[Flashpoint]

I hire people to test video games. Needless to say I get a lot of applications from all walks of life.

Your resume should be 1 page, and tailored to make me want to ask you questions in the interview. I go through dozens of resumes a day. Catch my attention. Include RELEVANT work experience. I don't care what you did 10 years ago. Educaton is great, but unless you are a Rhodes Scholar, I don't care what your GPA in college was. Tell me something about yourself that indicates you are used to working as part of a team - you played a sport, were in a band, enjoyed D&D as a child. Hobbies are a great topic of conversation.

You should always include a 1 page cover letter directed to why you want to work in MY company, and what your goals for helping my company are. If you send a generic 3 line letter, it shows that you don't have the work ethic I am looking for. It is fine for your email to serve as your cover letter, so long as it is professionally written (i.e. don't use 3liteSpeak with your Rubmypelt69@hotmail account).

Get someone to proof read your resume and cover letter. If you can't spell, you probably don't have the communication skills, or attention to detail I need in an employee. It puts you behind the other 52 resumes I got today right off the bat.

I prefer PDF format.