http://blogs.msdn.com/ukacademia/archive/tags/Recruitment/default.aspxTags: Recruitmenten-GBCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/ukacademia/archive/2008/02/07/why-rare-recruits-games-graduates.aspxThu, 07 Feb 2008 18:46:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7518809ukacademia3http://blogs.msdn.com/ukacademia/comments/7518809.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ukacademia/commentrss.aspx?PostID=7518809<P><A href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3529/academic_expansion__how_rare_.php" mce_href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3529/academic_expansion__how_rare_.php"><IMG src="http://www.gamasutra.com/db_area/images/feature/3529/index_barton_lg.gif" align=right mce_src="http://www.gamasutra.com/db_area/images/feature/3529/index_barton_lg.gif"></A>The academic team has enjoyed working with <A href="http://www.rareware.com/" mce_href="http://www.rareware.com/">Rare</A> over the past 18 months and it seems they have enjoyed it too, so much so that <A href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/authors/1113/nick_burton.php" mce_href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/authors/1113/nick_burton.php">Nick Burton</A> has put pen to paper (OK, type to screen) to bring our attention to some great facts.</P> <P>You might be surprised to learn that <FONT size=3><FONT color=#ff0000 size=4>90%</FONT> </FONT>of roles at Rare go to graduates. You might have forgotten that Rare offer <A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ukacademia/archive/2007/10/31/the-rare-2008-lecture-series.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ukacademia/archive/2007/10/31/the-rare-2008-lecture-series.aspx"><FONT size=4>free lectures</FONT></A> to games students. Read the article here in <FONT size=4><A class="" href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17260" mce_href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17260">Gamasutra</A></FONT>, to find out why. </P> <P mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P> <P>Claire</P> <P>PS Don't forget to share this with your students!</P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P><A href="file:///C:/Users/i-claipe/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/L9VIJ10H/academic_expansion__how_rare_.mht"></A></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <TABLE class="" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class="">Share this: </TD> <TD class=""><A title="Post it to backflip" href="http://www.backflip.com/add_page_pop.ihtml?url=http://blogs.MSDN.com//ukacademia/archive/2008/02/07/why-rare-recruits-games-graduates.aspx&amp;title=Why Rare recruits games graduates" target=_blank><IMG src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/rahulso/WindowsLiveWriter/IconsfordifferentSocialBookmarkingSites_B387/backflip4.png" 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