Sony boss “can’t remember the last time” he hired from a games degree

August 25th, 2008 @ 21:04

Jamie MacDonald, VP of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios Europe, has told the Daily Mail that UK games degree courses aren’t his primary source for staffer.

“I can’t remember the last time I employed someone from them,” he said.

The piece through the link is obviously centred on the fact there’s been a bit of an explosion in UK games degree courses recently, doubling in the past three years to more than 80.

Skillset has only approved four courses as fully meeting employers’ needs, however.

More through the link.

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Tags: jamie macdonald, skillset

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