Avoid these common game studio applicant mistakes! Are you applying to work for a game studio for the first time? How do you stand out from your peers or the thousands of new grads entering the job market each year? How can you nail an interview? If you think this is a lot to think about, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It’s a competitive world out there, and game development is a competitive industry to break into.

In this video, we’ll go over the top mistakes that we see candidates make, and share simple things that you can do to avoid them!

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📮 A good cover letter complements your resume by telling a story about why you deserve that first round interview. In this video, I share 3 Practical Tips on how to Write an Amazing Cover Letter, and even include a free sample template for you to download.

For those of you who have never written a cover letter, or perhaps it's been a while since you wrote one, it could be difficult to start, since there are really no standardized template. A cover letter for an internship would be different than that for a full time job. And sometimes, the job application says submitting a cover letter is "optional" so should you even bother? 🤔

I walk you through step-by-step on how to write an amazing cover letter and even provide an example cover letter for you to reference:

1️⃣ Hook the reader in by mentioning a connection with the company
2️⃣ Be purposeful about the information you include in your cover letter body paragraphs
3️⃣ Use a simple cover letter template

Now that you have an amazing cover letter, check out my video on how to write an incredible resume and best of luck in your job search 😁

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The 4 Sentence Cover Letter That Gets You The Job Interview

📝 FREE DOWLOAD: Grab the cover letter template here: bit.ly/lacivita4sentencecoverletter

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Join career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita on, The 4 Sentence Cover Letter That Gets You The Job Interview. You'll learn exactly how to write the cover letter that gets you the job interview!

The modern-day cover letter is your introduction—of any kind—to the employer.

There are essentially three ways this occurs:

1. Cover Letter
2. Email (with attached resume)
3. Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Your “cover letter” has three goals:

1. Explain why you’ve contacted the employer.
2. Provide insight on who you are and what you offer.
3. Show enthusiasm and interest in hearing (back) from the employer.

You can accomplish these three goals in four sentences, which I discuss in the video. You can also grab the free download to see the exact format!

If you have haven’t seen How To Build the Ultimate Professional Resume, check it out because some of the cover letter content references your resume.

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Alright time to address the recent wave of requests to cover the UX cover letter question. How should you write one? and should you even bother writing one? As a UX team and hiring manager, I have to review a ton of applications and could count only a few instances of encountering cover letters in the process. Did they make a difference? In this video, I'll explain a few things to consider in terms of investing time in the writing process, as well as share my cover letter from the past used in an actual job application over half a decade ago.

This might be relevant too - UX resumes do's and don'ts: youtu.be/auhS15As89M

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Cover letters often get overlooked when talking about steps to finding a job. Let's change that.

Recording of a webinar where Sprung Studios CEO, James Chaytor, discusses his article on 'How to get a UX/UI Design job in the Games Industry.' Throughout the webinar, James talks about his hiring process, what to include in your portfolio and how to succeed once you land a job.

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46:18 How to succeed once you have a UX/UI job
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In this video I will go over lots of tips and tricks when it comes to writing your CV for an entry level position in the gaming industry. This includes what the key areas are, what you should include in your resume, what to avoid and what will make you stand out from the crowd!

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In this 2019 GDC talk, Zak Garriss and Tracey John demystify the game writing application process and provide a general understanding of how to break into the field for aspiring game writers and narrative designers.

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How to write a game design document in 2021. The game design document is one of the main things a person in game design or game development will use. The GDD is used when developing games, primarily video games, as a game designer. The Game Design document template shown on this video will explain how to make games, key aspects of game dev, video game design basics every designer needs to consider. In my opinion, this is a key part of the game design process. This video game design tutorial will show you how to fill out the design document game, which applies not only to an indie game design document, but also is by the game industry as game design documents. Watch this video which showcases: game design document example, how to make a game design document, how to template a game design document, and how to make a good game design document.

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Hi! In hopes that this helps somebody someday - this is the story of how I became a Game Developer (at Riot Games then Amazon Games) starting from a completely different industry. I had zero coding and design experience and didn't study anything related to game design in college but it was always my dream to work in the games industry. I've made sure to includes lots of my learning and tips and time stamped each major topic below.

🎓 TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS
1:30 - My Origin Story: What I did before becoming a Game Developer
3:28 - Games Industry Exploration: What does it actually mean to be a "Game Developer"?
8:41 - The Skillset to Interest Framework: How I figured out the best way for me to break into the Games Industry
13:55 - My Application and Interview Experience: How I prepped and landed my first Game Dev job

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How to Write a Game Design Resume: 5 Tips to Stand Out. In game development, every game design interview or game design jobs you apply to will require a resume and a portfolio. In this video, you will learn game design job interview tips, and a quick resume tutorial to improve your chances at landing a job in the games industry.

In video game careers, learning how to write a resume or resume writing is a key skill even if you are just learning game design for beginners. Getting into the games industry is not easy.

If you want a game designer career, learn more about game design, game careers, game industry jobs, watch this video for resume design tips. You will learn how to get into game design, tips for you to start your game design career, AAA industry perspective, and other tips that helped me get hired in the games industry. For more game design career tips, or info that is relevant to the jobs game industry, keep watching this video and subscribe so you don't miss the next one!

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If you want to start a career making games, you've come to the right place! This video covers how to make your demo reel stand out, how write your cover letter, your resume, how to conduct yourself during interviews and a whole lot more!

Who am I? I'm Sterling Reames! Currently a Lead Animator in the Game Industry, I've been working on games professionally since 2008. Visit my channel to view my work, tutorials and other videos!

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Sonia Michaels is a senior lecturer at Digipen where she helps students create outstanding career search materials, develop their professional networking skills, and launch their careers in the game industry. Under her guidance, students and alumni have earned positions at Blizzard, Riot Games, Bungie, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more.

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In this short video I briefly share some of the most common advice given by recruiters on how to increase the likelihood of you getting an interview.

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This portfolio got me hired in the game industry as an engine programmer working on Sea of Thieves without having any prior game industry experience.

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✈︎ The longer description

In this video, I go through the game dev portfolio that got me hired in the game industry as an engine programmer. I go through all the projects which I included in my game dev portfolio which helped me get a job in the games industry without having any prior game industry experience. For the most part, this portfolio shows my versatility in working with different programming languages as well as different coding paradigms. Getting a job in the game industry may seem overwhelmingly difficult if you're just starting out on your journey, however this game dev portfolio example and game dev cv example shows that with organized dedication, anything is possible.

My job on Sea of Thieves involved being an engine programmer, which meant I worked on low-level unreal engine code and tool development, I also worked on profiling, optimizations and pipeline tool development.

If you have any questions related to this portfolio that got me hired in the games industry, write them in the comments below and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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🎬 My 1 Year Game Dev Journey - From School to Sea of Thieves ~ youtube.com/watch?v=FH6oEwmEgnk
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