I would say the best thing to do is gain some life experience; explore life a little, and don't box yourself into the narrow world of ladder climbing when you've only just come out of university. There are far too many "film-makers" out there who have, when it comes down to it, have nothing to say, and if film is art and art is expression, this obviously negates any validity. If simply being in the industry is enough for you then go for it, toil away and get treated like poop for years until eventually you're making shiny, glossy, empty music videos and commercials, but my advice for anyone who wants a deeper experience from film and life, is to have a reason to do it, something to communicate that's personal. And how can you do this until you know yourself?
Christopher Doyle spent 10 years doing all-sort jobs, anything you care to think of he probably did, and in a rainbow-colourful mix countries. How do you think he is able to create such amazing images? Through an appreciation of a greater sense of life, from having truly engaged with it.