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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[All Points Bulletin developer hiring 40 at GDC]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/21/all-points-bulletin-developer-hiring-40-at-gdc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/21/all-points-bulletin-developer-hiring-40-at-gdc/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/21/all-points-bulletin-developer-hiring-40-at-gdc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/real-life/" rel="tag">Real life</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/all-points-bulletin/" rel="tag">All Points Bulletin</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/crime/" rel="tag">Crime</a></p><a href="http://www.realtimeworlds.com/2009/03/20/realtime-worlds-offers-lifeline-in-credit-crunch/"><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="304" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/apb-chars.jpg" />Realtime Worlds</a>, the folks behind <em>GTA</em>-inspired <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/AllPointsBulletin/">All Points Bulletin</a></em>, have announced their intention to add 40 people to their team at this year's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/GDC/">GDC</a> in San Francisco. The Dundee, Scotland, based company is offering unique, year-long contracts to anyone they hire, so it's not technically a permanent gig, but in this economy, what is?<br /><br />The contract package isn't all that shabby, either. According to a press release, new employees receive: "a competitive package, 12 month contract, Visa costs paid, return flights paid, free quality accommodation, free healthcare, paid overtime, and paid holiday." <br /><br />Realtime sees this as a good time to scoop up talent on the outs. "<em>Many companies have laid off large numbers of talented staff in recent months</em>," said John Duthie, head of Realtime's HR department, "<em>and we see GDC as a great chance to tap into that talent pool. With the economy the way it is, many people don't want to think about committing to a permanent move, so what we're offering is a number of contract positions for folk to come to Scotland, help us to a successful launch of APB, and then reassess their options when the economy is hopefully in better shape.</em>"<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/21/all-points-bulletin-developer-hiring-40-at-gdc/">All Points Bulletin developer hiring 40 at GDC</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/21/all-points-bulletin-developer-hiring-40-at-gdc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1494270/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/21/all-points-bulletin-developer-hiring-40-at-gdc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>all-points-bulletin</category><category>gdc-09</category><category>gdc-2009</category><category>hiring</category><category>jobs</category><category>john-duthie</category><category>realtime-worlds</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Blancato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
