How Real Life Works

As we go into the new year, we have a big announcement to make, How Real Life Works will be having the 2nd season break. 2021 was an excellent year for us. Andrej and I created different content with various formats along with our interns. Furthermore, we also spoke to many extraordinary guests. Heading into 2022, the How Real Life Works podcast will be taking a season break. We will take this time to recharge and come back with new ideas! You can still find new YouTube content on our channel, but we will not be posting any new content through the podcast. Thanks for listening to us, and we will see you when we are back for Season 3! // Discord: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-DC Check out more content on Youtube: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-YT TikTok: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-TT Tell us what you think on Reddit: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-RDT // Podcast Credits Podcast Host: Anny Chia, Andrej Zito Audio Engineering: Anny Chia Copywriting: Anny chia

In this career episode, we will be talking to Elina Sumichan, a talent acquisition specialist with over a decade of experience. We chat about recruitment, which she refers to as career matchmaking! Topics included in this episode are the day-to-day routine of a recruiter and an overview of the recruitment process. We discuss how to discover if you can work as a recruiter and the possibility of skipping getting a specific degree to work in this role. We also dive deep into interviews, discussing some deal breakers in job interviews and how recruiters have superpowers to bring out the best in everyone. We also shed some light on why recruiters love asking you about tennis balls. If you are interested in this job, it is an episode you cannot miss! // 🔴 Are you a high-school student? Interested to be part of the podcast? Sign up here: http://bit.ly/HRLWAnchorCTA If you want to watch the full interview check it out on Discord: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-DC Check out more content on Youtube: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-YT TikTok: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-TT Tell us what you think on Reddit: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-RDT // Podcast Credits Podcast Host: Anny Chia, Andrej Zito Guest: Elina Sumichan Audio Engineering: Anny Chia Copywriting: Anny chia

In this episode, we talk to Mridul from India, a 15-year-old aspiring UX designer. This is the first-ever request we have received from our inquiry form. We met with Mridul and chatted about teenage life in India. We talked about hustling at a young age, taking online courses about UX design and the tech world in India. We also find out what teenagers in India are up to these days. Tune in to this community chat and get a glimpse of teenage life in India. // 🔴 Are you a high-school student? Interested to be part of the podcast? Sign up here: http://bit.ly/HRLWAnchorCTA If you want to watch the full interview check it out on Discord: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-DC Check out more content on Youtube: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-YT TikTok: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-TT Tell us what you think on Reddit: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-RDT // Podcast Credits Podcast Host: Anny Chia, Andrej Zito Guest: Mridul Golyan Audio Engineering: Anny Chia Copywriting: Anny chia

We are back with another episode about the gaming industry! In this episode, we will be talking to Adam Croft on video games audio design. As a Senior Dialogue Lead in Bungie, Adam helps the team create sounds in video games. Since this is a lesser-known topic, we start by explaining what is dialogue in video games. Furthermore, we discuss why it is important. We also go on and discuss what is the process of audio design for video games. As usual, we also cover topics such as the day in the life of the dialogue team. What are the necessary skills for people to get started in this field? Towards the end, Adam also shares some of the funny stores in his career over 15 years.  // 🔴 Are you a high-school student? Interested to be part of the podcast? Sign up here: http://bit.ly/HRLWAnchorCTA If you want to watch the full interview check it out on Discord: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-DC Check out more content on Youtube: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-YT TikTok: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-TT Tell us what you think on Reddit: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-RDT // Podcast Credits Podcast Host: Anny Chia, Andrej Zito Guest: Adam Croft Audio Engineering: Kathy Ngo, Anny Chia Copywriting: Anny chia

Can you get paid by playing video games every day? We are not talking about becoming a streamer, but a full-time job that gets you paid. The best thing is, you might not even need a college degree for it! Sounds good? Tune in and find out all about being a video game quality assurance (QA) tester! In this episode, we talk all about QA testing with Alex Stokes, the Publishing QA Manager at Epic Games. Alex shares all his insights about this role and the gaming industry. He talks about whether QA is really an entry point to the industry. What are the different types of testing when it comes to video game QA? What does a day in the life of a video game tester look like? He also covers the career path of a QA tester and offers tips on how to get started on this job. // 🔴 Are you a high-school student? Interested to be part of the podcast? Sign up here: http://bit.ly/HRLWAnchorCTA If you want to watch the full interview check it out on Discord: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-DC Check out more content on Youtube: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-YT TikTok: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-TT Tell us what you think on Reddit: https://bit.ly/HowRealLifeWorks-RDT // Podcast Credits Podcast Host: Anny Chia, Andrej Zito Guest: Alex Stokes Audio Engineering: Kathy Ngo, Anny Chia Copywriting: Anny chia