Oh -- a few days ago I found out, but forgot to mention it here. Remember that NeverWinter Nights (NWN) module I was working on for that month? That I poured heart and soul into, for that contest, to get a job as a level designer for a very cool computer role playing game company ( Read more... )

Well, I didn't get the job at Apple.

When I was there, the guy made a point of telling me "I'll be deciding by Friday. If you don't hear from me by then, I've chosen other people." And here it is, Saturday.

I guess I scared him off. As rhianwyn said after I told her about it, "It's only a crap retail job." Well, yes, but it's a crap retail job at ( Read more... )

I had a job interview today. With Apple. Yes, _the_ Apple. iThings, phones, pods, players, macs. Hot tech, cool tech, this is the no-think tech that everyone wants. It's pretty much a dream company for me ( Read more... )

The call came as a relief ( Read more... )

I signed my Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) today. So I should be getting a login on the computers ... soon ( Read more... )

I used to work for a gaming company. It was Origin Systems to be exact, before they were bought. I was very near to the wilderness -- at 360 and Wild Basin, for those of you familiar with Austin. Now I work for another gaming company, practically in the next building down the street from the old Origin World Headquarters ( Read more... )

Well .. just found out earlier today ... that I got a job ( Read more... )

I've been job-searching for a while now, but this is the first time I've "filled out an application." For those that remember the story with my erstwhile employer ... what should I put down for my "reason for leaving"?

I did manage to find this old entry in which I ask more or less the same question, but then I was still bitter and angry. Now ( Read more... )

In looking at ads for jobs and such -- a lot of them require submission of portfolios and whatnot. I'm handicapped in that because I don't have my portfolio online any more ( Read more... )

As you know, I'm unemployed. As of Monday last, I really started looking for jobs. First think I did was to update my resume on Monster and a few other job services ( Read more... )