Game Industry Career Guide Podcast

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This week's question is from Max, who asks "Hello, I don’t miss an episode of your podcast ever since the first one. I have a question: What are some specific examples of demos you could prepare for different game programming positions? Could you provide some specific examples that a hiring manager would like to see for positions such as Gameplay Programmer, Graphics Programmer, or Tools Programmer, to name a few? Thanks a lot and keep up the excellent work."

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/what-should-i-put-into-my-video-game-programming-portfolio/

http://glslsandbox.com

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/the-very-best-game-programming-books/

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This week's question is from Jesse, who asks "My biggest question is how does the game industry adapt to new technologies?"

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http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/careers

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This week's question is from Indigo, who asks "I have a question about taking a job in a position you don’t want just to get your foot in the door. I’ve had many teachers and other people tell me that taking a QA job or a 2D art job is a good idea just to get in. But I know that I really wouldn’t enjoy it nearly as much as a 3D art position. But it’s pretty hard to find a 3D position. So I’m not sure what to do. Any advice would be great."

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/artist

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/testing

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This week's question is from Travis, who asks "I am a recent computer science graduate. I applied for a tester job at Ubisoft and, following your advice, I submitted everything as a PDF file. But I recently listened to another podcast that said big companies, like Ubisoft, don't actually read resumes, computers do, and that we should use a plain resume with specific fonts and save it as a Microsoft word or a TXT file so the computer can parse the information. Is this true? Is my application going to be overlooked because I submitted PDF files?"

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/resume

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/tester

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http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/careers

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This week's question is from Ashely, who says "My name is Ashely and I am a recruiter that is new to the Video Game recruiting world. I wanted to combine what I do with one of my favorite hobbies which is playing video games. I discovered your blog and see that you are an expert in the field. Do you have any advice for me as a recruiter or can you guide me to any blogs that can help me crack into this industry?"

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/careers

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/tester

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This week's question is from Dillon, who asks "I am really interested in becoming a video game tester! I really like finding bugs and sharing about it to my friends. The only problem is I'm not a great writer. Would that be a major deal breaker?"

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/how-to-become-a-video-game-tester/

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This week's question is from Supreeth, who asks "Hey Jason! Supreeth here, we here in India appreciate all the information provided in you website and I'm a huge fan of your podcast :). So, I would feel glad if you could provide me any certain information regarding, How do I make a game programming demo to apply for jobs? How should the demo be? In video format? How do I show my code along with my demo reel?"

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/resources/

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/best-way-to-learn-video-game-programming-in-high-school/

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This week's question is from Taylor, who asks "I am incredibly committed to my craft and improving at it, yet I am under the impression that when I apply for jobs, along with my application there may be 30+ talented artists who have been in the industry before. Do hiring managers occasionally consider candidates that have potential, despite not having the experience? Or do they only seriously consider ones that have industry experience?"

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/you-can-swim-with-the-big-fish/

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