Overview
In The Career Game Loop, veteran gaming, education, and workforce executive, Jessica Lindl, and her team at Unity Technologies deliver an exciting playbook for navigating today's dynamic career landscape inspired by an unlikely source-- gaming. Drawing parallels between gaming and career advancement, you'll explore why learning, earning, and advancing are continuous, interwoven, and life-long processes, and how you can navigate a fulfilling career in the twenty-first-century economy. Lindl dives deep into the data of modern job hunting, training, networking, recruitment, and more as she tells the stories of real people who have overcome daunting obstacles to find the career they've always dreamed of. She also explains the mindsets, behaviors, and practice tips drawn from gaming you can implement immediately to create resilient, future-proof careers in a world where adaptability is the ultimate power-up. You'll also find: ● Discussions of the Silicon Valley talent development model that helps make careers more resilient ● Cost-effective alternatives to the cost-prohibitive four-year degree model ● Resources you can access immediately to move quickly into more fulfilling, high-paying work
Full Product Details
Author: Jessica Lindl ,
Troy Allan
Publisher: Ascent Audio
Imprint: Ascent Audio
Edition: Unabridged edition
ISBN: 9798228630383
Publication Date: 26 August 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.
Reviews
""In today's rapidly changing job market, success requires the same strategy, adaptability, and passion that gamers apply to their favorite titles. Jessica Lindl provides a roadmap for navigating modern careers, offering insights on how to harness the power of video games to level up in your professional life. This playbook is your ultimate power-up for mastering the game of your career."" -- ""Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari""
Author Information
Jessica Lindl and her team at Unity Technologies have been in the trenches for almost a decade up-leveling millions of learners around the world, helping them connect learning to earning with a gaming mindset in the new economy. Throughout her multi-decade year career spanning technology, gaming, education, and media, Jessica has consistently delivered initiatives that measurably increase both learning outcomes and earning potential-allowing people to ""unlock new levels"" in their professional lives. Currently, as the vice president of ecosystem growth at Unity Technologies, she empowers creators of all levels to learn the technology and tools used in game development and how to apply them in today's fast-paced, ever-evolving job market. An Aspen Institute-Pahara Fellow, Jessica also serves on the advisory boards of GSV Ventures, Jobs for the Future, and The Salvation Army, where she champions equitable access to opportunity. She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
