Once again, another day of discussion packed with valuable information.
My takeaways:
1) Key smart (soft) skills that employers look for are communication and cooperation skills - teamwork.
2) Respect your co/workers time and schedule, use scheduled messages/emails to fit within their timezone and work hours.
3) Put only the best 3-6 projects in your portfolio; don't put in work in progress / work you're not happy with - your portfolio is only as strong as your weakest piece.
4) Add in pieces from outside of your course to show enthusiasm and teamwork (since it'll mostly be from game jams). Although there was a little disagreement on this point, as often more disadvantaged people / minorities / people with mental health problems cannot afford to do this extra work on top of their studies (and very often a job).
5) For new students - explore, but don't deep-dive; this goes for both exploring fields/disciplines and project scope. For the latter especially, no one can make a fully-fledged game by themselves.
6) Respect yourself and your needs - your sleep, your work-life balance, work hours, mental health, etc. these things are not worth sacrificing for an immediate boost, because what follows is a wipeout.
7) To industry - offer placements and apprenticeships, if you can't, offer live briefs, mentorship, or even just studio tours.
6) For getting into the industry - do game jams, collaborate with other disciplines, don't give up, keep building, keep learning, join communities, and be yourself (but don't be an asshole).
7) For inclusivity and diversity - keep asking yourself periodically "Who is in the room, why isn't, why?"
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