Recorded at EGX Rezzed 2017, James is joined by some of the experts and mentors who offered advice at the first of this year's GamesIndustry.biz Careers Fairs.

Failbetter's Hannah Flynn, Creative Assembly's Pawel Wojs, UKIE's Sophie Densham and Ant Workshop's Tony Gowland discuss the various potential paths to a career in the games industry. Along the way, they touch upon the importance of an impressive portfolio, the value of experience, the need for dedication and the perils of working for free.

As always, you can find more news, insight and analysis at www.gamesindustry.biz, and you can learn more about the careers available 

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