>> I think if you're trying to get into marketing and video games specific,
it really does help to have some sort
of marketing and/or passion for video games or-- It depends.
So I have a passion for sports, so the sports aspect really played
into being able to get a job here.
If I had a passion for video games, that also helps.
There's different passions in life, I guess, that you can have to fit into this career,
specifically in sports video gaming.
So I guess there's three things: marketing background,
a passion for sports, and a passion for video games.
Not all three together, but at least I would say one or two of the three.
I would definitely say business and if you can focus on marketing, that is a plus.
I majored in psychology, which has nothing to do
with what I'm doing now, but I also minored in business.
So I did have that and then I went on to get my MBA.
Advice, I would definitely say networking is key; using LinkedIn, using any resources
that you have in your alumni office is big.
I think reading up on the industry and trying to contact those that are in it is
at least so that you know how to get in.
Again, a passion for sports specifically, it depends on what franchise you're working on,
but if you're going to be working at Madden, you definitely need to know that sport
because you are-- I mean, you're working on that so you need to have some sort of knowledge
of that sport and then not necessarily video games, like I said,
that's a plus if you can have that, but I think just overall, you know, hard work,
a good work ethic, attention to detail, those are all key things that we look for.