I put this information together for a presentation at DePaul University in Chicago recently. The audience found it helpful, plus listener Chris Hardin thought it’d make a great episode. So I made some tweaks and recorded it solo as a short episode :) 

While it’s intended for folks looking to get their first job there are different ideas and strategies that should be helpful if you’re already working in the industry. I cover strategies around resumes, applying for jobs, doing due diligence, interviewing strategies, following up afterwards, the importance of your portfolio/website, and other areas.

It’s not meant to be extensive, but tips and ideas to help in your game development journey. (Plus if you’d like to go deeper my Gain Wisdom Patreon level has monthly private coaching included.)

Bio:

John Podlasek is the Director of Talent Acquisition at Level Ex, bringing over 30 years of experience in the video game & technology sectors. He is known for recruiting top game development talent and has played key Production roles in successful game franchises such as Mortal Kombat and Marvel Avengers Initiative. With a deep background in team organization and growth, John’s worked at companies like Midway Games, Disney, Zynga, Viacom, and others, plus is the host of the popular Game Dev Advice podcast with a global following.

Resources:

* Joe Hobbs Game Development Advice Contact List, also follow him on Twitter: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vRYveFAl_GuvBo0iuy3EvgPm0fWAGci-Z8e5CZ6hoYz9n8gcoK4dgE0RML-x0pWqRNjGqte-V7phtqB/pubhtml 

* GrackleHQ: www.gracklehq.com 

* GameDevMap: www.gamedevmap.com  

* Game Developer (formerly Gamasutra): https://www.gamedeveloper.com/ 

* GDC YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JB7TSe49lg56u6qH8y_MQ 

* Unity blog: https://blog.unity.com/ 

* Unreal Engine blog: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/feed/blog 

* 80lv: https://80.lv/ 

* Designer Notes: http://www.designer-notes.com/ 

* GameIndustry.biz: http://gamesindustry.biz 

* Game Industry News: https://www.gameindustry.com/ 

* Breaking the Wheel - Producers: https://www.breakingthewheel.com/ 

* VentureBeat’s GameBeat: https://venturebeat.com/category/games/ 

* YouTube Why Level Ex? https://youtu.be/GsWoygM_r3Q 

* My interview about the TurboGrafx 16-bit gaming days and other things: https://youtu.be/U4BP-3GX2kc 

* My YouTube presentation Careers Beyond Traditional Game Development mentioned earlier: https://youtu.be/ib_MegZm5-4

Game Dev Advice Links: 

* Game Dev Advice Patreon - please support this work if you find it useful

* Game Dev Advice Twitter

* Game Dev Advice email: info@gamedevadvice.com

* Game Dev Advice website

* Level Ex Careers - we’re hiring for lots of roles!

* Game Dev Advice hotline: (224) 484-7733

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