{"id":287,"date":"2012-12-14T23:31:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T23:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/?p=287"},"modified":"2013-04-13T12:01:41","modified_gmt":"2013-04-13T12:01:41","slug":"making-judging-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/2012\/12\/14\/making-judging-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Judging Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following Document contains information originally provided by\u00a0Tasha Jamison<\/a><\/span><\/span>.<\/h3>\n

Judging Skills<\/strong><\/h2>\n

What do you do when judging that relates to non-Magic activities?<\/p>\n

Marketing<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • Advertising local (regional, national, international) events<\/li>\n
  • Representing Wizards of the Coast’s brand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Customer service<\/h3>\n
      \n
    • Answering rules questions<\/li>\n
    • Assessing infractions when a rules violation occurs<\/li>\n
    • Conflict resolution (of all scales)<\/li>\n
    • Crowd control (registration)<\/li>\n
    • Emergency response\u2014taking control of (8, 100, 1500) people if emergency situation arises, e.g., medical emergency, fire, et al<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Educating self and others<\/h3>\n
        \n
      • Quarterly updates of policy, rules documents<\/li>\n
      • Demonstrated knowledge of documents via written exam (RA, L1, L2, L3)<\/li>\n
      • Mentoring other judges<\/li>\n
      • Seeking mentorship<\/li>\n
      • Attending or giving a seminar on related topics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Leadership<\/h3>\n
          \n
        • Public speaking<\/li>\n
        • Team leading<\/li>\n
        • Head judging<\/li>\n
        • Establishing self as a resource for player community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Organizational skills<\/h3>\n
            \n
          • Planning an event for (8, 100, 1500) players<\/li>\n
          • Ensuring appropriate staff is available<\/li>\n
          • Ensuring product is available<\/li>\n
          • Ensuring retail support is adequate (resupply stock at local store, arrange vendor booths, etc)<\/li>\n
          • Managing an event of (8, 100, 1500) players<\/li>\n
          • Managing a team of (1, 5, 60) judges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Review of self and others<\/h3>\n
              \n
            • Setting goals for events<\/li>\n
            • Evaluating own performance at the event and\u00a0in general<\/li>\n
            • Evaluating others’ performance at events<\/li>\n
            • Understanding how to give and receive constructive criticism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Resumes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

              How do you put all that on a resume?<\/p>\n

              Note achievements or responsibilities:<\/p>\n

                \n
              • “Planned event for 25 people, had 33 in attendance.”<\/li>\n
              • “Worked in team of 40 judges to manage event of 900 players.”<\/li>\n
              • “Manage weekly event schedule with events (2,4,7) days a week.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Use action words to demonstrate skills.<\/p>\n

                Ask others for advice:<\/p>\n

                  \n
                • Ask players, other judges, or coworkers in case you missed key activities or responsibilities<\/li>\n
                • Be sure to ask some friends or family members who don’t play Magic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Note the length of time you’ve been judging (or organizing tournaments) \u2014 judging can provide continuity in your resume, especially if you’ve worked temporary jobs, switched careers, or had a gap in employment.<\/p>\n

                  Follow general resume-writing advice:<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • Be specific<\/li>\n
                  • Be concise<\/li>\n
                  • Leave yourself something to talk about if the activity comes up in an interview<\/li>\n
                  • Keep this section roughly proportional to other sections of your resume (especially if those sections cover a similar length of time)<\/li>\n
                  • Take care to note the things likely to be relevant to the position. Working with children? Focus on your skills in small groups and ensuring an age-appropriate environment. Applying for a management position? Focus on your skills in large groups and your leadership skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Interviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                    Most jobs that require resumes will conduct interviews, whether over the phone or in person. How should you handle judging (or other Magic activities) in an interview?<\/p>\n

                    Have a short description of Magic, and judging, that you can rely on:<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    • “It’s got some elements that are similar to chess and some that are similar to fantasy football.” (Thanks Jeff Darran!)<\/li>\n
                    • “Judging is a bit like being a coach or referee\u00a0\u2014 I resolve a lot of rules questions, but I’m also available to help people learn the rules and improve their skills. I do most of the event planning and clean-up afterwards, too.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Have some examples of specific events that demonstrate your skills. You might be asked about:<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      • Conflict resolution (between two other people; between yourself and another person)<\/li>\n
                      • Organizational skills<\/li>\n
                      • Leadership style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        Take care to note the interviewer’s body language:<\/p>\n

                          \n
                        • Don’t ramble or overqualify your statements<\/li>\n
                        • Do take the opportunity to demonstrate your qualifications<\/li>\n
                        • Don’t dismiss Magic or judging in an interview as “geeky” or “a hobby.”\u00a0 You cared enough to put it on a resume; take the same matter-of-fact pride that you would in your education, your work history, or your volunteer activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                          The following Document showcases how judging could strengthen our qualifications while we search for a job. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[115,53,88],"language":[],"class_list":["post-287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-judge-program-and-mentoring","tag-document","tag-judge-program","tag-tasha-jamison"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":539,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions\/539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/conferencecontent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}