Career Services
海角直播 Guildhall is a springboard into the video game industry.
Leveraging our extensive network of alumni across the world and decades of industry partnerships, students are given plentiful opportunities to learn from and work directly with studios, developers, and in-house Career Services staff for career preparation, portfolio and project refinement, hiring and networking, and professional development.
We have graduated over 1100 alumni—more than any other program—who have found enduring and evolving success as leaders at hundreds of studios across the globe and on hundreds of titles. This serves as direct proof of our longstanding reputation for successful student outcomes. As the 海角直播 Guildhall community aims to encourage, mentor and push one another to new heights in game development, alumni often revisit campus to share their knowledge with students, hire the next generation, and empower our rising graduates.
Inspiring guest lectures, one-on-one developer chats, networking events, portfolio reviews, mock interviews, studio visits and much more is available to all students, and a variety of support options continue post-graduation for alumni as well.
Connecting Tomorrow's Top Talent With Today's Industry Leaders
Our Network, Your Gain
海角直播 Guildhall students benefit from a 20+ year legacy of long-standing industry relationships. Our ever-evolving enriches our myriad of Career Services and facilitate advantageous direct-to-industry exposure points for students throughout their time in our program.
The program was created by game industry leaders, is taught by industry veterans, has a larger and longer established alumni network than any other program, and has worked with hundreds of noteworthy game studios and developers in and out of the classroom for more than two decades.
This enables us to have vast, impactful touch points in the design and expansion of our game industry-mirroring curriculum, the breadth and impact of the industry-to-student connections we are able to make, and the changemaking work we are able to do for both research and student outcomes.
海角直播 12twenty Access
海角直播 12Twenty is our Career Services portal, which facilitates network connections between students, alumni, and employers. Here, employers can register and post their upcoming career-related opportunities, and students and alumni can actively engage with a number of resources.
Login & Setup Instructions:
- Students - Visit . Log in with your Single Sign On credentials and set up your profile.
- Alumni - Visit . If you graduated in 2019 or later, first try to login with your Single Sign On credentials. If you graduated prior to 2019, contact us to request a 海角直播 12twenty account.
- Employers - Get set up .
"I can't even begin to describe how much 海角直播 Guildhall helped me. It gave me so many tools and bits of knowledge that have proven to be incredibly valuable to me in the game industry. Guildhall was amazing when it came to helping me find a job. The job placement resources at another school I went to were pitiful comparatively."
Andrew Coggin (Cohort 4)
Available Career Services
During your two years at 海角直播 Guildhall, you will have the opportunity to engage in numerous avenues to learn from game development pros, interface directly with employers, evolve your portfolio, and make the most of your time on our program as you plan for your dream career.
Opportunities to work with industry include: networking events, portfolio and game reviews, mock interviews, special topics lectures by inspiring keynote speakers, on-site studio visits, one-on-one developer chats, career workshops, game industry conferences, and much more. Our in-house dedicated Career Service staff works directly with students for career planning, readiness coaching, and connecting with job opportunities to fit their career goals—including through our career recruitment portal and at our annual Career Fair that attracts studios from across the country.
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Professional Development Coursework
Students fulfill two course modules as they explore the nuances of seeking and securing one’s dream position. This professional training includes resume and portfolio guidance, interview preparation, and industry guest lectures.
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One-on-One Counseling
Students and alumni have access to our in-house dedicated Career Service staff, who are available to work directly with you for career path planning and readiness coaching, resume and portfolio creation, professional and social networking, interview preparation and techniques, and more. Here, advice is offered on how to optimize valuable networking opportunities; connections are made between students, alumni, and industry; and available job opportunities are assessed, matched to career goals, and shared.
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Career Portal
Our internal recruiting platform, , helps students and alumni to discover job opportunities, register for recruiting events, research employers that recruit at 海角直播 Guildhall, pursue mentorships with alumni and industry leaders, schedule appointments with our in-house Career Counselor, and download valuable resources.
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Industry Guidance Sessions
Our mentorship program connects second-year students with alumni for guidance aligned with their target career path and interests. One-on-one sessions cover portfolios, application materials, and professional goals to be better prepared to master entrance into the industry. Prior participants have worked at prominent studios including Bethesda, Blizzard Entertainment, Certain Affinity, Gearbox Software, id Software, Naughty Dog, NetEase, Obsidian, PeopleFun, Riot, Rockstar Games, Sony PlayStation, and more.
Guest Speakers, Lectures, Seminars & Workshops
Industry leaders, developers from around the world, and prominent game studios visit often to share their insights about critical industry topics via lectures, workshops and keynote speaking events via our Industry Insights series and Game Changers Speaker Series—some of which are streamed and can be found on-demand on and .
Past guest speakers and lecturers have included founders, directors, and leads at top studios such as: , , , , , , , , , , and .
Studios get to know our designers early. Studio recruiters hold incredibly valuable seminars on precisely how to prepare and apply to their companies; past participants have included , , and . Some studios also invite our students to travel to them for special classes on-site at their studios using their proprietary tools.
Check out some of our past keynote speakers
Portfolio Reviews, Team Game Milestone Reviews, and Mock Interviews
Industry partners assist our Career Readiness and Team Game programs annually in a variety of ways including:
- Portfolio and Resume Reviews — Discipline-aligned professionals offer feedback on graduating students' resumes and portfolios and on better preparing for the interview process.
- Mock Interviews — Studio leads and hiring managers help students role play and better prepare for real interviews as they approach graduation.
- Game Reviews — Art directors, technical directors, and design leads sit down directly with their discipline counterparts to provide advice as subject matter experts during milestones.
The video game industry is difficult to break into, and these one-on-ones are invaluable to our graduates. Professional insight helps to substantially improve the quality of games, portfolios, and interviews, and the numerous exposure opportunities our Career Services and Team Game programs facilitate allow students to feel dramatically more comfortable interfacing with professionals. This valuable insight is of benefit to recruiting studios as well, offering a direct peek at soon-to-graduate leads in both solo and teamwork contexts.
Annual Networking Events
We offer ample, regular opportunities to connect students with developers and studios. Our longstanding industry collaborations throughout our history have included industry greats like Gearbox Software, Activision, Sony Playstation, Bethesda, Certain Affinity, id Software, Insomniac Games, Samsung, ZeniMax, Keywords, PeopleFun, and many more.
Our annual networking events include but are not limited to:
- GDC Mixer: Every year at the national Game Developers Conference, we host a party! This annual favorite is an invitation-only mixer that packs out a closed venue near the conference as faculty, staff, students, alumni, and industry friends gather to mingle, talk development, reminisce on shared memories, discuss the future of the industry, and meet new faces soon to enter the market. It's a beloved tradition, and amazing connections are made every time.
- On- and Off-Site Networking: Both at 海角直播 and at local studios, students are invited to networking events to meet and socialize with alumni and developers. These networking events stem conversation, comfortability and camaraderie that benefits students and industry alike preceding the job search season.
- GameJam: Every August as part of our New Student Orientation Weekend, we host a Back-to-School GameJam for incoming and returning students to make a game in one day. Alumni often attend to interact, offer advice, and enjoy the creativity and excitement every new school year brings.
- Annual Fall Expo: At the end of each Fall Semester, 海角直播 Guildhall's GameLab hosts an Expo of newly completed student games. Referred to as "Bagel Day," guests enjoy coffee and bagels while exploring tablet games by junior cohort students in Team Game Production 1; a multiplayer game by the senior cohort; and the graduating cohort's grandest creations yet—commercial Capstone releases that are commonly published to Steam and Epic Games Store! Local studios, Guildhall alumni, and the community are all invited to attend and play.
Want to Know More About Our Career Services?
Are you a student or alumnus seeking career services? Are you a developer or studio who would like to get involved? Contact our staff for more details.
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