


Finding a Game Tester Job
Do you realize that there is such a thing as a game tester job? Where was that option on career day in high school?
Regardless of whether or not the option was available at your local high school career day, a game tester job is a
true career that you can get into. Companies need people to test games for them in order to make sure that the
games work correctly before they hit the shelves, and having people that love to play games is the best way to
make sure that the potential consumers will be pleased with the game. But how do you go about finding a game
tester job?
Forget the Paper
Generally, when you go out looking for a job, the first place you look is the local paper, right? When it comes to
finding a game tester job, forget the local paper. Unless you live in a city that is home to a major gaming company, it
is very likely that you will not see any advertisements looking for game testers in the classified section of your
paper. One of the big reasons for this is because there are enough people who want to get into the business that
the gaming companies don’t have to waste money paying for classified space.
It’s Not What You Know…
It is very important that you are a great gamer and that you love to play games. After all, you can’t accurately test a
product unless you know what to look for and how to play games. But in order to break into the business, it’s not
what you know, it’s who you know. The more contacts you gather, the better off your chances of breaking into the
game testing world are. But how do you get contacts? The best way is to join forums and discussion boards. The
more you post and reply on them, the more your name becomes known. After a time, you should be able to either
connect directly to someone from a gaming company, or to someone who is currently a game tester. These are the
types of people that can get you into the business.
Work For Free
Who wouldn’t want to hire someone that works for free? This is the best tip that you can ever get when it comes to
breaking into the game testing business. There are tons of people out there, just like you, who believe that they can
make their living by testing games. But what makes the company look at you over the other people? The best way
to become known is to volunteer to work for free for awhile. This will give you the opportunity to make sure that
game testing is what you truly want to do and will allow the company to make sure that you are a good asset.
Working as a game tester is absolutely possible, you just have to spend some time and energy getting into the
business. Remember: don’t look for any advertisements in your local paper advertising a game tester job, instead
go out and grab one!