Poll: How many Escapists are actively seeking a job in the game industry?

[Brentpool]

I'm curious; the Escapist community has a large percentage of folks who are concerned with fostering and developing gaming as a legitimate artform, but how many are actually making a commitment to the industry?

Disclaimer: I'm not trying to be offensive or calling anyone out on anything, I'm really just curtious.

Also, this is for people who are realistically active in seeking a job in the industry. It isn't for high school kids who are saying they're going to be game developers or whatnot; it's also not for post-secondary school students like me who PLAN on becoming game developers. This is for people who:

a) Are in a specialized school for a career in the game industry
b) Waiting to get in to one of this schools
c) Has finished a diploma/degree from one of these schools
d) Is seeking a job and has at least one or more interviews for an industry position

 

[ThriKreen]

We really should have a game dev forum, just to filter them out of the advice, job hunting and gaming discussion areas.

Also, what if you're e) a game dev?

 

[Azure-Supernova]

Blah, I'm not seeking it. If I had the chance to join be part of a storyboard I wouldn't turn it down though...

 

[New Frontiersman]

I'm still in college right now, and it's not a game design college. So I'm not actively seeking a job in game design, but I hoping to get one after I graduate possibly, although I am open to other jobs, but it'd really be nice to get in the game industry.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I don't think I'm qualified for any game-making position. I'll be moving to Bethesda's backyard and would love to be a tester or voice actor but I don't have the degrees that would keep developers from throwing my resume in the recycle bin.

 

[Chemical Alia]

I got a master's from The Guildhall at SMU in Dallas, and I've been working as an artist in the game industry for a little over a year and a half. It took about four months of extra portfolio building and job hunting until I got my first game dev job (minus a one-month experience at Halliburton right after I graduated, lol).

I don't think I'm qualified for any game-making position. I'll be moving to Bethesda's backyard and would love to be a tester or voice actor but I don't have the degrees that would keep developers from throwing my resume in the recycle bin.

Developers don't look for degrees, they look for experience and skill. I've heard people say that they throw out applications and refuse to consider portfolios from art/game school graduates, but never have I heard someone speak of having a particular degree as a requirement. As an artist, anyway.