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How games companies can attract (and keep) new talent

Microsoft's Dametra Johnson-Marletti spoke at GamesBeat Next's Women in Gaming Breakfast about ways gaming can nurture its future leaders.

One of the points Johnson-Marletti spoke with me about was what responsibilities fall to the companies who wish to hire the next generation of gaming talent — after all, the onus is not just on the new employees. There’s no shortage of companies that want great people within their organization.” This falls in line with Amir Satvat’s predictions, in another panel at the event, that hiring will grow in 2025. She also expanded on the role that representation and diversity can play in the hiring process, citing the experience of young talent: “Make sure people can look around the organization and see themselves being able to succeed in that place.

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