Let’s face it, going to a game tester’s interview or any job interview for that matter can be a pain in the ass.  You begin to worry about all kinds of nonsense that you would otherwise never have thought about.  Chilling thoughts of disapproval arise in your mind.  Things like “Do I look good in these clothes” or “I wonder if they’re going to like me” start popping out of nowhere.  You feel like you’re being evaluated and you don’t like it one bit. Why is that so?

Because you ARE being evaluated!   These people want to probe you inside and out to see if you’re going to be a good fit for their game testing position or whatever position you are aiming for in the video game industry.

In their awful probing, many interviewers like to ask the question: What are some of your weaknesses?- (What to say )

and at this point you better think before you speak or you might let out a big can of worms that will dig your grave for you. (not really, but it would really suck if you showed up for the interview and didn’t get the job   Answering this question is pretty much like playing with fire because if you say you don’t have any weaknesses you’re pretty much screwed.  They’re going to think this SOB is full of himself so much that he thinks were so dumb that we’re going to believe that he is the one person on the planet that doesn’t have any weaknesses. (not a good thing for them to think about you).

And on the other hand if you start listing ALL the reasons of why they shouldn’t hire you its very likely that they won’t.  So don’t start listing all your worst qualities. Saying things like: “i’m so lazy the only thing I ever do besides sleep is play Zelda” or “I don’t like to read or follow orders so i always throw away the instruction manuals before reading them” and especially not the old adidas “All Day I Dream About Sex”.  Responding in these manners will get you no where.

What you should do instead is carefully craft your response before hand so that you can say them clearly when you’re on the spot with your clammy hands and huge sweat drop on your forehead (from the bright lights, not because your nervous).  You want to:

***Weave a sort of strength (reason why they should hire you) into  these weaknesses (supressed passions) that you mention.***

For example, you coud say: One of my weaknesses is that i’m extremely passionate about video games, and sometimes I get really carried away and lose track of time and forget to do other things I have to do. (take out the trash?). Oh and I’m a perfectionist, I tend to just keep trying to do whatever i’m doing better and better so that i can make it as perfect as possible even though I kind of know that perfect does not exist; so I just spend HOURS trying to get it to that point.

*In the above example you pretty much nailed it right on the head.  You showed that you have passion, that you work hard, like to improve, are are willing to do the best that you can, all while disclosing somewhat of your “weaknesses” to answer the question.

So there you go, put this into use in your next game tester job interview and it will do wonders for you.

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So you want to be a game tester? Well, then you’ll probably have to get interviewed at some point if you want to make testing video games your official job.  This means that you’re going to need to learn a few tricks and techniques about interviewing so that you can get the job in the end.

The video game industry can be all fun and games, although these game development companies take their jobs really seriously and you should follow that degree of seriousness.  Therefore, you should definitely dress the part for the interview.  You don’t have to wear a full blown tux James Bond stlye, but you definitely want to look a little sharp.  I’m not a video game clothes stylist, nor do I know if that job exists, but you should dress with some slacks and a nice semi-formal shirt, I say that a tie would be optional, so wear it if you think it looks cool and its not choking the life out of you.

The Tell Me About Yourself Question For the Game Tester

Before the game testing job interview, you should probably go over the things you expect to take place in this interview.  You might prepare by going over some of the questions that you think they might ask you.  For instance: the question everyone suddenly can’t answer when they’re finally in that game testing interview job or any other job.  Its the old “Tell me about Yourself” question.

Just make sure you don’t reveal too much in this answer. This is your opportunity to shine and talk about how you fit the job description by indirectly talking about relevant things.  This is where you can say things like, I love playing video games and I couldn’t live without playing because my heart would probably stop pounding, or things like that if that’s who you are.   But nobody wants a complete goofball because they might goof off on company money and that’s not good.

You can also talk how you know a lot about video games and that you also have a professional side.  These people are serious about hiring someone and they will be paying you.  Therefore, they want you to have some type of professional business sense.  You can tell them:

1.  how you have been dependable in the past

2. how you’re in an independent person, or

3.  how you enjoy working under pressure when you have to.

The Truth About The Game Testing Field

The truth is that nobody who will hire you really cares about yourself as a person.  They’re only asking questions like these to find out more about your behavior and whether or not you will fit into the company culture.  As sad as it sounds, the video game industry is just like any other.  Video game company managers will be interested only in your performance and what you will be  doing during the 40 or 60 hours that you work in throughout the week.  They could care less if you live in a car, a trailer, a pool (never heard of this one), or a shopping cart (seen this one).

So knowing this, you’re the one that’s going to have to be looking out for yourself and know what you want in a job.  Maybe you won’t take jobs that pay less than 10 dollars an hour or maybe you have different standards.  Be sure to become aware of your standards so you can go fully prepared into your game testing job interview.

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