Session Name: | Get Noticed & Get Hired: Upgrading the Game Industry Resume |
Speaker(s): | David Lau, Alexandra M. Lucas, Sonia Michaels, Rachel Thompson, Mojan Ahmadi |
Company Name(s): | Amazon, Microsoft Cortana, DigiPen Institute of Technology, DigiPen Institute of Technology, DigiPen Institute of Technology |
Track / Format: | Career Development |
Overview: | Career opportunities are abundant within the game industry; unfortunately, so are uncertainty events like layoffs and studio shutdowns. This session, delivered by a team that works "in the trenches" of career services and game development education, will give game developers at all levels of knowledge and expertise, from interns to senior developers, and artists to engineers, the knowledge and tools they need to create resumes and cover letters that will get their applications escalated up the hiring chain. |