I'm currently half way through the games course at Salford University. Most of the people I speak to are worried about getting a job in the Industry even if they have a 1st!

They should be worried. Even a 1st barely scratches the surface of the level in industry. Even then, I've seen people who did well at university bomb out because they didn't adapt to the demands.

People who I know who have succeeded have gotten various grades at university. Academia just doesn't prepare you. recruiters have to look beyond that. You need potential and a willingness to go above and beyond your degree.

That's the same in most industries... In fact a degree isn't worth as much as it used to be... Most people have one - It's extra skills that will make or break you as BC said + your attitude and personality has a lot to do with it as well.

The best way into the games industry from Uni (if you're not lucky enough to get a job directly into the area you want) is through QA. It's a long slog, but its an amazing industry to be part of :)
QA is one great way to get your foot in the door, but remember to stay focused and make yourself stand out from the rest! Otherwise you will stay there for all your days lol

The good news is that despite the slump in the job market, there is always a demand for content. The big boys are being a bit more choosy now, but an alternative to QA is to find smaller companies and contracts that you can cut your teeth on and build up your CV. For this, I did more networking at the end of uni than I did study.

I really wouldn't advise going into QA unless you aim at a developer rather than a publisher. Once you're in the QA department with any publisher the rest of the company will regard you as worthless, and when the **** (such as redundancies) hits the fan the QA department will have the first and most job losses, despite it being the most important department in the company.

With a publisher you'll have to brown nose your way into any other department, particularly design, and that's if any department heads give you the time of day...which isn't likely.

Go for the developer route instead, much more chance of career progression into other avenues although job security isn't as good. Just my experienced twopenneth.

The problem is, if an employer gets two applications, one from someone with a degree and a small, limited portfolio, and one from someone with no degree and a varied and sizeable portfolio, they're going to choose the latter. Ability speaks much louder than paper, so prove you can do it and you have a better chance of being given the chance.

I've been in this industry 23 years now, no degrees, no formal "games related" qualifications. The industry still wants passion, desire and commitment from it's staff and Uni doesn't always give people that. I think too many come out of Uni and expect the piece of paper to be all they need. They need to show that they "want" and "need" to be in this industry, no amount of paper will do that.

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