Why won't we hire you? Five common candidate mistakes
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A practical workshop from Burny Games' Head of Talent Acquisition explaining five common candidate mistakes that prevent hiring. Covers communication errors, CV formatting problems, and concrete advice to improve applications and increase chances of receiving an offer in the game development industry.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:25Who decides hiring
- 7:19Unpreparedness
- 10:55Formality vs sincerity
- 15:36No business focus
- 16:41Disrespecting process
- 20:01Interview tips
- 24:24Values mismatch
- 26:59No questions from you
- 28:29Closing
- 30:16Q&A
- 47:29Onboarding
- 51:50Summary
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