Personal or corporate branding issues
Personal branding helps potential employers, investors, business partners and consumers learn who you are and what you do. It is your first and most important tool of self promotion. Make it easy on yourself and make your name your brand. Use your name for your website, (myname.com), your email address, your social network profiles, and [More...]
Part of what I did at Mary-Margaret Network was review resumes and work with candidates. In general, most people follow the basic guidelines of good resume writing. Many job-seekers I dealt with were polite, professional, and passionate about what they did for a living. However, there is a common trap that many game developers [More...]
Remember when a can of worms was cool because you were going fishing on a warm summer day? You had to keep them in a jar or can with moist earth. I’ve always felt sorry for the worms but I still love the reminiscence. If you are out there networking for your next job, your [More...]
In past newsletters, I’ve discussed the current and growing skilled labor shortage. While this is becoming a global problem due to an aging population and declining birth rate, it has and always will be a problem in the game industry. Our own drive to evolve the technology of games is creating this problem. Experience with [More...]
Mission statements aren’t just something large companies put in a nice frame and hang on their walls anymore. They have become a good way to express your brand online for both a company and an individual. Not only has the use of the mission statement grown, but the purpose has also changed. We, as consumers [More...]
In this previously published post, Sheri talks about the very real issue of honesty in advertising when it comes to your resume. We can talk all we want about great resume tips. I could point you to many articles on how to write a good resume. There are a lot of blogs out there that [More...]
This article ran previously at Mary-Margaret.com. We’re running it again since there’s always a fresh batch of students intent on landing a career in games, who would do well to heed John’s advice. I recently had the opportunity to represent the Mary-Margaret Network team in a different kind of speaking engagement. Usually I find myself [More...]
