Women in Games Roundtable at Lighthouse Labs

Join WIGeh for “The Art of Interviewing” presentation followed by an open roundtable discussion about the role of women in the games industry of tomorrow at Lighthouse Labs*. Catering for this event, will be provided by the amazing local studio, East Side Games!

Presentation: Our featured speaker is a talent placement specialist in Vancouver who will be talking about "The Art of Interviewing". Crystal Henrickson* (Career Matchmaker at Talent Collective) will advise us on interview process do’s and don’ts and tips and tricks: how to land and nail the interview, salary negotiation, the follow-up, and other stressful or unexpected challenges you may encounter while landing your first position. Learn insider tricks and tactics to set yourself apart in your job interviews, in the highly competitive tech sectors. There will be Q&A during and after the presentation.

Round Table: Discuss where you think Vancouver’s game industry is headed and what roles women fear, expect, choose, and want to have in that vision. Come prepared to ask questions and spark conversations with women across multiple disciplines in the industry.

Agenda:

6:00pm: Set up and mingling

6:15pm: “The Art of Interviewing” with Crystal Henrickson

6:30pm: Open Q&A

7:00: Networking and roundtable discussion

UPDATE: we have snacks and drinks courtesy of East Side Games! Thank you ESG!

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*Crystal Henrickson, Matchmaker at Tallent Collective Crystal has been guiding people through their hiring journeys for 10 years. Her experiences span industries including technology and startups, non-profits, food and beverage, cosmetics, recruitment and more. She's played key hiring roles for community and marketing positions in companies such as Yelp and Toyota BC. crystal@talentcollective.co | talentcollective.co

*Lighthouse Labs Founded in 2013, Lighthouse Labs is a modern, immersive education approach for web and mobile software development.

*East Side Games: East Side Games is a proudly independent and profitable game studio with a collaborative, creative, and fun culture.