It has been a busy week, but thankfully it looks like my struggles are not in vain! My job search is picking up the pace and it's filling me with optimism for the project! I have now heard back from one company and got contacted by a few more thanks to this blog, so it is getting very exciting!The week started early on Monday morning when I found the time to solve a programming test sent to me from MovieStarPlanet. They are a company based in Copenhagen and I've applied for a position there in the first few days of the operation GetAJob.
Long story short, I heard back from MovieStarPlanet later in the week and they have offered me an interview. I'm expecting that to take place sometime in the middle of this week, so fingers crossed! The job description didn't include a lot of details and I would prefer to work in Lund, but even though I would like to be choosy of my future employer I am not turning down any opportunities just yet!
In other news I was contacted by a very kind producer/project manager from SimBin studios. She told me she stumbled upon my blog and luckily enough her company has a vacancy that seems tailored to my CV. She has forwarded it to her colleague and within a few minutes I received an email from him describing the company and the position.
SimBin is a game studio focused on race-simulator games and they have even invited me to try their free-to-play game RaceRoom Racing Experience on steam. I gave it a try and it is heaps of fun! It sure looks like a great project to work on!The position at SimBin does look perfect for me and I have high hopes for that one. The only problem is that they are based in Lidköping, which is a long way away from Lund. I'm told they do allow telecommuting and while I am not a big fan, the opportunity looks too good to pass up! I'm expecting a programming test some time next week.
This blog is credited for another email I've received from an representative of Together Gaming, a game consulting company. She too was very friendly, but I can't say much about the conversation. I have a hunch my reply has told her I'm not the developer she is looking for.
The most surprising was a call I received from CosyLab, a Slovenian company that is working within several countries including Sweden and they happen to have a project going in Lund. It is a company working on the big physics projects across Europe and I'm sure you will agree: that sounds impressive! As good as it sounds, the recruiter I spoke to did tell me that they normally wouldn't send a freshly hired programmer abroad and I'm not to expect too much. I'm waiting to hear from him in the next week after he presents my special case on their staff meeting.As you can see I have had a lot of encouraging conversations in the previous week. Of course a lot of work is yet to be done and our project is still set up on shaky foundations until I get a job offer. But the situation does look brighter and brighter! Getting a job is of course just the first hurdle, but I feel accomplishing that will give us the energy to overcome every other.
Are you looking for a back-end C# programmer? I would love to hear from you! Send me an email!
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