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Shindragon posted:Not to sound mean, you do realize that it takes a while to get a job in the industry right? It takes way more than one week. Yeah, you guys are probably right. Last time I worked in QA was 2007, so things have probably changed quite a bit since then. Sorry, I've just been panicking about this, I guess because I really need a job, and this is the closest I've gotten in a while. So I'll keep an eye on my email, and keep trying other places. I think EA is hiring testers again.
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Give it time man. The job I have now took 3 months from the time I got the first email reply until my start day. And a couple months after I started I heard back from a different studio wondering if I was still interested in moving forward with them. I applied there before I even applied to the place I eventually got hired. These things can go very slowly.
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You also have to remember that many of these places are run by people without the first clue about project or time management.
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CrowdStar offered me the job out of the blue. I'd been applying to their StarFund (game investment fund) and the CEO called me on a Friday to ask if I wanted a full time job. I said sure, and he asked if I could move up from San Diego and start by Monday.
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Bash Ironfist posted:Gonna try maybe EA, see if I can get a job there. V Are you just applying to one place at a time?
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M4rk posted:I'm sure as hell not, though I hope those places don't take it as some kind of sleight (if they ever find out). no one will give a gently caress, it will literally not register on their radar.
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No, I'm applying to more then one place at a time. edit: And you guys are right, I'm just giving it time, applying to other places until I hear something. Comrade Flynn posted:CrowdStar offered me the job out of the blue. I'd been applying to their StarFund (game investment fund) and the CEO called me on a Friday to ask if I wanted a full time job. I said sure, and he asked if I could move up from San Diego and start by Monday. poo poo, I'd move up there if I could get a job as a Test lead, or Project lead or something. I have 2+ years experience in QA. I'd like to have more responsibility. Deep Thoreau fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Sep 21, 2011 |
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Hughlander posted:After all of these resume reviews, I feel it's fitting to have a job website review instead. crowdstar posted:We dress up in funky outfits on Fridays. Interested? Also I'd be really wary of a company that boasts about how they spend all that cash sending all their employees & partners on lovely foreign holidays. But maybe that's just me.
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Bash Ironfist posted:Yeah, you guys are probably right. Last time I worked in QA was 2007, so things have probably changed quite a bit since then. Sorry, I've just been panicking about this, I guess because I really need a job, and this is the closest I've gotten in a while. When I was in QA it took me 8 months to get a job after Sega laid off the entire testing house. After finishing CMing on APB it took me 9 months to get my current job.
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Sigma-X posted:no one will give a gently caress, it will literally not register on their radar. Unless you make the mistake of sending someone a resume with another company's name on it. Then they'll laugh at you, forward it to the person at that company, they'll both laugh at you, and depending on their mood you might get blacklisted for a few months. Send applications to all the companies you want, but make sure you're tailoring them to each specific company, not just a generic "I wanna work in the game industry" one.
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FreakyZoid posted:Also I'd be really wary of a company that boasts about how they spend all that cash sending all their employees & partners on lovely foreign holidays. But maybe that's just me.
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Because I'd prefer to just be given the money (to go on holiday with my family, if I wish, or spend on whatever else I please). I spend plenty of time with workmates, I very much doubt I want to holiday with them all as well. edit: also this applies to stuff like gym membership too. Give me the cash as lovely bonuses or just by increasing my base wage. If I want to spend it joining a gym then yay for me. btw, to whoever it was earlier in the thread, the 2nd part of Photonstorm's Flixel tutorial is on their site now: http://www.photonstorm.com/archives/2264/flash-game-dev-tip-13-building-a-retro-platform-game-in-flixel-part-2
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FreakyZoid posted:I spend plenty of time with workmates, I very much doubt I want to holiday with them all as well.
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FreakyZoid posted:Christ, no. It's all optional. The company does extremely well, so in turn they want to treat the employees very well.
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Black Eagle posted:Oh, you're talking about retreats. Retreats are generally a waste of money because nothing usually comes out of the meetings, but nobody wants to lose an all-expense-paid trip to Cabo, so the budget is protected. God I wish they'd hire an in-house PR guy. I met their hired representative, and he's a great fellow, but having someone in-house to handle Dickwolves-sized messes before they get out of hand would probably benefit them in the long run. Plus they need more exposure, and PR can help them get that. I can help with that. Anyone wanna start listing their dream jobs? Other than "get paid to do nothing." M4rk fucked around with this message at 05:03 on Sep 22, 2011 |
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M4rk posted:If it works for the Penny Arcade folks, it'll work for me. Easy. Valve. Who, incidentally, take all their employees and their families on vacation every year. This isn't the reason they're my dream job, but it sure doesn't hurt.
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I'd love to do level design or something in the design field for Double Fine or Valve so i can use my fine hat collection
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Videogame Enivormental Artist is my dream job.. working for? Any big wig companies really, I"m not keen on one.. Okay that is a lie. Pretty much Valve.
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I want to work for Bethesda but they have to move to me, I'm not moving to them.  Same deal with Bioware. Incidentally Valve actually is in my area. I'm sure I'd enjoy working there but it seems like it might be a bit chaotic and the career growth would be non-existent.
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InTernship with InXile woop woop  Truth be told, I'd never even heard of Choplifter HD before today, but I'm really jazzed about bringing such a classic back to life. It's a lot of fun so far, too, which is rare of games being QAed.
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Everyone wants to work for Valve. Saying you want to work for Valve is like saying that cereal is a common breakfast food.
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HYMEN.SYS posted:Everyone wants to work for Valve. Saying you want to work for Valve is like saying that cereal is a common breakfast food. Not everyone. I certainly would not want to work for va-who am I kidding? I'd punch a dog square in the face to work for valve. Not one of those ugly dogs either, like a pug. A golden retriever or something.
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Bash Ironfist posted:Not everyone. I was repulsed at first, then I thought about it. I've made a rather depressing realization about myself today.
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I'd only work at Valve if it was on a game I actually cared about. When they announce HL2:Ep3 (or HL3 or whatever), I'll begin caring again. I'd rather work for Epic or even Crytek. They consistently make games I care about. Unreal Tournament or FarCry/Crysis, etc.
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DancingMachine posted:I want to work for Bethesda but they have to move to me, I'm not moving to them. sup seattle buddy  From everything that I read, the reason that career growth is non-existent is because of the (actually functional) cabal system and the fact that, with a handful of exceptions, people who join Valve don't leave. Valve's my brass ring as well, but I'm more or less certain that I'll never stand a shot if all I bring to the table is writing. Hence the ambition to learn to code. Even if you're the very best at what you do, nobody at Valve does one thing. Otherwise: Narrative design at Irrational or Bungie.
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M4rk posted:I'd only work at Valve if it was on a game I actually cared about. You can forget Crytek. The next cm job they have is mine.
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My understanding is that Epic is pretty awful in terms of work-life balance. Great place for single early-twenty-somethings who want their life to be pretty much 100% about making video games, probably not so great for the rest of us. But that is 3rd-hand information so take it with a grain of salt.
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Bash Ironfist posted:Yeah, you guys are probably right. Last time I worked in QA was 2007, so things have probably changed quite a bit since then. Sorry, I've just been panicking about this, I guess because I really need a job, and this is the closest I've gotten in a while. Where are you looking to get hired? I work QA for EA.
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M4rk posted:Anyone wanna start listing their dream jobs? Other than "get paid to do nothing."
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I come up against people saying that quite a bit actually, why work for someone else when you can start your own company. I honestly have no interest in running a company and all the stress and work that goes along with that. I'm an artist, I will be happiest just to art for the rest of my life in one capacity or another. GeeCee fucked around with this message at 12:08 on Sep 22, 2011 |
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M4rk posted:
Ip development or systems design. That or conceptual modeller (Yay for being an artist who can't draw because of their stupid hands but can sculpt and build.) I think I'm in the wrong business. Black Eagle posted:Why work for someone else when you can start and build your own billion-dollar game company? I was actually offered an opportunity to do just that with a major player, but I can't say who or anything more. The idea's also tabled until we both have more time. I always get diamonds I can't touch when I'm completely invested in something else... I hate to burst your bubble but Derek Smart sent that email to everyone with an active aol account. 
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M4rk posted:Anyone wanna start listing their dream jobs? Other than "get paid to do nothing." I want to work at a company like Treasure where if you want to design a game you had better want to code for that game as well. I'd also like to have a bit of freedom to work on stuff more like 90s console titles and get money for it.
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Monster w21 Faces posted:I hate to burst your bubble but Derek Smart sent that email to everyone with an active aol account. Adraeus fucked around with this message at 13:24 on Sep 22, 2011 |
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quote="Black Eagle"] Why work for someone else when you can start and build your own billion-dollar game company? I was actually offered an opportunity to do just that with a major player, but I can't say who or anything more. The idea's also tabled until we both have more time. I always get diamonds I can't touch when I'm completely invested in something else... [/quote] This. It may be a personality thing, but it'd be hard for me to have a "dream job" where I'm not in management, or an equity stakeholder in the success of the company. Without that, I'm still just some schlub getting paid at the leisure of the people above me. Plus, my personality lends itself more towards leading people and helping subordinates do their jobs as productively as possible, rather than taking orders of which I don't get to have input. Monster w21 Faces posted:
Getting Derek Smart to threaten to sue me was the crowning achievement of my life before I bought a cat. Black Eagle posted:Who? Nobody important.
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DancingMachine posted:My understanding is that Epic is pretty awful in terms of work-life balance. Great place for single early-twenty-somethings who want their life to be pretty much 100% about making video games, probably not so great for the rest of us. They work 10-12 hour days by default as far as I know. Their reasoning was just they naturally do this.
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Monster w21 Faces posted:Oh, no one. quote:Ramsay: My question was related more to the fact that game companies are pushing toward games as broader entertainment properties. They're getting interested in making movies around games.
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Black Eagle posted:Why work for someone else when you can start and build your own billion-dollar game company? I was actually offered an opportunity to do just that with a major player, but I can't say who or anything more. The idea's also tabled until we both have more time. I always get diamonds I can't touch when I'm completely invested in something else... I'll be in Seattle in a few years, and I mean, Valve sure sounds like a cool place to work, but... contrasted against the prospect of becoming one of the next (Jon Carmack / Will Wright / John Romero / Richard Garriot / CliffyB / Etc) studio-founding king makers? Come on, if you're going to dream, you might as well dream big. Valve is, by comparison, just a really cool place to work, that I'm pretty sure many of us would have a fair shot at someday. It just takes confidence and competence. It would be awesome, but it's not really the one true dream for me or anything. EDIT: And Uwe Boll's entire career was justified the second he made Postal 2, drat it. Awesome movie
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