Juxtaposed Life

Category: Job Search

  • Roller Coaster

    Wow, the last few weeks have been a roller coaster. Three weeks ago I was unemployed hoping that a job lead I was perusing would actually come through. It did, and then two weeks ago I had my first day on the job right as the team I joined was finishing up one milestone and…

  • Back to Work.

    Job Offer Verbally Accepted! I am so very, excited and thankful.  Thank you to all my friends and family that have been praying and encouraging me throughout this time of unemployment. Work starts on Sept. 1, which only gives me a few days to actually try and enjoy some “time off” before I jump…

  • Questions about my gaming history

    Over the years when I have interviewed at game studios I almost always get asked a few questions that are used, I guess, to find out more about an applicants gaming history/passion.  For some reason these questions make me crazy, because they seem to me more like a question people would answer over coffee or…

  • Free Ride

    Yesterday I stumbled upon a FlyFF and Rappelz, both of which are several years old and yet for some crazy reason I downloaded them. Today after installation and account creation I played both for a very short bit, during which I took a few notes.

  • Operation Contacts 04

    This is part 4 of my ongoing “Operation Contacts” campaign. A campaign in which I am attempting to gather some contact info for real people at places I have either already sent resumes to, or places I am interested in working at. Today’s target: NCSoft West I have been impressed with many of the products…

  • Operation Contacts 03

    This is part 3 of my ongoing campaign “Operation Contacts”; attempting to gather some contact info for real people at places I have either already sent resumes to, or places I am interested in working at. Today’s target is Southpeak Games. They have a “senior” and “experienced” tester positions posted on their website either of…

  • Operation Contacts 02

    Today is “Operation Contacts” part 2. My campaign to try and gather some addresses of real people I can contact at places I am interested in talking to about job, or I have already sent resumes to. Petroglyph I took a look at their site when I got a tip they were looking to fill…

  • Operation Contacts 01

    On the job search front, I keep sending resumes out to what mostly feels like impersonal machine hive minds and not actual people looking to hire someone. This makes me sad, since every place I apply to I would love to work at. So today I am going to actually start linking this site and…