Studio Interview Tomorrow...
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I've accepted their counter offer.
I'd just like to say thank you to everyone whoms helped me here; Its been extremely appreciated and I couldn't of asked for more advice; to the people that pmed me - Thank you; it meant alot!
I'd just like to say thank you to everyone whoms helped me here; Its been extremely appreciated and I couldn't of asked for more advice; to the people that pmed me - Thank you; it meant alot!
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Apart from that... take a look at peoples attitude and how it looks all over. Ask lots of questions and get a feel for what it would be to work there.
amm... be yourself, and think before you answer a question haha
Best of luck tho! and i hope everything goes well for ya.
Cheers guys,
I've already had a phone interview from them; which I felt went extremely well; I'm super nervous!
Also, since you already had a good phone interview, it generally means that they've already been impressed with your work and what they know so far, and are now just looking to see what kind of person you are. So relax, be yourself, do your research if you haven't already, and you'll be fine.
Though what ^glottis8 said above..
Pay lots of attention to the studio's atmosphere and personalities and not your own. Because the last thing you will want to find yourself in, is a company that "needs" you, rather than "wants" you. While that may sound pessimistic, believe me. It can destroy your inner ambitions if you end up with a company that has poor moral, and vicious tendencies + mind games that employs the best of those and you want none of that.
Remember you are interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you. The more questions you ask the less you have to answer and the less nervous you'll feel. So spend some time thinking up some questions to ask.
Don't forget to bring a brick. If things go really bad it could come in handy. WHAT!? it's a distraction not a weapon, you throw it at a window and run the other way if things aren't going well. Interviews rarely get bloody, but just in case you might want to team up with a wheelman or leave your car running in the parking lot for a quick get away.
You'll do fine, you already did the hard work of impressing them
Just imagine everyone in their underpants!
But honestly, you've already gotten through the portfolio review and then the phone interview. The in person interview is a personality check. Just keep swearing to a minimum, and don't bad mouth former co-workers / peers and you'll do great!
every time i've conducted a phone interview i've been in my underpants lol
Hopefully will hear something by the end of next week so ill keep this thread updated then!
If there are parts of the contract you don't agree with (usually with regards to rights to your work outside of the office) make sure to request those be adjusted. There's no shame in it. The excuse that "oh everyone else signed this" is often used, and BS. Others may have signed it but you aren't comfortable with that.
And don't feel like you have to accept right away, you always have at least 24 hours at which point you could come back and ask for adjustments too if need be. Make sure to take some of that time anyways.
and CONGRATS!
No comments on this side. I guess you can do some research and go in knowing how much a salary employee shoudl expect to get paid around that area.
Here are some usual questions you need to be prepared:
- What are your pluses and minuses?
- Why our company?
- Have you played our games? What would you change, what did you liked?
- Are you a gamer? What games you've enjoyed lately?
- Case questions based on position you're applying to
- What are your career plans?
- Tell me about yourself, your background
- What you're most proud of in your career?
- Why are you leaving your current job?
- Pluses and minuses of your job
Good luck!
"I have not."
"What games do you play?"
I never know what to say. "Actually I don't really play games. I turn on some games, but lacking for origionality or story, I turn them off after about twenty minutes."
"What would you change about them?"
"Well, I would not hire a horny 12 year old to write the female characters. I wouldn't hire Michael bay's demolition team to script the action. I wouldn't go into the concept phase using "mix of these two games I love" to describe my vision for how it will look."
"Well how often do you play a game you enjoy?"
"Once every three years or so."
I've only done a handful of interviews, only one tried to go into the "must live games to want to do art for them" area. It was fine but not outstanding I just tried to say only positive things and ignore my brain. Beyond that one, nobody ever brought it up really.
What should I say when the only game I still enjoy is making them ?
Anyway Good Luck Dave
I accepted their counter offer; I GOT DA JOB!!!!
I'm now gonna be in games industry w0000000t!!!!