As we noted when we featured Blizzard’s entry level jobs on One Day, One Job, video game sales tend to do really well when unemployment is high. Although looking for internships can be frustrating, and buying a Wii/Xbox 360/PS3 and camping out in your parents’ basement for the summer may seem like a good idea, it’s not. That’s why Jason Seiden and I are announcing our 21 day online job search training course today. It’s called Found Your Career, and it’s open for enrollment. We’re offering an introductory price to the first 100 students to sign up, so get in before the price goes up. It’s a great way to put all of that video gaming energy to good use (and it’s much more affordable). The course is intended for entry level job seekers, but all of the lessons apply just as much for interns. Another way to put that energy to use is by considering internships with Santa Monica, CA based Activision, the company that is behind Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and many more games. Video games are hot now, but now’s not the time to hone your expert level skills on Guitar Hero, it’s time to hone your internship search approach by developing new skills and focusing on industries that are still growing in tough times.
You’ll know that “You Rock!” when you land an internship. Until then, you’re playing a game called Internship Hero. If I was to go any further with this metaphor (that people who have never played Guitar Hero won’t get), I’d say that the current level/song is “Activision.” Anyway, Activision makes extremely popular video games, and video games in general are really popular right now. You can find out plenty about the company on their About and Investor Relations pages. You may notice that the company is now known as Activision | Blizzard because the two companies have joined forces, but since they both generally operate separately, we’re featuring their internships separately. Activision does have a University Relations page, but it only has basic information on internships. That means that you’re going to have to browse through Activision’s job listings to get the scoop on their internships. We also can’t link to the specific job listings because of the way Activision’s Applicant Tracking System is set up. Here are the postings to look for: Software Engineer Intern (Maine), Scripter Intern (San Francisco), IT Intern (Santa Monica), Investor Relations Intern (Santa Monica), Interactive Marketing Intern (Santa Monica), Environmental Art Intern (San Francisco), and Animator Intern (San Francisco). You can apply for these internships from the Activision site, and although there’s no mention of whether the internships are paid or not, I have a hunch that they are.
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