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Video Game Tester / Quality Assurance
Getting a game tester job is not necessarily very easy. The prime qualifications for the job is the ability to be a qualify video games player, because you have to play at every level, and use as many pathways in as many different combinations as possible.
A video game tester will have to be able to demonstrate their ability to play to high standards, and they also have to be able to use other software well, including Microsoft office products and have some knowledge of Windows and other operating systems used in games. They have to be able to communicate well both aurally and in written communications, as they have to be able to explain situations to the video games team for whom they are testing.
A video game tester will also have to be tenacious as they need to test a game long and hard, and they have to be innovative to be able to test unlikely combinations of pathways. There is considerable competition for every game tester job, as for some people playing video games is a major obsession. If you are interested in a game tester job, be sure that you have the necessary communications skills and can organize yourself and be disciplined enough to test the games, rather than simply playing them.
Salaries for video game testers depends on experience
and where you work. In the first few years, you can expect to get
on average around $30,000, with an increase to $40,000+ with 4 years
or so of experience under your belt. They won't just take anyone
though, so don't think this is an easy walk in the park.
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