Conexion Event (2022) + Porfolio/Resume Tips
Hello! We talked with Coraly Rosario (Senior UX Designer and Nianticos Co-Lead), Esteban Maldonado (Sr. Developer Advocate, Multiplayer Solutions at Unity) and Ileana Rodriguez (Recruiting Coordinator at Niantic), about details regarding the upcoming PRGDA led Office Hours event, which will be part of the Latinx in Gaming "Conexion" event happening in June 2022. They also talk about tips and tricks on how to prepare your portfolio and or resumes to get the most out of the Career Fair that happens at the end of the Conexion event.
Conexion Event’s Website: https://www.conexion.latinxingaming.com/
Coraly’s Bio: Coraly Rosario is a senior UX designer with close to 10 years of experience working on games, apps, and web products. She's currently at Niantic LA where she is also a co-lead of Nianticos –Niantic's Latin American & Hispanic ERG– and the Vice-president of the Puerto Rican Game Developers Association (PRGDA). As a diversity, inclusion, and belonging advocate, she's actively involved in creating opportunities for underrepresented communities to find careers in the game industry.
Esteban’s Bio: Esteban is a Developer Advocate for Unity Technologies. He is currently helping by spreading the word of the new suite of multiplayer services that Unity is providing to their users. He started making games as a hobbyist indie dev. during the Windows Phone 8 + XNA days. Afterwards decided to move to Seattle to learn more about the games industry, where he was able to work for multiple companies.
Ileana’s Bio: Experienced recruiting coordinator and advocate for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion throughout our interview process, and throughout an employees experience. Sharing knowledge is a passion of mine, in my past roles I have worked with University and Emerging talent acquisition, as well as working with hiring managers and interviewers to hone their assessment skills, and create structured interviews.
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