A collectible card game that allows players to practice their job interviewing skills

I rewrote the important sections of my resume as if these were part of a collectible card game.  The points are awarded by the game referee, who plays the role of a disinterested employer, by the strength of each argument for each card played.  Each player gets up to one minute to argue their case for each card.  Each card gets one point for each successful argument; while the game is won for the first person who gets seven points.

Each player gets three cards from their deck at the start of the game.  The player can play one new card each turn.  When the player runs out of cards in their hand, they draw three more cards from their deck.

Having a simple point system would not start arguments such as, “If your Marketing major is worth 500 points, then my Business major is worth 1,000 points to an employer.”

I can imagine this game as a good method for two job seekers to create and then rehearse selling their skill sets during practice job interviews.  Both players can learn how to maximize their strengths, while realizing how to improve upon their weaknesses.  I think this puts a new spin on the phrase “dueling resumes”.  Moreover, this would be a good game to play on bus rides to and from job fairs.

Copyright © James Patrick Buchanan, 2019