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Hiring is not a zero-sum game. It’s not a game at all. It’s a mutual discussion between two parties. One, who has a problem. And one, who might be able to help. There’s no winner or loser. Unless it’s treated like a zero-sum game. With pass/fail evaluations. And ghosting. And hoops to jump through. And ridiculous questions about elephants. And anxiety. Lots and lots of anxiety. Then everyone loses. And the problem remains a problem. Stop trying to find the perfect candidate and start looking for the one who can solve your problem. Make it a win-win.

What a refreshing perspective on hiring! It’s so true that the process should be a collaborative conversation rather than a competitive game. When both parties approach the discussion with openness and a shared goal, it creates a much more positive and productive experience. Emphasizing mutual understanding and connection over arbitrary evaluations can lead to better outcomes for everyone involved. Let’s focus on building relationships rather than playing games! 🌟 4o mini

🙏 Last month 1211 candidates shared feedback after completing Equalture's games. Key insights (the positives & of course also the 'negatives'): 👉 Most comments are from candidates in Logistics, Manufacturing, Customer Service & Finance. 👉 32.6% of the comments mentioned words like "fun," "enjoy," or similar terms, indicating that many candidates found the game-based assessments enjoyable. 👉 Comments mentioning words like "game," "unique," or "experience" appear 382 times, making up about 31.6% of the total feedback. 👉 Not all feedback was positive; we received 44 negative comments, making up 3.6% of total feedback. Most focused on wanting a clearer understanding of how games assess job fit, suggesting that the game-based format is still new to some candidates.

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Thank you and <3 for all the responses on my new job update! It has been really energizing seeing you all click that like button and post some automated (or not?) messages. Those little social tickles feel pretty good huh? I am excited to be working out in the open and on even more open-source stuff, sharing what I'm doing as I go. I will ofc be taking the opportunity to shill more for my company because I selfishly want to work with a bunch of you talented folks that I'm connected with. Remember when we said we would cross paths again? Yeah, I'm gonna hold you to that empty promise! Let's build a team together that can be part of defining the future of what building games looks like. I believe the future of games is small teams with incredible mind-bending tools that are WAAAAY more accessible. We are looking for more potential studios to be early partners in our product development. We already have a great value proposition 🌵 to level your game up and help us develop the ultimate product for game content creation. If you have a beautiful corner but are sweating the production scale-up, let's chat. I see you. We have a few engineering and ML-related positions as well but doesn't everybody? But everybody isn't us and isn't building what we're building so hmu. This post was only 10% written by AI. 😅

Very thoughtful step-by-step guide for actions to take after a layoff Jason Keith Timeblocking is so important; and arguably most important step deserving EXTRA attention, is resume / cover letter, with LinkedIn optimization being a potential superpower It can be daunting to organize accomplishments though since everything seems crucial, and there are nuances to LinkedIn’s algorithm, so working with a keyword professional can payoff I used Executive Drafts - Resume Service to organize my work experience years ago during previous rounds of layoffs, as a preparatory step for the unknown Reminding myself this week: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou If anyone recently laid off needs help with resume drafts - I’d be happy to connect and share my positive experience with above Resume Service, to help people decide if the expense is worthwhile for their goals … really just wanna see everyone land their next dream job. Rooting for you all 🫶 P.S. thanks to Dustin Medlock for showing Executive Drafts to me many years ago 🫡

Are you aware of a website that lists (almost) all the studios in your city? Yeah, some kind of Maps for Gaming companies. There are also info about every listed firm (games, size, HQ, fundings). Here you go: https://lnkd.in/dskNHn5b Here's how I would use it: 1.     Create an excel with all the companies in your city/cities you would like to relocate to 2.     Check the career pages for open roles 3.     Apply when possible or connect with recruiters/hiring managers It’s an uncommon way to identify companies and opportunities, but I’d give it a shot. The more, the better.

Things are not great in games media at the moment. "Games media is in many respects a pretty shitty job, at least these days. It tends to be underpaid, full of abuse, exploits young writers and subjects most to the soul-crushing drudgery of posting SEO and algorithm-friendly garbage. Yet writers persist, if not for the love of writing then for the love of the medium and the hopes that someone out there appreciates what they've written. And those are the challenges facing a stable job!" "Throw in the uncertainty and anxiety over your position at a more perilous site--or even entire network--and you can see how much of a knife's edge the entire medium of professional, written games coverage is. It's no wonder there's a pipeline of writers fleeing to games development; the latter might be an industry on fire, but when your own is already engulfed in flames, why not?"

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