Quote:Original post by yaustar
That's interesting. During my search for jobs in UK, I found that all the Junior Programmers, a lot of the companies wanted at least a degree in BSc, many of which wanted a 1st Honours as well. The strange thing is that not all the companies that I got interviewed by looked at my Portfolio which I found odd.

That's an example of how things are becoming formal. It's not the case everywhere but it is slowly starting to take hold more and more.

I should also mention that a lot of jobs in the industry are filled by people knowing other people. I guess I should have pointed out that the jobs I was offered were from friends I know working at various studios in the area. I've never before sat down for a formal interview. So my further advice is to start meeting people. And I don't mean meet them to get a job, I mean meet them and get to know them and build real friendships with them, and they'll be more than happy to help you out when you need it.

Sorry, I did skip a few posts (I'm reading between builds)...

I'm French, from Montreal, with only a "AEC" degree (cegep without philosophy / french). I've been working for a little over 5 years in Montreal's game industry (2,5 years for Microids, 2,5 years for Ubi). My degree did impact the speed at which I was able to get to work on interesting stuff, but as soon as I proved them I could handle anything, degree wasn't ever mentionned again.

As for the Campus, its a graduate degree so you'd need to get a Uni degree to apply. In my opinion, its not worth it, unless you know next to nothing about how to make a game.

If you've got any question or anything you'd like translated about the industry in Montreal, feel free to PM / mail me.

Cheers