Hi guys i realise that having a degree although is good but is usually just an entry pass into the community and without experience won't get me very far unless im lucky(as far as employment goes). Can you guys tell me what the best way is to break into the community and what might impress an interviewer when applying for a job.

by community you mean the industry? well, a good and rich portfolio in whatever you do surely helps. Anything that you have done not only in theory (good grades, learning, etc.) but also in practice like having programmed a nice software on your own during spare-time or as part-time job during studies. Lacking good grades though is mostly the Exit card already so I don't know here about that.

There are tons of general advices throughout the net. I suppose there are some regular interviewers here on the boards but I don't suppose they gonna tell everyone what to do to impress them. Then it wouldn't be anything impressive anymore, though I could be wrong about that ;).

Fren wrote:
>Can you guys tell me what the best way is to break into the community

Posting here, you've already shown yourself to be in "the community."

>and what might impress an interviewer when applying for a job.

A 4-year degree, an applicable portfolio/demo, some mod/indie creds, the ability to look the interviewer in the eye and to choose the proper clothes, and a good attitude. The stuff Dan Marchant said in response to your question on the IGDA forum.