Gamer's Bethesda Job Application is a 25 Hour Skyrim Mod

[maddogfargo]

I wish this kid the best in trying to get into the industry. Eager and dedicated fans have use this approach before and every now and then it works out.

 

[Giovanni-L]

Damn, if i wasn't working already (i'm 19 too), i'd be pushing my car engine project as hard as him! My parents won't allow me to spend that many hours on my PC, which is a shame. I'll try to amass some money so i can pay for my minimum expenses! That guy inspired me. I'll support him. I'll get home today and download that mod straight away.

Skyrim already took 370h out of me, so... 25 more won't be a problem.

Doubt i have that many? Add me on Steam: Gionder

 

[antilycus]

I like the it, nice work. Unfortunately with today's H.R. he wont get hired. It's "biased" and every other applicant will sue Bethesda and win. However, like every other company does, they will "pretend" interview everyone else to avoid the litigation.

While half me hopes the kid gets it, the other half wants to smack him because regardless if he likes it or not, there are others that paid 10s of thousands for their shot at the same job. Unfortunately for those people that, schooling doesn't equal skill. You either have it or you don't but H.R. departments goal is to make cry babies cry.

 

[antilycus]

I like the it, nice work. Unfortunately with today's H.R. he wont get hired. It's "biased" and every other applicant will sue Bethesda and win. However, like every other company does, they will "pretend" interview everyone else to avoid the litigation.

While half me hopes the kid gets it, the other half wants to smack him because regardless if he likes it or not, there are others that paid 10s of thousands for their shot at the same job. Unfortunately for those people that, schooling doesn't equal skill. You either have it or you don't but H.R. departments goal is to make cry babies cry.

 

[everygamer]

I think he still needs college, not some generic program but maybe a degree in game development at Full Sail or one of those other schools offering a really focused program for game development. Maybe Bethesda should look to hire him into a Tester's position and give him education reimbursement to go to one of those programs. Then once he finishes the degree move him into QA, asset creation, design, etc.

As much as it pains me, without the education on his resume it may hurt him with jobs beyond his possible relationship with Bethesda. May game development firms still want formal education on the resume, and without it he could still get the jobs he wants but he might find it happens at lower pay than someone with the education. These are just realities of the world, there is the short term, but there is also the 10 years from now and the game development industry is a rocky place to be.

That said, this kid deserves some attention from Bethesda, they have decided to not put out any further DLC for skyrim, maybe they should look to hire this kid on at the cost for education reimbursement to build a paid DLC. Seem's a fair trade for the company, and it would give the kid access to Bethesda's development & tool resources. Maybe even help him do a Kickstarter project to fund both the DLC development and his education, with their name stamped on it to give it community backing.

If I could invest in a kickstarter project that would get me company quality content for skyrim and at the same time put this kid through a game development program to get all the fundamentals with the tools and technology I would be all in and bet lots of other people would be too.

 

[459pm]

Every time I've got to tell some console idiot that PC is better, I show them Falskaar.

 

[bloodroses]

Very impressive work from him. However, as others have mentioned, without that college degree he more than likely will not be hired by Bethesda. Best case scenario I could see would be as an intern with maybe some assistance towards college tuition. Most large companies do not hire without that education as every employee is a reflection of the company. I personally know many talented programmers and designers that aren't even considered due to not having that little piece of paper showing your education. Heck, I've tried at Blizzard years ago with a bachelors in Computer Science and they wouldn't even look at my resume without a Masters degree or higher and/or tons of experience. I know if I ran a huge company, I'd be the same way.

If the dedication he's shown to this mod is any indication, I see him having a great college education in his future; assuming the rejection he'll temporarily get from Bethesda doesn't dishearten him otherwise.

 

[bloodroses]

Very impressive work from him. However, as others have mentioned, without that college degree he more than likely will not be hired by Bethesda. Best case scenario I could see would be as an intern with maybe some assistance towards college tuition. Most large companies do not hire without that education as every employee is a reflection of the company. I personally know many talented programmers and designers that aren't even considered due to not having that little piece of paper showing your education. Heck, I've tried at Blizzard years ago with a bachelors in Computer Science and they wouldn't even look at my resume without a Masters degree or higher and/or tons of experience. I know if I ran a huge company, I'd be the same way.

If the dedication he's shown to this mod is any indication, I see him having a great college education in his future; assuming the rejection he'll temporarily get from Bethesda doesn't dishearten him otherwise.