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Stupid money as in not enough or a lot?
How to get a job (or not)
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Then I'm glad to see I must be going into the right field. 
Show them you can communicate and they'll decide to let you manage the geeks. Higher upside. Most of the normal devs don't communicate that well.
I made good money doing the tech part but really started cashing in managing them and telling management what they were doing.
I made good money doing the tech part but really started cashing in managing them and telling management what they were doing.
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Is an MBA or other business degrees necessary for any of this?
You should only get an MBA if it both a good one (an excellent program) and you need the skills to get the jobs you want. Good MBA programs are all about teaching you to think about the larger picture related to business. If you like detailed, task oriented work (coding, fixing things, building things, collecting data, etc) an MBA may not be for you. They are for folks who can envision themselves leading groups of people, groups of groups, divisions, regions, companies (large and small). They can be very effective in teaching you how differing areas of a company are connected and interact with one another. The key is for you to figure out how useful such broad knowledge will be.
@hobbsyoyo A one to two page resume is fine. Keep in mind that a resume is only half the package. It should always be paired with a strong cover letter. The resume is a concise listing of your work history that includes responsibilities and achievements. Here is an edited portion of my resume.
Gaps in work history need to be accounted for.
The cover letter connects your work history to the job you are seeking. Each job requirement of the job should be connected to something in your work history on a one to one basis. The more of the listed job requirements your can match explicitly, the better your chance to get an interview.
Requires 3 years of work experience in rocketry. As you see in my resume I have 2 years building rocket engines at XXX company and another 2 years designing propulsion systems at ABC company.
Once they have read your cover letter, they will look at your resume in a good light. Your cover letter should be 1 or 2 pages. A good cover letter will land your interview if your resume doesn't have any serious red flags.
Gaps in work history need to be accounted for.
The cover letter connects your work history to the job you are seeking. Each job requirement of the job should be connected to something in your work history on a one to one basis. The more of the listed job requirements your can match explicitly, the better your chance to get an interview.
Requires 3 years of work experience in rocketry. As you see in my resume I have 2 years building rocket engines at XXX company and another 2 years designing propulsion systems at ABC company.
Once they have read your cover letter, they will look at your resume in a good light. Your cover letter should be 1 or 2 pages. A good cover letter will land your interview if your resume doesn't have any serious red flags.
No. While it can help, just get in the door as a reliable dev or whatever and then demonstrate that you can communicate. Eventually someone will notice or try to take advantage of those skills.
@Takhisis
The Grinding Gear Games team are looking to hire Spanish and German Translators. This role can be fulfilled from home but living in New Zealand or Australian time-zones is an advantage. It's a part time position but during busy months can scale up to full time.
The ideal candidate:
Please email us at contact@grindinggear.com if you'd like to apply for the position.
The Grinding Gear Games team are looking to hire Spanish and German Translators. This role can be fulfilled from home but living in New Zealand or Australian time-zones is an advantage. It's a part time position but during busy months can scale up to full time.
The ideal candidate:
- Has a fluent understanding of English and excellent communication skills.
- Is a native speaker of Spanish or German.
- Has good understanding and knowledge of grammar and the rules of their native language.
- Is very familiar with Path of Exile and has played all aspects of the game.
- Has the free time to translate a few hours a day, including potentially some weekends in emergencies.
- Is willing to sign an NDA regarding exposure to unannounced information.
- Ideally has existing professional translation experience.
- If you already live in New Zealand or Australia please let us know as it could then potentially turn into a fulltime in-person position. If you are not in New Zealand or Australia it can otherwise be an advantage if you are willing to be available during non-conventional hours (late at night or early morning).
Please email us at contact@grindinggear.com if you'd like to apply for the position.
Maybe, but you do speak more than one language don't you? The game is a free download and has multiple servers for different languages. What is the worst that can happen if you inquire? Game skills and experience can learned much more easily than fluency in languages. If you investigated the various language versions you could make your versatility a plus.
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Alright, well, that part might remain in abeyance until I get it to work on Wine or other emulator. Steam has it but only for Windows.
(or I could commandeer my smother's computer and not exorcise Windows out of it, but the woman insists on it being a workplace tool).
I have no experience with the games industry except as an end-user. How are things done there? How does one write a CV for them? How formal or informal can they be?
Also, where did you see the ad? Did they say anything about other conditions such as time limits?
It's 3 a.m. here so I'm definitely not writing them anything tonight.
2. Yes to the former, no to the latter.
3. Yes.
4. (see above)
5. My work is translating.
6. Probably?
7. Erm, yes.
8. I can't do everything.
^Do you think those help?
(or I could commandeer my smother's computer and not exorcise Windows out of it, but the woman insists on it being a workplace tool).
I have no experience with the games industry except as an end-user. How are things done there? How does one write a CV for them? How formal or informal can they be?
Also, where did you see the ad? Did they say anything about other conditions such as time limits?
It's 3 a.m. here so I'm definitely not writing them anything tonight.
1. Well, yes.
2. Yes to the former, no to the latter.
3. Yes.
4. (see above)
5. My work is translating.
6. Probably?
7. Erm, yes.
8. I can't do everything.
^Do you think those help?
Yes they do. I will say more later today when I get home. You should go look at the game so you can see and talk about it. I think by changing servers on the login page you can access different language versions. You can also pm me anytime too. If I know in advance, we can skype.
Translating games is a real job at any company that serves an international market. And from GGG's notice, it can be done remotely. By starting a conversation with them you lay the ground work for lots of games who will want translators in the future. You apply to GGG with your language skills as the lead and a willingness to learn the game and work on the languages they need now and expect to need later. You could even send them some samples of how you would translate item text, tutorial text and in game chatter into Spanish and German. Try to create a dialogue with the hiring person to learn about their expectations. Everything you learn now can be useful if you apply at other game companies. Then you can go searching and offer your services to other game companies. Knowing multiple languages should be a plus. If you like games and are a skilled translator, this kind of job might be perfect for you. In addition, it could be done remotely or you could move.
If GGG feels that you are not qualified because of your lack of game knowledge, then offer to do fill in emergency work while you learn the game. Once you get some game experience under your belt, it goes on your resume. What languages do you feel you could translate for game companies?
Alright, I've given it some thought. Defending my professional credentials I can do. The only sticky point is: how do I sell them the ‘I've never played your game but am a fast learner’ part? Because I know I'm a fast learner and already I've been reading your posts here occasionally and have played a lot of RPGs and they are all -as my own as-of-yet-unpublished-works are- derivative to a less or more obvious degree, but i don't know to sell that without sounding as if I were boasting about my capabilities and/or disparaging their game and its lore.
Also, you mentioned other languages. German… I'm still at A1 level so obviously I cannot translate it professionally (yet). But… well, speaking a handful of other admittedly odd languages (they were interesting and they were what I could afford) might make look like a scatterbrain, although getting to grips with the Finnish case system is a minor achievement by itself. Especially seeing as how I cannot certify any of them, and I don't know any gaming lingo in them, so I'm not sure whether that would help or detract from a proposal. I might look like a scatterbrain… or presumptuous, too.
Doe anybody have any thoughts?
Edit: also, useful links?
Anyway, bedtime.
Also, you mentioned other languages. German… I'm still at A1 level so obviously I cannot translate it professionally (yet). But… well, speaking a handful of other admittedly odd languages (they were interesting and they were what I could afford) might make look like a scatterbrain, although getting to grips with the Finnish case system is a minor achievement by itself. Especially seeing as how I cannot certify any of them, and I don't know any gaming lingo in them, so I'm not sure whether that would help or detract from a proposal. I might look like a scatterbrain… or presumptuous, too.
Doe anybody have any thoughts?
Edit: also, useful links?
Anyway, bedtime.
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Takh, I think you don't need to know German, you either a German Native speaker or Spanish, and you are the former. As far as I'm concern this job fit you like gloves of your size.
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