Beta Gaming Testers Ebook

And just to prove it, here's a sneak peak of what you'll get in this document:

• The essential factors you must put into play when they call you for an interview so you say the right things.
• How to use your video game passion to keep yourself self motivated to finish the job until the end.
• How many times you should call back on interviews and how to stop them from throwing your resume into the circular file.
• Use this final ammo to reach your dream job even if you think there's nothing going for you.
• A hit list of the top 30 biggest game tester recruiters in the video game industry.
• How to handle the relationship with the designers and developers for the best chance at being hired.
• What to expect during the selection process and how to be sure you're leading the interview right.
• Common myths and urban legends debunked! Make sure you correct your knowledge or you might hurt your opportunities, or end up working for a job you hate.
• The most frequently committed mistake every tester makes when doing a second phase of testing... and a brilliant solution to avoiding this. 
• The best way to enter an interview that works for almost all the hired game testers.
• Hidden Inside! Opportunities to move up the ranks for more well-paid positions. (Paragraph 4, Page 17)
• How to record complex bugs triggered by multiple situations. (Paragraph 1, Page 43)
• How to build up your resume as a beta tester fast by playing games for free so you get hired instead of your competitors. (Bringing it all together. My final word of advice and motivation to help you hit the ground running. (How to get more permanent and higher positions in the game industry.
• Where to start testing so it's impossible to mess things up especially when you're new on the job. Key players you should strike a connections with even though most people ignore them all the time.
• How to get your employers to notice your talent and creativity in game development. Plus, get your ideas heard and recognized. (Paragraph 3, Page 10)
• A exhaustive list of criterias employers look for in an ideal candidate. (Paragraph 4, Page 14)
• Strict deadlines to meet day in day out. Do this basic part well and you'll be well ahead of the rest of the pack because most just struggle with this. (Paragraph 5, Page 11)
• How to work on the alpha stage game where there is the most room for your creative input. (A dangerous mistake all beginner beta testers commit that makes fixing the bugs a lot harder.
• WARNING: Place close attention to this rule or risk losing your job as a game beta tester.
• How to fit the image of the ideal candidate they want to hire. (Paragraph 5, Page 30)
• The key things you can do to prepare yourself for a rewarding lifetime career in game testing. Plus, additional secrets like...
• Multiple opportunities to put your foot in the door and offer them a chance to hire you.
• Blend with the insiders of the game industry by being a player. Here's how you can show them exactly what you know and why not hiring you will be their biggest mistake. (Paragraph 4, Page 10)
• The grand finale to prove you're different from the rest of the pack. (Paragraph 5, Page 31)
• Discover how to unleash the hard core gaming habits and let it do the testing for
• Warning signs of fake job position that exploits you after sucking away a tremendous amount of your time and money.
• If you don't know what to do and hate to take charge, this feature will make sure you just follow instructions and let your "gamer instinct" kick in high gear. No thinking involved. Just continuous gameplay through set objectives.
• If you have programming skills, then this role can help you upgrade to a more sustainable position. Start engineering new games now. 
• Fast Learner Guide. How to pick up opportunities to learn as fast as you can on the job.
• Have an eye for flashy graphics? Here's how you can land on the role and contribute your artistic ideas into the mix. 
• How to beat other gamers for the job even if they got a college degree, relevant industry experience, and are more qualified.
• The perfect starting position to take if you're serious in becoming a powerhouse in the gaming industry. No money or experience required.
• Have a talent in managing people? Here's how you can use a little of everything and have the entire development team answer to you.
• No more battling through difficult levels that sucks out your time. Here's what you'll be told to do during game testing.
• How to make the development team love your work and want to keep working with you. (Hint: It has nothing to do with finding the bug)
• How to put a foot in the door to getting hired in higher positions of game testing
• Striking alliances with developers. Who you should talk to to get your big break in the gaming industry... and how you can find opportunities to approach these people.
• How To Talk The Talk. A detailed description of every game developer's concerns so you can show you understand the video game industry inside out.
• Dirty little secret. Basic computer literacy can help you get hired. A few programmes you must master in order to secure your job position
• The little known fact about why companies are hungry for testers like you... and how you can use that to get hired.
• How to appear like an ideal candidate even if you stutter like a nervous wreck. (Paragraph 4, Page 31)
• Real life RTS. How to use this internal quality to rise higher than other gamers and make yourself more valuable to the company while you enjoy the game.
• Advanced level testing. If you want to play a close to finished product with sound tracks, awesome graphics, and interactive sequences... then this is for you. (Paragraph 1, Page 8)
• 5 cardinal sins you must NEVER commit during an interview. (Paragraph 3, Page 33)
• How to answer every trick questions in the book even if you have been fired in a past job before.
• How to use any common accomplishment you had back in your high school days to rise up the shortlisted group of people to hire first. (Paragraph 6, Page 24)
• True or false? Here what I have to say about it. (Page 14)
• A step-by-step process to producing an effective bug report every game developer wish the beta testers knew.
• Certain professional gamer qualities which you'll earn as you rise up the ranks. Let me tell you what they are now to short cut your learning curve.
• A step by step guide to reporting a game testing even if you can't write or communicate clearly
• How to promote yourself faster in the game industry and secure your position there.
• The professional game tester mindset to using your gaming skills and scoring the job.
• How standing out from the usual gamer behaviour during this selection process can show you're a more capable person to handle the job than any other guy on the street. (Paragraph 4, Page 27)
• How using your personality correctly, and fitting it to the company can put you acres ahead of the rest in getting hired.
• How you can help prevent a major project disaster and tilt the odds at your favor to getting hired.
• The blueprint to success and how you can still have fun playing games. Embracing this advice is crucial to your long term success and satisfaction in testing games. (Page 15)
• Who to turn to for help when you're wet behind the ears in beta-testing. (Paragraph 2, Page 17)
• Every hardcore gamer's fantasy - how to get paid to hammer every game component.
• Red flags to look out for to signal when you should walk away from a job offer. (Paragraph 2, Page 35)
• The unknown truth about getting your creative input heard from the beginning and using it as stepping stone to something bigger in your career.
• How to save an interview from falling apart when you realize you have no clue what the other person is talking about. (Hint: It's a more common problem than you think.)
• How to get paid to crash the game.
• Being a champion game tester: A step-by-step guide to assist you in meeting expections and arming you with the skills to match.
• The detailed explanation of how to test games without accidentally going back over errors that have already been fixed.
• The rules of game testing laid out in simple english. (Paragraph 1, Page 7)
• The proper attitude so you can play your heart out and do very little work. (Paragraph 2, Page 4)
• How to systematically test, record, and file away bugs according to the industry's standard
• How your location can determine whether you get a job or not... and a simple solution to solve this if you're located someplace else.
• Why being a street vandal can make you a better beta testers than the good boys who do well in ivy league colleges.
• The comprehensive braindump of the entire game testing cycle. (Paragraph 1, Page 37)
• How to effectively use an industry known software that helps tracking and fixing bugs a lot easier for the programmers.
• How to get first hand access to play the coolest games months (or even years!) ahead of time.
• How to play an unfinished product for the maximum enjoyment so you can have fun doing it and still get work done.
• Is it possible to work from home on your own schedule?
• The secret to levelling yourself up with industry experience. (Paragraph 1, Page 11)
• How to use mediocre social skills and bring it up a notch so your team will be rooting for you when you work together
• How to land a great deal of overtime pay. (Paragraph 3, Page 16)
• 4 things you musn't do when you ask questions on the interview. (Paragraph 1, Page 31)
• A few nasty snags you must avoid. These dangerous traps set me back when I was wet behind the ears. Be aware of them to quickly succeed.
• If you have a college degree, this will be a huge advantage. Here are the things to emphasize and really drive home in your 3 years of college.
• Most testers don't do this. Get this trump card skill that most gamers chicken out of.
• How to communicate the bug to the designer clearly using a standard thought process so no vital process is skipped.
• Secrets and traits to exhibit when climbing up the career ladder (Paragraph 1, Page 18)
• A quick primer to programming languages and how you can master it on your own accelerated pace.
• How getting close with your tools can make or break your chances as a beta tester.
• The No. 1 hot button you can push to get hired. Every publisher think this matters to them even if they deny it publicly.