Since video games debuted, women have played an integral part in the growth of the industry. Whether as developers, programmers, writers, voice actors, designers or in any other professional role related to gaming, women have played an essential role in creating some of the most popular gaming titles in the world.
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As the gaming industry is growing exponentially and the average turnover rate for gaming professionals is 2 to 5 years, gaming companies may have roles to fill now and likely in the future. When you want to hire talent in gaming, there’s a lot of competition. In-demand, highly skilled candidates may receive multiple offers when
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Convoluted interview processes can kill your gaming company’s chance of hiring the talent you want. As talent acquisition firm AccruePartners reports, things that can disengage job candidates include: Too many interview steps Interview process delays Lack of feedback There’s an additional unique hiring element gaming companies often require: testing. The testing phase can be drawn-out,
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Video game employment has been steadily growing since 2014. That means there’s more competition for hiring top talent, especially at the senior level. According to IBISWorld, there will be nearly 300,000 video game employees in the U.S. in 2022, a 9% year-over-year growth rate. Employment has increased an average of 7.4% each year for the
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Video games and extended reality capabilities like virtual reality and augmented reality have never been as popular as they are today. The COVID-19 pandemic and fast-developing technologies accelerated gaming adoption in recent years. Consider: According to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), 2021 saw a record number of people playing video games in the U.S., with
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There has been a lot of hype around NFTs and the gaming space recently and we wanted to share some of what we have learned so far. It can be overwhelming to get a good grasp on what exactly an NFT is, as well as its place in gaming. We’re here to give you a glimpse into the NFT space and give some insight on how we here at ggLocators are looking to help both candidates and clients!
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Retaining employees can sometimes be harder than hiring them. But, with a few minor changes, retaining senior-level talent is very possible!
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We have provided tips for hiring managers on how they can make the most out of their experience while working with a recruiter.
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Testing is commonly done in interviews, but is it necessarily a good thing? Not particularly. This may turn some qualified candidates away.
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