How Bulkhead's Audio Team Hired Two Sound Designers
We had William and Sean from Bulkhead (https://www.bulkhead.com) in our stillalive Guest Talk. They're two sound designers who recently hired new people for their audio team.
What were they looking for in the 100 applications they got?
What turned them off?
Plus solid advice how to stand out in your applications if you want to break into the games industry or find your next job in audio!
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:26 - Introduction to our guests
00:01:58 - What does Bulkhead do?
00:02:45 - About Bulkhead: Do you work on multiple projects at the same time?
00:03:08 - About Bulkhead: How big is the audio team?
00:03:54 - Bulkhead was hiring sound designers: How did that go?
00:06:41 - How many applications did you get?
00:06:54 - How long did the hire process take?
00:08:13 - What unimportant thing do people spend too much time on?
00:11:59 - What to avoid when applying?
00:14:21 - Hiring Process: What did you look at first?
00:18:59 - Hiring Process: What do people miss/forget in their application?
00:20:21 - Showreel: What do you pay attention to?
00:29:18 - Showreel: Is using library sounds OK?
00:32:34 - Showreel: How long should it be?
00:34:42 - Showreel: How do you assess the “creativity”?
00:38:26 - Showreel: Add a breakdown section at the end or not?
00:42:15 - Showreel: Additional tips
00:45:22 - Q: Can you put game jam projects in your showreel?
00:45:50 - Cover Letters: Are they important?
00:48:51 - Q: How to combat application fatigue when writing cover letters?
00:52:10 - Keep in mind: The company evaluates applicants, but applicants also evaluate the company!
00:54:43 - CV: Does it need to look flashy?
00:56:46 - CV: How the CV should look like!
00:58:31 - CV: Is a photo important?
01:01:08 - CV: Are time gaps a problem?
01:03:07 - Website: Do you need one?
01:04:42 - Website: Does it need to look amazing?
01:05:41 - Q: How about gaps where you worked in completely different fields?
01:08:48 - Q: Is your education / title important to getting hired?
01:09:33 - Q: What does it mean you “have to be passionate about games”?
01:14:15 - About our Discord server
01:15:18 - Thank You!
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