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From: David T Johnston <johnstdt@dcs.gla.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Getting a job
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 11:30:16 +0000
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> > I've got my 2nd interview tomorrow since finishing Uni end of
> > September. I'm getting more and more pissed off with the "thanks but no
> > thanks, we want some-one with experience" letters I'm getting :( Maybe
> > I'm jsut sending my demo disc to the wrong companies or your timing is
> > better than mine ;)
>
> Good luck with the interview!   What kind of things are you getting asked in
> a 'games job' interview. Is it *really* informal chatting about games with
> people in jeans, as some developers claim, or are they pretty much standard
> suit-tie 'what can you bring to this company?' type affairs?    I suppose
> this depends on the company too though...

I had an interview at Codemasters recently and that's exactly what it was like
(the people in jeans option).  The main part of it was the written tests, I
think
the interview was just to make sure I wasn't a complete tosser.

I got the job BTW :)

    David Johnston