|hr-1out>[|hr-1>[How do you even start a cover letter] |instructions)[(text-style: "fade-in-out")[(colour: #888)[(← click on the underlined text)]]]]{
(click: ?hr-1) [(replace: ?hr-1out)[[To Whom It May Concern,]<hr-2|] (live: 0.8s)[(click-replace: ?hr-2)[[No wait every article says you shouldn't use that uhh]<hr-3|] (stop:)] ]
(click-replace: ?hr-3)[Hello [(put name of the person who manages hiring here)]<hr-4|]
(click-replace: ?hr-4)[[(who the heck does HR in this place hang on)]<hr-5|]
(click-replace: ?hr-5)[[(okay I've been looking for half an hour now fuck it)]<hr-6|]
(click-replace: ?hr-6)[GameHouse team! (show:?step2)]
}
[My name is |name-1>[Ash Earia] and I'm a |occu-1>[game designer!]](step2|
{
(click-replace: ?name-1)[[Jaime Monedero]<name-2|]
(click-replace: ?name-2)[[Jaime Monedero March]<name-3|]
(click-replace: ?name-3)[[what name do I even want to use oh my God]<name-4|]
(click-replace: ?name-4)[Jaime Monedero March
(click-replace: ?occu-1)[ [game design student?]<occu-2|]]
(click-replace: ?occu-2)[game designer! (show:?title)]
}
(live: 5s)[(show: ?instructions) (stop:)]
[ (t8n: "dissolve") [
(css:"font-size: 200%; float: right;")[ [[I've Attached My CV And Cover Letter|Act 1]] ]
(css:"font-size: 150%; float: right;") [a game by Jaime Monedero March] ]](title|<img class="headerimg" src="https://myhairis.blue/games/iamcacl/img/iamcacl_bg_header.PNG" />Hello GameHouse team!
(display: "Act 1 paragraphing")
[ [Okay, I need to research the company a bit. They don't have any job ads out, so I need to go through [their site]<research| and see what I can get...]<researchTrigger|
(click: ?research)[(display: "Company research")] ]<draft|
|companyResearch>[Oh, cool, they've got social media links
* [About page]<crWebsite|
* [Twitter]<crTwitter|
* [Facebook]<crFacebook|
* [LinkedIn]<crLinkedIn|
I can [start drafting]<finishResearch| this as soon as I'm done researching.
(click: ?finishResearch)[(replace: ?companyResearch)[(display: "Analysis phase")]]]
{|ri>[]
<!-- This is where I have to put all of the information uncovered through research. -->
(click: ?crWebsite)[{
(replace: ?crWebsite)[~~About page~~]
(append: ?ri)[* Oh God, I found their manifesto. They really emphasize [the care they put in their games]<rkwDetail| and [teamwork]<rkwTeamwork| a lot. At least it's not like that one that claimed "synergy" last week]
(append: ?ri)[* Oh yeah don't forget to write [why I want to work for them specifically]<rkwSpecifically| as opposed to anyone else]
}]
(click: ?crTwitter)[{
(replace: ?crTwitter)[~~Twitter~~]
(append: ?ri)[* They make [party games]<rkwPartyGames|, actually really funny. Working on ["Tasting Menu"]<rkwCurrentGame|, it's like with [restaurant]<rkwRestaurant| minigames]
}]
(click: ?crLinkedIn)[{
(replace: ?crLinkedIn)[~~LinkedIn~~]
(append: ?ri)[* LinkedIn says they're like [eight people]<rkwTeamEight|, and at least a couple are [designers]<rkwGeneralist|]
}]
(click: ?crFacebook)[{
(replace: ?crFacebook)[~~Facebook~~]
(append: ?ri)[* The Facebook page only had a few [trailers]<rkwTrailers| and basically nothing else]
}]
}
[I can [[start polishing|Act 2]] when I've got everything drafted.](finishAnalysis|Problems:
* They have a Twitter feed, but their last post is from eight months ago
* Facebook fan page only has a few promo posts
* Did they do any interviews? No they didn't
* Google their name
* Their LinkedIn has three people on it with vague descriptions, and you can't figure out if the team fits a game designer (have this towards the end)
* The ending should be something like trying to put everything together in a way that makes coherent sense?
* At least one instance of having to go back to a previous stage{My name is Jaime Monedero March and I'm a game designer!
|paraMotivation>[]⠀}
{|psProgram>[]
|psTeamwork>[]
|psDetail>[]
|paraSkills>[]⠀}{ (replace: ?researchTrigger)[]
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(click: ?rkwSpecifically)[ (replace: ?paraMotivation)[I have to explain what kind of motivation I have, why I want to work for them instead of for anyone else. I could say that I really appreciate their work, or that I like their company culture... ]]
(click: ?rkwDetail)[ (replace: ?rkwDetail) [the care (maybe I can call it ["attention to detail"]<rkwDetail2| instead of "care"?) they put into their games (click: ?rkwDetail2) [(replace: ?psDetail)[Well how do I *prove* that I have attention to detail?? Come back to this. ]]]]
(click: ?rkwTeamwork)[(replace: ?psTeamwork) [I can say I'm good at teamwork, I just need to show proof somehow. ]]
<!--rkwPartyGame-->
<!--rkwCurrentGame-->
<!--rkwRestaurant-->
<!--rkwTeamEight-->
(click: ?rkwGeneralist)[(append: ?rkwGeneralist)[. With two designers already, will they need [another designer?]<rkwAD| (click: ?rkwAD) [(append: ?rkwAD) [ Maybe I can tell them I'm a [programmer]<rkwProgrammer| as well and differentiate myself like that? (click: ?rkwProgrammer)[ (replace: ?psProgram) [I can both design and program, and I've been making [games in]<engine1| (click-replace: ?engine1)[games in[ UHHHHHHHHH]<engine2| (click-replace:?engine2) [ [what engine do they use again?]<engine3| {
(click: ?rkwTrailers)[{
(append: ?rkwTrailers) [ *with the [Unity]<engine4| splashcreen thank God*(click: ?engine4)[(replace: ?engine3) [Unity [for the past two years]<psEngineExperience|.]]]
}]
}]]]]]]]]
(show: ?finishAnalysis)
}Hello GameHouse team!
{My name is Jaime Monedero March and I'm a (cycling-link: "game designer!", "game designer.", "game designer, recently graduated from ITU.", "aagh no is that too dry?")
|pMotivationInitial>[I have to explain what kind of motivation I have, why I want to work for them instead of for anyone else. I could say that
(link: "I really appreciate their work")
[(no this one's dumb, I'll sound like a fanboy)], or that I like their
(link: "company culture...")
[(replace: ?pMotivationInitial)
[I want to work at GameHouse because (link: "something something teamwork culture") [
(link: "is saying that I want to learn from them a red flag? I don't want them to think that I'm a clueless student...") [
(link: "ah fuck it") [
I know I can learn a lot from a team that puts so much (link: "attention") [care] into every aspect of their games.]<pMotivationFinal|]]]]]
}
{
(link: "I can both design and program")
[(link: '"I can both design and program" sounds a bit clunky')
[I'm trained in both game design and programming]], and I've been making games in Unity for two years.
[I can say I'm good at teamwork, I just need to show proof somehow.]<pSkillsTeamwork| (click-replace: ?pSkillsTeamwork) [{
[How can I explain that I'm good at teamwork...?]<pSkillsTeamwork2| (click-replace: ?pSkillsTeamwork2)[{
(cycling-link: "I've worked in teams in three different countries, so I know how to communicate well.", "That sounds like I'm bragging, no.", "Thanks to having worked in teams in three different countries, I can fit into teams easily.", "Thanks to having worked in teams in three different countries, I can BLAH BLAH BLAH THIS STILL SOUNDS WRONG.", "I can work with teams made up of different people because .", "Oh my God that's even worse", "I've been working in teams my whole life.", "I've been working in teams mY wHoLe LiFe I sound like I'm telling them a sob story.", "I have collaborated with people with very different backgrounds, so I can communicate with them easily.", "I have collaborated with people with very different backgrounds, so I can communicate with very diverse people easily.", 'I have collaborated with people with very different backgrounds, so I can communicate with very diverse people easily (how many times did I just write "with").', "I have collaborated with with with with people with with with very different backgrounds, so I can communicate with with with WITH very diverse people easily", "Fuck this what was the first thing I wrote.")
}]
}]
|pAttention>[Well how do I prove that I have attention to detail??
(link: "Come back to this.") [
(link: "Okay y'all attention to detail let's do this") [
(link: 'How about "look at my CV and how I spent hours adjusting the font and spacing to make it look good"') [
(link: "lmao dumbest possible proof good job Jaime") [
(link: "Like... look at the quality of my games?") [
(link: "I can't do that I'm just out of uni my games aren't that impressive") [
(link: "Okay heck it I'm just gonna take this part out") [
(replace: ?pAttention) []
]]]]]]]]
}
|pcta)[{
[Wait I forgot to write the [last paragraph]<last1in|]<last1out| (click: ?last1in) [(replace: ?last1out) [
[(link-reveal: "I look forward to hearing from you.")[ [Too formal? (click: ?last2in) [(replace: ?last2out) [{
[I [hope]<last3in1| to hear from you soon.]<last3out| (click-replace: ?last3in1) [ (is "hope" [too indecisive]<last3in2|?) (click: ?last3in2) [(replace: ?last3out) [{
I'm (link-reveal: "looking forward")[(show: ?lastContact)] to meeting the team and talking about how I can fit in. [
Feel free to send me an email so we can set up a (link: "meeting!")[chat! (cycling-link: 'Is "chat" okay?', "Okay yeah this is good", "")]
](lastContact|
}]]]
}]]]<last2in|]]<last2out|
]]
}]
(link: "Kind regards,") [(show: ?pcta) (show: ?kindRegards)]
[{(link-repeat: "Kind regards,") [
(set: $finishClicks to it + 5)
(if: $finishClicks < 6) [
(replace: ?finishWarning) [(colour: #aaa)[(← Click again to end the game)]]
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(else:) [
(show: ?credits)
(replace: ?kindRegards) [Kind regards,]
]
] []<finishWarning|}](kindRegards|
[(t8n: "dissolve")[-- **(colour: blue)[Jaime] Monedero March**
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Portfolio:
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[(open-url: "https://myhairis.blue")]]
<br />(Click (css: "text-decoration: underline wavy red;")[[[here|Intro]]] to restart the game)
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font-weight: normal;
color: #555;
text-decoration: none;
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