Im pretty excited about it. Its not totally official yet but im the only person in the running for the job right now. The two+ hour commute is a little intimidating but it should be worth it. And after being jobless for over six months ill take anything. Hopefully this will be the start of an awesome new chapter in my life!
Getting a job at a video game company
@DillonWerner said:
Where are you going to work?
I don't want to say anything too specific until its totally official.
@bonorbitz: Well its an indie studio in Seattle, They recently had a successful kickstarter project get funded. I will be the Personal Assistant to the Head Honcho there.
I'm pretty excited to get the chance to be apart of an actual videogame studio, even if its a tiny role. The game they are working on looks kickass as well.
@Devil240Z said:
I will be the Personal Assistant to the Head Honcho there.
I wish you all the best, especially if you want to work in the industry one day. Work hard, do your best (help the studio operate as smoothly as possible), and make sure to keep your portfolio of work churning over in the evening and weekends so you can apply for your dream job in the future.
@Shivoa said:
@Devil240Z said:
I will be the Personal Assistant to the Head Honcho there.
I wish you all the best, especially if you want to work in the industry one day. Work hard, do your best (help the studio operate as smoothly as possible), and make sure to keep your portfolio of work churning over in the evening and weekends so you can apply for your dream job in the future.
Believe me I see this as a life altering event in my life. I'm done working bullshit jobs at fast food places and fucking gamestop. Someday I hope to make a real career out of videogames.
@iam3green said:
well nice to know. good luck with that.
i had a temp agency interview today. i don't think it went too good. they said that they would call me and i would be working at a warehouse shipping stuff.
Good luck duder. I am really hoping that my 8+ month long job search will soon be over.
I have a meeting with my potential future boss on tuesday. That meeting will decide my final fate.
I don't think Takedown is a go and I don't think Chris Allen needs or wants a PA. Hell, I don't even think he has a real team yet.
Good job man! it is an exciting time! If you do get the job, stay focused on the job, professional, be a great guy, Show that you are there to learn and be a valuable asset to the team even if you are the bottom feeder.
For the interview, (you probably know this already) look up the company, find out what they made, even try them out a bit if you haven't played them. Even though your nerves are on edge, smile, be courteous and be someone they want to talk to. Most of the time your interview is only to confirm their good feeling about you. Think about the questions they ask you instead of charging into a question and not answering properly. If you don't understand the question, smile, apologize and ask them to repeat the question. Since you're going to be a personal assistant, they probably want a person who will listen properly and address the issue the first time around.
Although it's obvious what NDA implies, it's very easy to think that even confirming or denying small things like rumors, speculations or worse, leaks will not matter. Keep everything close to you and when things crop up about your studio's game, it's best to not reply at all. It can be scary how easily some companies can track your activity. I say that but hopefully your studio is more relaxed than what i'm describing. :)
PM me if you want any more advice!
Good luck, Have Batman!
@Devil240Z said:
@SeriouslyNow said:
I don't think Takedown is a go and I don't think Chris Allen needs or wants a PA. Hell, I don't even think he has a real team yet.
So you are saying that I am lying... Also see my next post.
I officially don't know shit about shit.
Sorry, I just assumed it wasn't going to make target. I stopped following it. My apologies. I wasn't calling you a liar.
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