Get a temporary job, earn some money, build that portfolio - if you thought the final year of college was hard work, you've still got harder work to come (and noone to hold your hand whilst you're doing it). If you work hard on your skills and demonstrate it, keep your eye open for vacancies, because something will come…
I myself have recently graduated from a BSc (Hons) Games Design Degree. I wasn't "the balls" of the year, but I was probably in the top 5-10 out of say 80-90. I had alot of people asking for my help from things I wasn't taught but learnt on my own back through research and places like the Polycount Wiki. For my final…