I've been searching around the various game development studios seeing what type of experience they are looking for. Often I see that one of the skills listed is game console development experience. Normally this would be a difficult area to gain experience in, but not since Microsoft has provided the XNA Creators Club and the XNA Game Studio framework.

By getting involved with the XNA Creators Club now, you can start working towards making a game for the Xbox 360 console and gaining the experience you will need to ease your transition into game development. Imagine walking into the interview with the ability to show how you've already made games on a next gen console.

If you aren't sure of the type of project you want to start, there is a forum where you can get started working with someone else on their project.