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I finally sent in my full application to Riot Games.
I'm excited, nervous and a little scared!
While I have been studying to be an engineer, I have also been taking project management and cost estimation and modeling courses. I am hoping I can get a leadership position at Riot Games. I am so in love with their company because of their great policies, attitude and creations! Not only is League of Legends an absolutely amazing game, but Riot is a great company for their policy that all players are equal and important, paying or not. Not to mention, they are also a bunch of fun loving rascals that will be as amazing as friends as they are as coworkers!
I revised, reviewed, edited and reedited my cover letter so many times that I thought my eyes would bleed! I must have spent 4 hours editing the finished product last night and spent another hour this morning before I was satisfied. Now it's off and sent and all I can do is bite my nails and wait!
While I've had internships and casual jobs before, this is my first time applying for a professional position! I wouldn't be as stressed if it was for an engineering company, because I know what to expect in those regards. This is just so complete new to me, I have no clue what I'm in for or what I'll be asked!
@.@
If I do get an interview, I'm probably going to die from excitement and nervousness. Certainly, I could get a better paying job, but working for such an amazing company on video games would absolutely be a dream come true!!!
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You can just ask your boyfriend, who is a riot employee, to get you in. ^_^
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Good luck, I had to make a tough call a few years back over entering the gaming industry or more boring software development. I chose the latter after concerns that if things went bad it would sour video games for me.
So if you get a position, don't let that happen to you!
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On November 11 2011 12:56 0123456789 wrote: You can just ask your boyfriend, who is a riot employee, to get you in. ^_^
Rofl, your "First post" post cracked me up, why did you edit?
As for Serif, he has referred me, which was why I needed to get that cover letter done asap!
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On November 11 2011 12:56 0123456789 wrote: You can just ask your boyfriend, who is a riot employee, to get you in. ^_^
Yeah, clearly that's professional and under the guise of "we treat everyone equally" pft :B
good luck
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I thought it was commonplace for people to get hired privately (through relatives, husbands, friends etc)
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On November 11 2011 12:59 No_Roo wrote:Good luck, I had to make a tough call a few years back over entering the gaming industry or more boring software development. I chose the latter after concerns that if things went bad it would sour video games for me. So if you get a position, don't let that happen to you!
Haha, I'm not sure that'd be such a bad thing! I'd have so much more free time if I didn't play games all day!
(btw, Tribes Ascend == awesome)
On November 11 2011 13:00 Torte de Lini wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2011 12:56 0123456789 wrote: You can just ask your boyfriend, who is a riot employee, to get you in. ^_^ Yeah, clearly that's professional and under the guise of "we treat everyone equally" pft :B good luck
Yeah, a referral is the best I can get from him.
And thank you!
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On November 11 2011 13:00 Torte de Lini wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2011 12:56 0123456789 wrote: You can just ask your boyfriend, who is a riot employee, to get you in. ^_^ Yeah, clearly that's professional and under the guise of "we treat everyone equally" pft :B good luck knowing people is how people get jobs man much much more often than not
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good luck. I can't see riot doing anything but good things with you. God I'd love to get a job too XD. I think that having a job where they let you chose your "company name" like riot.Tryndamere being the ceo is an insanely good job.
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On November 11 2011 13:06 atmuh wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2011 13:00 Torte de Lini wrote:On November 11 2011 12:56 0123456789 wrote: You can just ask your boyfriend, who is a riot employee, to get you in. ^_^ Yeah, clearly that's professional and under the guise of "we treat everyone equally" pft :B good luck knowing people is how people get jobs man much much more often than not
Yeah, according to my Project Management class, something like 60% of people are employed through non-official methods (i.e. not from a posted a job opening).
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Hey I want a job too! T_T
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What's that old adage about shitting where you eat? Haha here's hoping it works out. I'm not sure I'd be able to work in the same place as my wife all the time.
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What position are you going for?
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On November 11 2011 13:13 sermokala wrote: good luck. I can't see riot doing anything but good things with you. God I'd love to get a job too XD. I think that having a job where they let you chose your "company name" like riot.Tryndamere being the ceo is an insanely good job.
I hope they think that, too! :D
On November 11 2011 13:18 WaveofShadow wrote:What's that old adage about shitting where you eat? Haha here's hoping it works out. I'm not sure I'd be able to work in the same place as my wife all the time.
Well, Serif works in a secluded little room attached to the server room, while I'd be working upstairs in the halls of cubicles. We probably wouldn't see each other much at work, because he also works in the evenings.
;D
A bunch of my friends work there, too, though!
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On November 11 2011 13:06 atmuh wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2011 13:00 Torte de Lini wrote:On November 11 2011 12:56 0123456789 wrote: You can just ask your boyfriend, who is a riot employee, to get you in. ^_^ Yeah, clearly that's professional and under the guise of "we treat everyone equally" pft :B good luck knowing people is how people get jobs man much much more often than not
They don't "get you in" per se.
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On November 11 2011 13:21 NeoIllusions wrote: What position are you going for?
Currently I'm looking at Technical Coordinator. In terms of experience and education, I'm a little overqualified for the position, but I hope to use it as a footing for moving up the management chain.
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On November 11 2011 13:13 Riku wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2011 13:06 atmuh wrote:On November 11 2011 13:00 Torte de Lini wrote:On November 11 2011 12:56 0123456789 wrote: You can just ask your boyfriend, who is a riot employee, to get you in. ^_^ Yeah, clearly that's professional and under the guise of "we treat everyone equally" pft :B good luck knowing people is how people get jobs man much much more often than not Yeah, according to my Project Management class, something like 60% of people are employed through non-official methods (i.e. not from a posted a job opening). hey that's what i said! stealer!!
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On November 11 2011 13:23 Roe wrote:Show nested quote +On November 11 2011 13:13 Riku wrote:On November 11 2011 13:06 atmuh wrote:On November 11 2011 13:00 Torte de Lini wrote:On November 11 2011 12:56 0123456789 wrote: You can just ask your boyfriend, who is a riot employee, to get you in. ^_^ Yeah, clearly that's professional and under the guise of "we treat everyone equally" pft :B good luck knowing people is how people get jobs man much much more often than not Yeah, according to my Project Management class, something like 60% of people are employed through non-official methods (i.e. not from a posted a job opening). hey that's what i said! stealer!!
Haha, credit to you! My bad <3
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I was at a programming club and one of the guy's mom was offering "paid internships" 1 in las vegas and 2 in jersey. Its funny because the details about it was for a full time job with 50k a year and benefits.
It makes sense though. Hireing people you don't know isn't a good as someone that your friend or family member can vouch that hes not a secret terrorist or a drug kingpin looking for some legitimate income.
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On November 11 2011 13:03 Roe wrote: I thought it was commonplace for people to get hired privately (through relatives, husbands, friends etc)
Yep. The last company I saw the inside of, they were obligated to post openings for a set number of jobs every so often. Already know who you want to hire? Too bad, post it anyway and ignore the responses. Don't actually have any openings? Too bad, post a bunch of jobs you aren't actually hiring anyone for and ignore the responses. A large percentage of the actual new hires were for positions that were never posted anywhere, though they were professional contacts of employees and not just relatives or friends of employees.
Edit: forgot the most important part. Good luck with the application process!
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