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Why Gaming Studios Should Hire A Recruiting Agency

Shane Shown
9 min readOct 30, 2020

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“Nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day, you bet on people, not on strategies.” — Lawrence Bossidy, Former COO of General Electric

https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-a-passion-for-videogames-helps-land-that-job-11551888001

The butterfly effect of the technological innovations of the last decade has changed our lives in dramatic ways. From robotic surgery in the health sector to CGI in Hollywood movies — technology has paved the way for the future.

The gaming industry is no different.

Games have come a long way since Pong in the 70s. In today’s world, two billion gamers across the globe have countless options available when it comes to gaming, from various platforms to a diverse selection of gameplays. With the gaming arena reaching new heights due to popularity, it’s no surprise that the industry is estimated to be worth $159B in 2020. In short, the gaming industry’s trajectory is on a meteoric rise. We have the new PS5 and Xbox Series X/S coming out. In addition, there’s also a boom in gaming-as-a-service, virtual reality companies, augmented reality, autonomous vehicles using gaming engines, and more. It is honestly awesome. The battle between Unreal Engine and Unity Technologies is getting fierce.

With new gaming studios entering the market every day and tech giants like Facebook investing heavily in subsidiaries like…

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Shane Shown
Shane Shown

Written by Shane Shown

Founder @ NxtLevel.io | Blogger | Sourcing Ninja | Recruiter | Ex-@Facebook, Ex-@Zillow | Consultant | Entrepreneur | Startup Junky

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