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Providing Examples of Experience
There is more to video game testing than simply playing a game. A video game tester needs to have the ability to focus on small details. They also need to be able to utilize critical thinking skills. They as well need to be able to communicate well as well as problem solve. Any type of previous experience that involves these traits would be great to include in your previous forms of experience.
As well, there is a lot of programming and writing scripts that goes into a game. Although it is not necessarily in the main job description of a game tester to have experience with programming and writing scripts, but it definitely does not hurt. Game developers and programmers will appreciate it a great deal if you do not have to constantly waste their time to fix small errors.
If you have some prior experience with programming you will be able to fix smaller errors or glitches on your own and save them a great deal of time. In the long run this leads to the company saving money since time is money. One of the quickest ways to land a job is to show an employer that you can save the company money.
Providing examples of previous experiences with communication skills is highly important.
There will be some problems that you will not be able to fix on your own and you will have to inform the game programmers and developers of the issue. It is highly important that you are able to relay the information in an effective manner that will be well understood. Remember that professionalism is always important in any career, no matter what it is.
You really just need to make sure that you have a list of experience that pertains to the position that you are trying to get hired for. You may have to find ways to further your level of experience before applying.
This can be done by attending a few classes about programming and games at a local community college or university. You may also consider doing volunteer work at a company that will allow you to add more experience to your resume.
Remember to keep your experience relevant to video game testing. Having too much experience listed may actually drown out the important information.
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