Video Game Tester A Hot Job..Apply Now

Gamer Testing Ground is a membership program that guides their members to how to apply for a game testing career and become a video game tester. The program has been online for almost 3 years. They have gained trust and reputation from the video game industry. The website charged a small amount of fee for joining their membership program. They included a list of 50 game companies which are looking to employ new candidates to fill the game testing position monthly. Unfortunately not many people realize that the job does exist. This is the reason why game companies are lacking testers.

If you are a member of any game testing program, you should acknowledged that game company has their criteria in hiring game tester. The position does not require the tester to have computer programming and game developing skills, and an educational degree, as long as you love to play video game, then you are qualify for the position. Video game testing is a real job like a corporate employee and gets paid on an hourly basis. There is no limit on how much game you can test the only limitation is your time. It takes up to more than 8 hours per day in testing video game and another 3 hours to fill out the survey. The job can be a real tedious if you do not like video gaming.

Gamer Testing Ground guides their members on how to write their resume and create the correct profile that game companies are looking for. The qualification of a game tester does not based on the education or computer skill but on a good reason why you want to become a video game tester. A few companies prefer people who have experiences but not a necessary requirement. There salary rate is based on tester experience. A starter usually gets paid in between $9 to $12 an hour. An experienced tester gets paid above $25 per hour.

You can apply for the job directly through a game company without heading to an employment agency. You can visit their website to check if there is any open vacancy but game companies do not include hiring detail on their websites. They usually posted the job somewhere else and you can find them through a source. Do not write your resume like you usually do for other general company, game companies are expecting something which is more creative and precise. If you can give them a good reason why you want to become a video game tester, there is a higher chance you will be hired.