I had the pleasure to sit down with Esports Certification Institute CEO Sebastian Park and talk about the recent ECI exam and address some questions the public had, like is the Esports Certification a scam? is esports pay to play? And how to get a job in Esports? Sebastian was able to clear up the miscommunications around becoming Esports Certified and tell me what it will take in the future to get a job in Esports.  

One thing most people overlooked on the Esports Certification Institute was the amount of Esports veterans on the advisory board. There were big names such as Esports personality Day9, Gen. G CEO Chris Park, and Evil Geniuses CEO Nicole Lapointe Jameson. Assembling a team of this many Esports veterans to come together to focus on the goal of getting a job in Esports was a difficult undertaking, and would not have happened if they did not believe they could help people get jobs in Esports.  

Everyone thinks that jobs in Esports all exist on teams like Team SoloMid, FaZe Clan, and 100Thieves, but most people overlook all the Esports jobs at companies like Riot Games, creator of League of Legends/Valorant, or Epic Games, creator of Fortnite. I believe the Esports Certification Exam is a great way to work in Esports and become Esports Certified. If someone were to ask me “Is the Esports Certification a scam?”, I would wholeheartedly tell them “No, this is how to get a job in Esports”.  

Many people in the past and present have reached out to tell me their dreams of getting a job in Esports or working at a team like Team SoloMid, Cloud9, or 100Thieves. I believe that the Esports Certification Exam from the ECI is the answer to their question of how to get a job in Esports. If you are looking for a video covering the Esports Certification Institute with the CEO Sebastian Park on whether or not Esports certifications are a scam, then this is the video for you.