3 Powerful Tips to Help You Get Better Video Game Tester Jobs

Video Game Testing is Only as Good as Your Current Job

By Sean Saunders, published Dec 19, 2007
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Landing video game tester jobs seems to get harder by the day. More and more people are becoming aware of the benefits that come with professional game testing, so it only stands to get worse & worse. With that being said, you're best bet is to level the playing field by learning how to get better video game tester jobs more frequently. And, you can do that by reading the tips below.

How To Get More Video Game Tester Jobs With Tip 1
First and foremost, get your head out of that paper. You're not going to find any high paying jobs in the newspaper, so stop indulging the fantasy. While you have your head buried in the classifieds section, other testers are taking testing jobs which could have easily ended up in your hands. Stop letting this happen and get active.

Head to the companies, head to the developers, head to the independent publishers. The only way you will find a well paying job is to actually approach these companies & people and let them know who you are, what you do (professionally test video games), and why you would be an excellent addition to their "testing" them. You can either do this all through your resume (at home tester) or you can do it face to face with an interviewer. Either way works just fine. However, the interview is much more effective because it creates the impression of professionalism, in most cases anyway.

Get Higher Paying Testing Jobs With Tip 2
If you want high paying video game tester jobs, you have to have more experience, period. The more experience you have, the higher your pay will likely be. If you are just starting out, you can't expect top dollar game testing jobs; so don't be surprised if you are paid the bare minimum. Luckily though, there is an easy way to appear more experienced and more professional. To do so, you must first start up a gaming website or blog.

3 Powerful Tips to Help You Get Better Video Game Tester Jobs

Video Game Testers Need Jobs, Period.

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Did You Know?
Many new testers don't make it their first month -- And not because of lack of job openings, because of lack of determination.
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