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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 1:11AM filbert said

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Great list I guess but if I wanted anything close to where I live it only shows one position.

Disney Interactive
Manager, Retail Analytics 114980 Cincinnati OH

Hmm.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 1:16AM (Unverified) said

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just gotta choose whether you prefer a game-related job or your current home...
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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 1:21AM (Unverified) said

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I guarantee you that I have submitted my resume/demo reel to at least 95% of the companies on that list twice each. Been searching for a job in game design (or anything in animation, modeling or graphics for that matter) for half a year thus far to no avail. Oh well, sorry for the short rant.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 1:22AM D3m0sthenes said

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Awesome! I found my dream job! I'll apply in the morning!

!!!
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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 1:26AM kenofthedead said

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It's not that hard to get a job in the industry, it's hard to get noticed at times. Just apply as many places as you can, make sure you either have a easy to find portfolio or easy to find examples of what you can do.
For those who do want to get into the industry, here are three sites that keep regular updates.

http://www.gamesjobnews.com/charts.asp
www.gamedev.net
www.gamesindustry.biz

Just make sure to learn something extra for the type of job you want. Learning MEL for example if you plan to look for a job that uses Maya.

Programers are always in demand.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 1:32AM Dirtyboy said

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Gamasutra has a much easier to use search for game jobs.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/jobs_display.php
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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 2:00AM (Unverified) said

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Awesome, new Bond game features online play.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 2:04AM (Unverified) said

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Oh crap I need to update my CV XD
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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 2:52AM (Unverified) said

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if anyone is interested in landing a job in the industry my advice is just find any job you can, just get in the door. I started off as an executive assistant, moved up to licensing, than game producer. this holds true especially with small publishers and developers because there is always opprotunities to apply yourself and wear many different hats. unlike in a big company where everyone has an assigned job at small developers and publishers its more like, who wants to head the next project?....okay, give it a go. of course the pay is not as consistent, and you may not get health insurance or perks like 401k plans but you will learn more than at a larger company, something to think about.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 10:10AM Erron Kelly said

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Out of all those listings there are less than 10 in Canada. Out of that Canadian handful, none as closer to Nova Scotia than Toronto -- halfway cross the country from me.

So, no, it isn't laziness in my case.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 3:29PM DonaldMick said

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Speaking as a fellow Nova Scotian, I am not shocked in the least.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2007 7:26PM Erron Kelly said

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Two people from the middle of nowhere have a better chance of running into each other on the internet than one of them finding a job in the gaming industry, apparently. I can't even land a job at an EB Games, despite checking in every other week or so to see if someone quit.
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Posted: Oct 10th 2007 11:17AM (Unverified) said

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Erron,

Did you follow the Head Gamez debacle which was to have provided jobs for 1500 people in Nova Scotia, only to uh, not?

I know how you feel about the gaming industry living in Israel, and I think that your location matters a lot.

Yehuda
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Posted: Oct 25th 2007 9:34PM Erron Kelly said

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It's pretty ridiculous, but it's nothing surprising. Why make jobs available here in Nova Scotia when companies could go to Toronto or somewhere else, y'know?
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