How Can I Become A Video Game Tester

Would you like to get out of your boring part time job and finally get a job testing video games?

Right now as a video game tester you can easily make anywhere from $40,000 to $70,000 a year. This is good money to do what you enjoy.

How much better can things get when you can get paid to play video games for a living? Sounds great doesn't it. And you also have the chance to earn even more money if you decide to move into other areas in the gaming industry such a gaming design and programming.

But you have to begin somewhere by getting a job testing video games. And to let you know..this can be very difficult.

The reason why is because there is going to be thousands if not millions of gamers out there that are going to be trying to get a job testing video games. The competition is going to be tough, so you are going to have to find ways to stand out ahead of the competition.

One of the best ways you can stand ahead of the competition is to put things in your resume that is going to make you stand out. Below are 2 things that you can put in your resume so that you can strand out ahead of the competition.

Patience

It is important to have patience especially when you are going to be testing games for a living. Most of the time you are going to be playing the same level over and over again. And it can get to be pretty boring if you have to play the same level for weeks on end.

Attention To Detail

Because as a game tester, you are going to have be able to pay close attention to detail. It is your job to keep track of any errors and glitches you see in the games they send to you to test. If you miss anything, it is going to look very bad on you. So if you can show major gaming companies like Nintendo, blizzard and ea that you are able to pay very close attention to detail you are going to have a leg up on the competition.