My own conclusion so far is that I will need a lot more hobby projects and nice results to show.
Working on that one nowadays.
How do you guys juggle your normal day job and hobby projects?
#Having troubles finding a job with more rendering than SE in Europe
bronze plover
Breaking into the game industry has never been easy, and this year feels even harder.
There are some simulation / visualization posts in Europe, but a lot of them are related to the defense industry. Even when I get my European passport next year, I feel it I will still be at a disadvantage for these jobs because of my Chinese background.
Other than these, I don't actually know where to look for 3d rendering jobs in Europe anymore.
The rate of getting interviews with companies that work with general-purpose industrial softwares has been pretty good. That for GPGPU/CUDA related jobs has been pretty good too.
But that at a game company has been absolutely terrible. Most of them never reply.
lofty junco
Breaking into the game industry has never been easy, and this year feels even harder.
this year is really rough for people in gamedev, tons upon tons of layoffs
fast bison
What country(s) are you looking to get jobs in?
bronze plover
> Breaking into the game industry has never been easy, and this year feels even ...
Indeed! At least us developers still have okay-ish opportunities outside that industry. My level designer friend is having a even more limited job pools to apply to :/