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What should I do now in order to get a job at bungie in the future?

I am a 15 years old highschool student in Ankara, Turkey. My only dream is to be a worker at Bungie when I grow up. Is there anything you would reccomend in order to do that? I searched for the universities that Bungie employees studied at, but couldn't find anything. I'm trying to get a scholarship from a university abroad since there aren't many good ones in my country that teaches sofware. What university should I aim for? Is there anything else I can do that will help me get a position there? I am willing to base my whole school-life around this dream if it means I will have the chance to work at Bungo. P.S. Even though I'm aiming for a game designing or testing position for Destiny 2, I would also love to be a lore writer for that game since writing is one of my favourite things to do.

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  • Edited by Zonda: 8/29/2020 4:06:19 PM
    I applied in 2015. They had a careers page with available positions with instructions on how to apply for specific roles, but I haven’t kept up with whether it still exists or not. If your heart’s set on Bungie, get started now on all available IT and Coding work you can find. Somewhere that’ll give you a good reference whan you want to move to the US will be good. Then once you’re ready and have some experience, get yourself a passport for the US + work visa and file an application for every available role, even ones you don’t feel qualified for. Lastly, HR in any big business is a huge disorganised mess. Most job applications never see the light of day because management flat out doesn’t do their own job. So if you can find someone within Bungie to build a connection with, them recommenting you for work will be a huge help in landing a job. Nepotism is super lame but that’s just the way it goes. If your plan for Bungie falls over the first time, land yourself any coding/IT job you can find in the US to be able to stay stateside on a work visa and try again the next chance you get. Lastly, I hear coding jobs in the US are a pretty vicious gig, so don’t be afraid to negotiate wages and benefits in your job interviews. The last thing you want is to land your dream job only to find it isn’t a liveable wage and offers no paid holidays. This may not seem relevant to you but there are less openings for playtesting/writing off the bat from what I’ve seen, and getting your foot in the door at least helps get you started within bungie, with opportunity for getting into the role you want in the future (a lot of places will prefer to fill major roles internally rather than find new blood from outside). Obviously this isn’t always the case, and if you’d rather play it differently, go ahead. Go get ‘em, chief.

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