Recruiting and Developing Human Resources In A

Game Studio

Trương Danh Thanh TúVNG

Appropriate for everyone.

(Including internal and external game makers.)

To be successful at managing a game studio team sometimes seems as ambitious as the Vietnamese football team winning the World Cup championship.

How does one establish training and developing strategies?

Determine theories,

conceptions, mission, and aims

that the organization parsner.

Find a “Good employee” to do work.

A “Good employee” is the

staff who is aligned with the

member mission and aim of the

organization.

4 main points of talent

• Embracing challenges

• Never give up: Always set stretching/ ambitious goals, find proper ways to win in any circumstances.

• Having appropriate behavior• Learn new things: always apply new

skills and knowledge into daily jobs.

Development Route

Researching ScreeningMake

challengesReady go Speed up

Flying spread

Reviewing and

Testing

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Development Route

Researching ScreeningMake

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Flying spread

Reviewing and

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-12 months 0 month 2 months 10 months 12 months 24 months 6 months

Development Route

Researching ScreeningMake

challengesReady go Speed up

Flying spread

Reviewing and

Testing

-12 months 0 month 2 months 10 months 12 months 24 months 6 months

Applying Human Resources

• Applying in macro perspective: whole team

• Applying in micro perspective: each position

Who is the person in charge?

• Are the HR Employees?

OR• Are the Line Managers?

Practice to the real work environment. Is it necessary

to do 100% of the whole things above?

How do you apply this from your personal perspective?

Researching: Access to the candidates

• Be aware of exactly where and how we do go.

• Available positions.

• Job requirements.

Screening: Recruitment

• Analyzing accurately the characteristic of candidates (1)

• Recruitment planning and Interviewing (2)

• Evaluating and learning from experiences (3)

Challenges: Comprehensive

understanding about candidates

• More detailed understanding of character and quality.

• Know well about the extensive expertise.

• Develop profile of the evolution of the “3 circles” principle.

Examples- Studying Marketing

- Have working experiences in Community: Admin

forum.

- Do not have more skills in Design but play many kinds

of games.

- Good communication and dynamic

- Interest in Social Networking Sites like Facebook,

ZingMe.

- Writing skills are really good.

- Studied and know basically about Web design.

Ready go...and….Speed up

The tracking tool

• Core values chart

• Capacity map

• Table of tracking performance ( KPI – Key Performance Indicators)

Development Chart

Development Chart

Flying spread

Create limited free space to flying

Core values

Core values: Personal vs Team

Capacity map

Work skillGeneral knowledgeMarket knowledgeDesign skills

Work skill

General knowledge

Market knowledge

Design skills

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Evaluating the capacity level and 6 cores value by own

Work skillGeneral knowledgeMarket knowledgeDesign skills

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