Game Testers

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Idk gl

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Not if you are willing to relocate to where the jobs are.

Just like it is hard to find ranching jobs in Down Town Los Angeles.

It is hard to find Game Testing jobs in locations that don’t have game development companies.
But if you are willing to relocate, it is not an issue.

Http://www.PowerUpGames.com/jobs has some game testing jobs listed.
Now is the low season for recruiting game testers, you are in the Christmas shadow.

Go to the sites that list game developers and see what is in your area.
If you don’t want to Google to do that, go signup for the http://www.PowerUpGames.com newsletter and wait for the email about how to do it.

If you need some training.. Here is an online college that offers a game testing course.

Http://www.gameinstitute.com/PowerUp_Games_Video_Game_Testing.html

Make sure you put any of your sources through the SCAM test to see if they are real or just some internet article marketer.

Http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-3-Hints-to-Avoid-Game-Tester-Gimmicks&id=5586475

Now is the time to start pursuing game testing since it is May-July when a lot of new hiring happens.

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What do you need to get a job as a game tester?

For the quick straight answer about education… College classes needed… — NONE — !!

With that said, it is good to have good communication skills, good team skills, to know about technology and how games are put together. Foreign language, etc are all good education to have on your resume and you could use in a game testing position.

I know of hundreds of people hired to be game testers that didn’t have any additional college education. I have personally helped over 1000 people get into the industry through becoming a video game tester. I developed training and education for people to become video game testers.
It has been made into online self paced training on the PowerUp Games Website.

Http://powerupgames.com/videogametester.html

So in High School, Take these types of courses. While in High School, consider http://powerupgames.com/videogametester.html , It has a certification course for Game Testing at a lot cheaper price than a single college course.

The reason people get more education is that it is becoming competitive to get a game testing position. The better your resume and cover letter and references and portfolio…. The better your chances.

Now lets talk about some other answers you may need to know about…

Let’s talk about Location. Some locations in the US have few jobs in the Game Industry.
It is also hard to get a farming job in downtown New York.
The question is, if you can’t find a job in your area, are you willing to go to where the jobs are?

So, 1) find the websites that tell you where the publishers are… I think the IGDA website will.
2) Find the Publishers that are in your state.

If a close publisher will not hire you, you will have to go to the main Video Game Hubs in the US.

Now lets talk about what some people consider to be video game testing….
Stay as home game testing should be considered an Urban Legend. Winning the lottery would be easier than finding this as real employment. If it was real, what percentage of the US or world population would like this as a job or career? 40% or more? How many billion people is that…

You can also seek beta testing gigs. That can help your resume.

Becoming a game tester is do-able but sometimes you need someone to show you the way.
Of the people offering help, this will help you avoid SCAMS…

Here are some articles

http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=488864

http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=488665

http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/mod/journal/journal.asp?jn=250978&reply_id=3291165

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/09/why_game_tester_guide_sucks_in.php

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/03/game_testings_incredulous_road.php

http://www.affiliatebling.com/gamer-testing-ground/

ALSO:
Never pay for a job or job list.
Never pay for a subscription to find a game testing job. They are usually scams.
To see if they are… Email them and see how long takes them to respond to a specific question.
Make sure you get 2-3 phone numbers of people who have been with them for 6 months or more
and call them to see if they think it was worth it. Ask these people 2-3 specific questions about what they got for the money, how helpful was the staff, what jobs they applied for etc…
Who they worked for.
Has their education ever been used by some company involved in the industry?
How industry connected are they?

To increase your chances of getting a career game testing position…
Become familiar with what game testing is, terminology, etc and build out a good cover letter and resume.

Get some good experience and be able to talk about what you did in with the knowledge and terminology you have learned about Game Testing.

Become familiar with the basics of game testing so after you land a position, you can keep it.
(there are some companies that will hire 10 game testers knowing that after 2-3 days, they will know the best of the group and will lay off the rest. It is cheaper than doing a deep interview process)

Remember, there will be several hundred people applying to any game testing position and you have to get your resume to the top for a phone interview and past the face to face interview so you can get the position and show that you know what it is and that you know what you need to do to become a Game tester.

Have someone in the Game Industry review your resume and cover letter. Get someone who was a game tester or even better, someone who has hired game testers.

If you want help completing the above steps, please investigate our Training at http://www.powerupgames.com/video-game-tester-faqs.html
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admin answers:

I can. That’s what I do for a living. You can help me and I’ll give you a cut of the money. Just come over and I will help you out.

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admin answers:

I think first you’d need to get qualifications/a job in either quality control/Research & development/or some aspect of game design and then apply for a job at a Development studio.