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    Send Your Resume, Don’t Hand It To Them

    Or, How Not to Approach Potential Employers – Part Two It’s common knowledge that you don’t go anywhere without your business card, but what about resumes? I’ve seen countless hopefuls try to hand out printed copies of their resumes at conventions. Here’s why that’s a bad idea – why you shouldn’t be going anywhere with [More...]

  • Conversations Are Not About You

    Conversations Are Not About You

    Or, How Not to Approach Potential Employers – Part One One of the most common mistakes people make when they meet a potential employer for the first time is talking too much about their own needs: “I’d need X to even consider working for you,” for example, is an immediate turn-off. You may indeed have [More...]

  • Mentoring, for all the right reasons

    Mentoring, for all the right reasons

    By Ellen Beeman Mary Margaret and I often talk about all kinds of game industry career trends and issues. One favorite topic is the specific challenges for people who are well established in their game industry careers.  Sometimes these people have amazing accomplishments to their name.… and still, they don’t feel like it’s enough.  They’ve [More...]

  • Education and the Game Industry

    Education and the Game Industry

    If you’re a small developer and you’re having trouble finding skilled help, you might consider teaming up with a local college or university. Schools are often in search of professionals who can come in as adjunct faculty to teach specialized courses, especially courses that would be popular with students. Game-focused classes are popular because so [More...]

  • How to Get Great Game Audio for your Videogame

    How to Get Great Game Audio for your Videogame

    A How-To Guide for Game Producers and Developers A game producer or lead developer has at least 12 irons in the fire at all times. He or she needs to be experienced in project management, coding version control, raising and spending money, signing off on artistic and writing decisions, and, of course, structuring the audio [More...]

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Executive Search and Mission-Critical Recruiting in the Game Industry


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  • Testimonial from Vishal Gondal, CEO/Founder Indiagames Ltd

    “Mary-Margaret Walker rocks! She is the games recruitment goddess! MM is the best, the brightest, the coolest.. If u are looking to hire the best in the industry..Why bother with anyone else but MM, she is the real deal. Would work with her again! again! & again! Vishal Gondal, CEO & Founder, Indiagames Ltd (Disney [More...]

  • Testimonial from Koley Porter, Producer, Blue Goji Games

    “Mary-Margaret Network took the pain out of the most painful part of business: finding and hiring the right people. They helped Blue Goji make a critical hire with a great candidate.”

  • Testimonial from Game Industry Producer

    After supporting a project through a major acquisition and working at several start ups where I gained a wide-breadth of experience, I was at a loss as to how to convey that experience and story in my resume. With the help of Beverly and Mary Margaret’s services, I now have a solid and professional resume [More...]

  • Testimonial from David Jackson, Freelance 3D Artist

    Mary-Margaret Network was a very knowledgeable and very competent mentor to me when I was rebuilding my portfolio and rewriting my resume. They were very professional and I feel like I couldn’t have gotten better service. They have a great deal of experience, and a deep knowledge of the workings of the industry.

  • Testimonial from Wesley Hein on behalf of Charles Hirschhorn, Krishnan Rajagopalan and David Schulman

    Mary-Margaret was quick to understand our company’s goals and articulate them in her own words.  She helped us define what we needed in a Chief Product Officer and submitted candidates that matched the position, our cultural needs and were excited about our company.  With her help, we hired the best candidate faster than we expected. [More...]

  • Testimonial from Stuart Moulder, CEO, Her Interactive

    Working with the Mary-Margaret Network was a fantastic experience. Mary-Margaret communicated diligently and efficiently with all parties and ensured the process kept moving forward smoothly. The focus on the needs of both the company and the individual was balanced and professional and the resulting placement was a big win for all involved.

  • Testimonial from Starr Long, Executive Producer, Walt Disney Company

    Robin is one of the best recruiters in the business. When I began work on the next part of my career there was only one person I wanted to work with and that was Robin. I am now at the best job I could have ever hoped for thanks to her.

  • Testimonial from Megan Gaiser, Chief Strategic Creative Officer, Her Interactive

    “Mary Margaret developed a keen understanding of our unique needs and worked tirelessly to identify, screen and interview qualified CEO candidates to help grow Her Interactive to the next level. She did an outstanding job and I greatly appreciate her efforts.”

  • Testimonial from Tom Kent, Senior Software Engineer, Mock Science

    “[MMN] has been a great asset to my career. I have worked with the recruiters at Mary-Margaret both as a job prospect and as an employer over the course of many years. [They] worked tirelessly to provide multiple placement opportunities, as well as connecting me with key personnel at various potential employers and giving crucial [More...]

  • Testimonial from Tom Freeland, Director of Community Services

    “It has been my extreme pleasure to work with Mary-Margaret Network. Their proven ability to identify opportunities, accessibility, and confidentiality was excellent.”

  • Testimonial from Tim Keating, Game Software Developer

    “I’ve always had an interest in working in the game industry, but it’s not easy to break in with no experience. I had lots of experience in the Internet space, and had a well-paying job, but the only way I could see to get hired by a game firm appeared to be to take an [More...]

  • Testimonial from Steve Wartofsky, Project Manager

    “I have worked with people at Mary-Margaret as I’ve developed my career in the games industry over many years, and I’ve always found everyone there to be enthusiastic, extremely professional and dedicated in their efforts. The staff at Mary-Margaret Network takes what is all too often a random, chaotic, confusing and unproductive process from both [More...]

  • Testimonial from Stephen Beeman, Lead Developer

    “Mary-Margaret handled my job search with style and flair. She discovered the perfect position for me. In particular, I was very impressed at how she handled a very difficult legal and confidentiality situation. I recommend her very highly as the best possible executive recruiter.”

  • Testimonial from Scott Brovsky, President, Brovsky Capital, Inc.

    “If you are looking for a position in the videogame industry, I recommend getting in touch with Mary-Margaret Network. Their team seems to know just about all of the players in the industry and whether you are in marketing, production or you want to work for a publisher or developer, they have you covered. They [More...]

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    “I just LOVE your Network News. . . there is so much useful information that I share with our Deans, Faculty, and Students.”

  • Testimonial from Rob Williams, Director/Producer, Guest House Films

    “No one has more connections in the interactive entertainment industry than Mary-Margaret. She helped me find a job that far surpassed my expectations. She knew my background and qualifications, as well as her client’s short- and long-term needs, and she made a match that has satisfied everyone involved. She’s a great recruiter and, more importantly, [More...]

  • Testimonial from Prof. Bruce Pennycook, University of Texas at Austin

    “Thank you very much for your visit to my class at UT. Your work as a recruiting company was certainly timely and very revealing for the group. Much appreciated.”

  • Testimonial from Paul Tozour, Senior Engineer

    “Why mess with the rest, go with the best.”

  • Testimonial from Paul Robinson, Professional Writer/Senior Game Designer

    “Honest recruiter-candidate interaction. I wholly recommend MMN to anyone in the software entertainment industry seeking employment. Of course the best testimonial is the fact that they found me a new job.”

  • Testimonial from Noah Falstein, President, The Inspiracy

    “I’ve always found Mary-Margaret Network to epitomize professionalism and competence, delivered with a genuine warmth that comes straight from the heart.”

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