| If there is one thing that every professional video | | | | play video games, they love applicants who play |
| game tester has in common, it's the need for more | | | | games, operate their own gaming website/blog, and |
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| and funnel more jobs to themselves; and that way is | | | | -Write in depth reviews for games that you have |
| through "experience". | | | | played |
| You have heard it before and you will hear it again; | | | | -Talk about recent Video Game News |
| experience counts for a lot in this industry. However, | | | | -Tell the readers why you did or did not like a particular |
| you can't expect to get a video game testing job | | | | game |
| simply because you play video games all the time. | | | | -List any helpful tips or hints that might help other |
| Experience is one thing, having lots of free time is | | | | gamers |
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| merely telling video game companies that you "play | | | | while playing a certain game |
| games a lot", you have to add a bit finesse and even | | | | -Talk about some of the glitches that you have come |
| a small amount of bragging. The goal here is paint a | | | | across and tell your readers how they can reproduce |
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| Expert With Plenty Of Expertise". If you can do that, | | | | With all the different ways you can get more video |
| you are a shoo-in for landing more video game tester | | | | game experience, there is no absolutely no reason |
| jobs. | | | | why you should be turned down due to "lack of |
| "Alright, I know what to do. Now, I just need to know | | | | experience." If that happens, then you are simply not |
| how to do it." Well, it really isn't hard. As mentioned | | | | putting in enough effort and need to reevaluate your |
| above, experience is your window of opportunity here, | | | | game plan. |
| which means you have to exploit it as much as | | | | Remember: Everything and anything that has to do |
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| something that is sure to get their attention. | | | | the company knows about it. |
| Although game developers like to hire people whom | | | | |