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Amir Satvat has always aspired to be a trusted member of the video game community. It happened, but not in the way I expected. And it wasn’t because of his work at generation and game companies. It was thanks to a “do it”yourself search engine optimization service on LinkedIn.
Last Thanksgiving, amid layoffs at big tech corporations like Meta, Satvat mourned those who gained bad news just before the holidays. So, in his spare time, he started using spreadsheets and gathering knowledge to do anything for those people.
“I felt really bad because it was before Thanksgiving, and it was before the very important layoffs,” Satvat said in an interview with GamesBeat. “We were sitting down for dinner on Thanksgiving. And I started hearing about layoffs from friends. And I told my wife it was unacceptable. And that was kind of a genesis.
He added: “We look at the numbers and it’s often tempting to think these are genuine people. And eventually, as the numbers increase more and more, we can’t stop paying attention to them. My friends were looking for anything that would make it less difficult to find jobs. I thought, “I’m pretty smart with Excel macros and internet scraping. “I can write anything that does that.
It has compiled automatically updated lists with the most recent job vacancies at more than 732 gaming corporations around the world. He “deleted” the task posts, incorporated them into an easy-to-use Google sheet, and posted them to his LinkedIn page. . Soon, he was given classified ads for new tasks and posted the previous month’s deals. Today, 14,000 gaming responsibilities are listed, and this number has remained strong for several weeks. This figure gives him confidence in recovery.
On the cards, other people can sign up to say they’re looking for a job, with a list of their skills and what they’ve done. Since then, more than 450 people have told him that his Game Workbook has helped them find jobs. in the video game industry.
If you think about it, no one does, professional recruiters who are paid handsomely in smart times to fill tons of jobs at fast-growing companies. In times of economic recession, no one does this for intelligence or for free. The paintings made Satvat something of a celebrity on LinkedIn, and did him the honor of being one of the “Top Voices” for his contributions to the world of video games. It grew from about 4,000 fans and friends to over 43,000.
He had the idea that he could just consolidate jobs for people, managing to find jobs. Turns out it worked.
“I have this idea that a lot of the things that can be harder are undeniable things,” he said. “People design things too much. I’ve observed that there are many places to help people, but maybe a hundred connections are made. “Or you want to access a portal and explore databases. I bet I can create something like Google Sheets and make things easier. People will use it. It ended up being true.
In a message, he celebrated by saying, “This is the pinnacle for me. My lifelong aspiration has been to be a trusted member of the gaming community, to have a voice that resonates with other people and earns them their time and respect.
Satvat, who has just left Amazon and is now joining Tencent Games in business development, under pressure that this is not a personal glorification, as LinkedIn’s fame has helped him reach out more to other people in the gaming industry who needed his help and kindness. Speechless in the face of the testimonies that were coming.
“Hello Amir! Thank you for accepting my connection request. It’s great to meet you! I’m looking to get into the video game industry and as you mentioned, it can be very difficult. I just need to take a “It’s time to sincerely thank you for everything you do to help us all find work,” said one user on LinkedIn. “I know I’m not alone when I say I’ve worked hard to become the kind of developer who studies You’ll need to hire. . . And after a while, it can prove daunting. What you’ve done, whether it’s with the Game Workbook and its messages of encouragement, has not only been incredibly helpful, but also incredibly inspiring.
The poster adds, “Even reminding me that there are other wonderful people like you who care about helping us. . . Honestly, it means everything to me. I will probably stop expressing my gratitude again and again, but this message is It’s already too long haha. Just know that you have a new friend and that what you do is incredibly appreciated.
Another user said, “I am writing to inform you that I have won a task offered to me by [anonymous company] as a senior game engineer. I’m just waiting for some formalities to be completed before I officially announce it. After sharing with you my sincere thanks for everything you have done for me and for the other people who have been laid off, for all the effort you have put into preserving work resources and your beneficial and encouraging messages, it has really helped. A lot! You’ve also encouraged me to actively give back and make a contribution to the player community, perhaps by mentoring through the mentoring program or writing beneficial articles that percentage my learnings. Thank you very much, indeed I am. I’m glad you’re here this time and I wish you the best in your life.
There are many more like this, from other people I didn’t know. Not bad for a hobby. Her former manager told her it was okay to do so as long as it didn’t interfere with the work. And Satvat has obviously extracted a lot of meaning by helping other people find work.
This job put his skills into practice intelligently, but he is absolutely out of his job. He worked in Amazon’s startup division, helping companies with Amazon Web Services in the cloud sales center. He had been there for four years and had worked for a while. in the games division. At Tencent, he started from scratch, leveraging his expertise in strategy and business progression.
He earned an MBA and degrees in politics and engineering. He worked as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs. He was in his thirties when he devoted himself to gambling. The school’s new core hobby gave him to think about his own career goals and to get back to gaming.
Since he started racing in COVID-19 video games, next week will be his first time attending the Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany. His new remote assignment allows him to paint from a house about five minutes from the house where he grew up. in Farmington, Connecticut.
The Game Jobs workbook added new elements, such as encouraging other people to sign up to become mentors and having 30-minute conversations with others asking for help. Recruiters and hiring managers proactively tap Satvat to list task vacancies. It also added a separate network of over a hundred people who volunteered to read resumes and help others with them.
And Satvat added data on internships, because it’s a way for other people to enter the industry.
“Many schools have written to say this is almost as much as the rest of the work,” he said.
Of those he helped, 450 said their network was their main resource for finding employment. There are thousands more who have commented. His LinkedIn has grown like a hockey stick and that’s pretty smart for someone whose task has nothing to do with human resources. . HR will answer your task questions and proactively seek you out.
Part of the key is understanding how to do things automatically, like modeling or scraping the internet. He himself learned those responsibilities and learned Excel in a way that most of us never do. The paintings can take you anywhere from two to ten hours a week, giving you time for your family and to recharge your batteries.
There is much work to be done on the discrepancies and commonalities between the industry and foreign border sites. One domain where it is difficult to get intelligent knowledge is that of Japanese Internet sites in the field of games, but most others work.
“I’ve reached a point where I don’t want to do a lot of hand painting anymore,” he said. “My rule set extracts all that. “
However, at first he had to figure out how to take care of the translation into other languages and make sure that the current knowledge was up to date. He did not seek any reward.
“I have a job. I have my income. I don’t feel like I want more money and rewards to be human,” he said. “I’m not looking to pressure other people to hire or sell a consulting service. It makes things easier.
As for those who thank him, Satvat said, “I was touched that so many other people called me. It is vital. And I think that’s very unique to games. As you know, video games are almost like a professional profession. People love it, and will do anything with paintings. People can come in. People tell me that the positivity we’ve created in the community, through being constantly encouraging and telling other people they can do it, I think is as vital for task seekers as it is resources.
It also hopes to do more to help the industry deal with difficult situations such as lack of diversity or exaggerated toxicity.
“One thing I can do is pay attention to inclusion and positivity,” she said.
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