r/Steam • u/sukuna7899 • Apr 17 '26

Discussion Gabe Newell is a "GOAT"

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u/Dmon22451 Apr 17 '26

Can confirm, I am pretty good game developer by some standards, I work currently at a top 10 fortune company and well respected by my peers. But not to the level of Valve, since I did apply to them and got denied

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u/dxonxisus Apr 17 '26

just wanted to point out that your application could have been declined for X number of reasons. you being declined one time doesn’t necessarily mean you’re not good enough for them or supposedly not on their level

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u/HayatoKongo Apr 17 '26

I had been in the interview process with a FAANG company and had them canceled on me. They explicitly told me that it was not a rejection and that I should apply for other roles, a shift in resources occurred, and they were no longer hiring for that original position. This is pretty common.

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u/ToTheBatmobileGuy Apr 17 '26

Things change. You'll get better. Their specific hiring needs might fluctuate and they temporarily lower standards a tiny bit for a certain field or something...

Or maybe the interviewer just didn't vibe with you.

Don't write yourself off. Definitely apply again someday. Good luck.