I feel like most of them I can handle. I often network, I have a college degree, I've been developing my resume, etc.
The one problem for me would be #2. I currently have a job in an online advertising company in nowheresville. I'm about an eight hour drive from the nearest development studio.
I really want to just quit and move to a hotbed of video game job opportunities, but I don't want to lose my current job unless I have one lined up. I really don't want to drive my wife out to Maryland only to not have a job (or have a non-game oriented one).
My hope was to send out applications, fly to interviews, and use some of my savings to move wherever I needed to once I had a job. But then I read the "Barrier Busting Checklist".
So here's my question(s):
1. Is it wrong (and even stupid) to use a friends residence (who lives in a hotbed) on my resume? Even though I don't technically live there, I could be there when necessary.
2. This probably deserves a different post, but when putting together a portfolio, which is better for a junior programmer to do?
- Create 3 different complete games using DirectX 10, XNA, and Unity3D
- Create 3 different tech demos showing deeper knowledge of the theory
Thank you.