocabulary
- Understanding of language
- Reading comprehension
- Attention for detail
- Appetite for learning
- Problem solving
What matters to you
What do word game lovers want in a job (besides good pay)? We gave a group of 47 puzzle players a set list of job attributes and asked them to choose what matters most to them.
Flexible hours
People who play word games want the freedom of a flexible work schedule.
I appreciate the ability to work the hours of my choosing.
Ability to build a career
Just as they keep striving to improve their puzzle completion time, this group also wants to accelerate their career growth.
I don't want to end up stuck in one position for 20 years.
Positive impact
Perhaps because so many in this group work in education, they want to see good in the world as the result of their work.
If I can get through to at least one child’s mind a day, then I’m happy.
Comms. manager
Tell your company's story through your love for words
Researcher
Apply your sharp reading comprehension skills
Copy editor
Improve others' writing with your strong spelling and vocabulary
Data analyst
Answer questions and drive strategy by finding the narrative in data sets
Marketing associate
Apply your organizational and editorial abilities
Paralegal
Provide attention to detail and learn about the law
Archivist
Put your organizational skills into practice
Academic enthusiasm
Respondents who work in education
I most value working collaboratively and making social connections.
Director of Learning, age 49, CT
