There are plenty of beginning video game tester positions available if you simply look closely. Below I will post some links to different employers so you can contact them directly regarding any game tester job openings, and then apply to any openings available.

Playstation- http://us.playstation.com/corporate/about/careers/

Vicarious visions- http://www.vvisions.com/employment/work4us.cfm (creators of doom)

activistion – http://webmedia.activision.com/ROOT/cms_misc/ATVICareersTaleo/job_listings.html

capcom- http://www.capcom.com/us/?careers&jobid=1

ubi soft- http://job.ubisoft.com/main/careerportal/default.cfm?szCareerPortalID=182&szUniqueCareerPortalID=872c274c-45b3-4efa-97b9-c09de4e42319

nintendo- http://www.nintendo.com/corp/tester.jsp

vivendi- http://www.vivendi.com/vivendi/Employment-opportunities

This should be enough to get you busy. Listing all the links will take more time, you can do your own research if this is a subject you are passionate about. Just look around or see the online gaming jobs database; see links to contact employers as well as an introduction to the game testing field and advice on how to get the job, keep it, and be a great game tester.

However, you may not need to lose sight of the big picture. It’s okay to dream BIG. After all, becoming a game tester is only the beginning. It’s the way to get your foot in the door towards the video game industry. If you want to earn big in the video game industry you’ll want to obtain a high level position. Things like video game designer, programmer, and video game producer. One caveat though, you will definitely need some college education if you want to play with the big boys.

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Regardless of whether you choose to stay a game tester or move up in the job ladder to a high position you’ll need to prepare for the job interview. If you haven’t done so, be sure to check out the posts on this blog about game tester job interviews. If anything sounds overly planned that’s okay, the goal of these posts is just to get you thinking and you don’t necessarily have to take the advice word for word and give the exact same answers i provide you with in the blog post. It’s a lot better to have any type of preparation before any job interview, and hey if you can find other job interview advice, all the power to you.

Well, it’s been fun. We come around to the end of a blog post once more. You can hate, appreciate, or do whatever the hell you want as long as you don’t break the law or make a girl cry (some would argue that’s impossible, but hey you can try).