Linkedin and jobs boards
You might have noticed we added a new feature to Playfolio.com over the weekend. When you’re browsing jobs you can now click on the link “See your Linkedin connections” which will, well you know what...
View ArticleDavid Perry and playfolio jobs
Most of you will know of David Perry as one of the games industry’s leading veterans. Originally from Northern Ireland he made his fame in the US with his games company Shiny Entertainment. We’re...
View ArticleEmployer branding in the games industry
Employer branding is becoming an increasingly important topic in the games industry. Companies struggle to attract the best talent from a relatively small global gene pool. One of the big...
View ArticleGames industry and employee attitudes
We’re going to be running a survey for employees in the games industry. We’ll share the overall results here and we’ll also be able to share benchmarking info for the industry. What we’re thinking of...
View ArticleHow to create a video campaign for $5
We had a marketing budget this month of $5. With that we needed to create and publish a video games job ad for Playfolio. We wrote the script which was free apart from the time it takes to write a long...
View ArticleTen things a games industry jobs site should be and do
We want playfolio to be the focal point for games jobs and career information worldwide. Here are the ten things we plan to do to make it happen: 1) It’s global. 2) There are no recruitment agencies...
View ArticleLinkedIn profile as a calling card
I’ve to confess that my CV is about ten years out of date. Updating it isn’t a high priority. I guess that’s the case for most people but if we’re honest we all take a look at jobs posts every now and...
View ArticleSocial media guidelines – Your business’ virtual safety
I feel that despite the digital media trends, there is an aura of uncertainty and obscurity around the social media policy subject. My mission today is to try and make a bit of clarity for you. First...
View ArticleWordPress jobs listing plugin to supercharge your recruitment
Image via Wikipedia WordPress jobs listing plugin – get it now for free! Courtesy of the exceptional people who built it over at Zartis.com First off, apologies for my long silence.. We have been mad...
View ArticleBioware: Mobile is going to be huge
Image via Wikipedia According to Bioware mobile platforms are going to be as important as consoles for its product strategy in future. Bioware’s co founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk, believes that the mobile...
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