| Ready to become a video game beta tester? | | | | capitalization in your reports. Write simply but |
| Sure, it's an entertaining and easy job for anyone | | | | clearly, and be as thorough as possible. Your |
| who loves video games and would like to make | | | | professional attitude may be the deciding factor in |
| money playing games they would want to play | | | | whether or not you are asked back. |
| anyway. | | | | 2. Prove your experience with video games. The |
| Unfortunately, due to an overwhelming supply of | | | | best way to do this is show you are actively |
| desperate teenagers who are looking for easy | | | | engaged in industry trends, and aware of |
| money, it can be difficult to establish yourself as a | | | | upcoming releases. The easiest way to show that |
| professional, experienced video gamer who takes | | | | you have a dedicated desire to beta test video |
| his work seriously. | | | | games is through a video game-related website. It |
| Thousands of video gamers make their living beta | | | | can be dedicated to a certain game or genre, or |
| testing games, but keep in mind that hundreds of | | | | just games in general. Just be sure the website |
| thousands try, and fail, to enter the industry. Here | | | | reflects well on you, with nothing offensive and |
| are some tips to ensure that you become one of | | | | preferably no swearing, either. |
| the few who rise to the top. | | | | 3. As soon as you can afford it, start specializing. |
| | | | If you currently have another source of income, |
| 1. Improve and advertise your writing skills. Your | | | | you can start narrowing down your field of focus |
| entire worth as a video game beta tester lies in | | | | today, and develop targeted experience in one |
| your ability to effectively describe flaws you | | | | major video game genre. Unless the job perk of |
| found in the game, so that a programmer can | | | | free games is really important to you, you might |
| quickly understand what you're saying, and fix the | | | | want to choose a less popular category or one |
| problem. When applying for a testing job, if you | | | | you wouldn't normally play. This way, you might |
| are a native English speaker, mention that. Also | | | | have less competition for video game beta tester |
| include any other writing-related accomplishments | | | | jobs, and you might avoid getting bored finding |
| you have, including high English grades. Once you | | | | glitches and errors in a game you would otherwise |
| get the job, use proper punctuation and | | | | enjoy. |