What do we do for jobs?

[Dorffo]

How would i go about getting a job in the game programming industry once ive finished college?

The only job ive ever had is a paper round

By beginning with fun hobby projects right now (if you're not doing so already) imo. Think of some game/multimedia application that is fun and challenging, start designing and then start coding
If you want some samples of projects, here's my project website: http://lifeisdigital.net/

The best way to get in is to be able to show what you can do. That's how I got in without a degree.

Quoted for Truth ^

as an aside - something important to realize (and that no one told me) is when it comes down to it - most aspects of game development are exactly the same or worse than other application development/programming, it's not nearly as different as one might hope.