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I& #39;ve been looking at a lot of resumes over the past few months for an associate tools engineer position at Bungie. So I thought I& #39;d offer some thoughts/advice based on my experience so far. 1/13
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Disclaimer: There& #39;s no official checklist all of us Bungie hiring managers follow, so these are only my personal thoughts on what I look for in a resume. But you might find that some of these are generally good things to think about for any job. 2/13
Know what you& #39;re looking for. We have a lot of open engineering jobs right now. Applying for one or two closely related ones will give you an edge over someone applying for all of them. 3/13
When I see someone applying for a lot of positions at once it just tells me they& #39;re shotgunning it and hoping for the best. That they& #39;re not really passionate about any of them. 4/13
Know the job you& #39;re applying for. Resumes that don& #39;t show experience or training related to the job at hand get turned down. If you& #39;re trying to switch careers, use a cover letter to explain that (see following posts about cover letters). 5/13
Cover letters definitely help, but aren& #39;t required. If you write one, keep it short. One or two paragraphs is great. Use them to explain anything important about yourself that isn& #39;t obvious in the resume. 6/13
Proofread your cover letter. Reading "I& #39;m excited to apply for a position at Naughty Dog" isn& #39;t a deal breaker by itself, but it may count against a borderline resume. 7/13
Personal projects aren& #39;t required, but help. Especially for junior positions, it& #39;s a great way for people without industry experience to show off their skills and passion for video game development. 8/13
What& #39;s more important, knowledge or experience? Knowledge. Every engineer we hire must have a certain base level of programming knowledge for the position. But since knowledge also comes with experience (hopefully), it& #39;s a definite plus if you have some. 9/13
Is a degree required? No. But you need to be able to show that base level of knowledge I mentioned in some way. If you are going to college, a CS or some kind of programming degree is best for this position. Does the college I went to matter? No. 10/13
For a tools engineer specifically, communication and a customer service attitude are as important as programming skills. We& #39;re looking for people that want to help other people. If you can show that in your cover letter or resume, that& #39;s huge. 11/13
Don& #39;t give up if you get turned down. Keep learning, keep pushing yourself to improve through other jobs and personal projects. Then try again in a year. We recently hired someone on their second try at getting into Bungie. 12/13
Realize that there& #39;s an element of timing and luck involved in hiring. Don& #39;t take it personally if you get turned down at any stage of the process (I know it& #39;s hard). Again, don& #39;t give up. Always keep striving for your dreams. 13/13
Oh, and here& #39;s the position if you& #39;re interested... https://careers.bungie.com/en-us/careers/engineering/2092870/associate-tools-engineer">https://careers.bungie.com/en-us/car...
