Do you put 'moderator' on your resume?

CV.

If you’re resorting to list Mod on a CV, Your up river without a paddle.

Would be beyond pathetic

I'd say mod-ing is not a real job unless you're getting money for your time, or if the forum is hosted on one of your own side projects websites and has some revenue.

So if you're adding mod-ing guess can be added for a volunteering work section - is that what you had in mind ? I wouldn't do it personally cause I don't need to fill gaps.

But anyway, maybe can work if it has anything to do with the role you're applying ...
- I've seen worse than mod-ing: someone mentioning a Lourdes pilgrimage on the voluntary work & he was applying for a tech lead role ...

I’d be very weary of giving a role to anyone who had included moderator in their CV. The same would go for things like competitive computer game player; dungeons and dragons guild master, Wikipedia editor. If they have a neckbeard then absolutely zero chance whatsoever.

Not a moderator, if they designed or owned a very well known and innovative website then maybe itd be worth something but moderator or boards or reddit is definiely not something id put down

EdgeCase wrote: »

Depends what you're applying for.

Community moderators and social media management is a big deal now and not considered nerdy.

I know someone who landed a pretty good job based on being a boards mod.

If someone thought a moderators position on an online community was relevant to a job application I would exclude him from the process. I interview regularly and think that it’s crazy. I don’t discount a moderators job on here is no easy feat, but cmon.

Friend of mine was doing interviews for some factory operator roles. One of the candidates was a guy in his mid-20s who had never worked before. One of his skills listed was "Good at making friends on XBox Live"

EdgeCase wrote: »

Odd attitude. It's a huge skill if you've any kind of input into social media issues, conflict resolution, internal communication and all sorts of other things.

I wouldn't put someone with those kinds of biases on a recruitment panel.

I mean it wouldn't make much sense if you were applying for a job as a forklift truck driver but for many jobs in business contexts it does.

Also you could go look at their decisions. If they were a totally irrational moderator on a public forum it would say a lot about what you were about to hire.

Thank god I own my own company and don’t seek your approval for the panel. This isnt real life.

Turtyturd wrote: »

For certain mods there would be the chance they’d banned the interviewer.

Ah now.

I'd show him my official Fifa yellow card first.