Season 2: Episode 1 - Alumni Experience

Guests: Bryan Murphy, NBC Sports Group | Leah Myers, WTNH-TV | Erick Jean, The Game Agency

Host: David DesRoches, Quinnipiac University 

"Select+CT" is a Digital Media Connecticut (DMCT) podcast series connecting you to Connecticut's Digital Media industry!

What is it like in the world after graduating college? It’s a lot of connection making.. Like, a lot.

If we as students have an idea of where we want to work, it’s still challenging to pinpoint if what we think we want will actually work out. Having the status of being an undergrad can be overwhelming because we don’t know what will happen after we surpass it. The first episode of season two invites three Connecticut College’s alumni who open up about their experience after leaving their schooling and going into the workforce.

Bryan Murphy from NBC Sports Group explains that it is hard to break into the industry. I will use Bryan's experience as an example, because he had a harder time.. He says he applied to more jobs than he could count and only got 2-3 interviews. And the job he ended up landing actually didn't require an interview because he'd interned there before. He doesn't know where he’d be working if he hadn't made the connections in his prior internship..

“Especially at this point and time in the pandemic, connections really are a huge part of this industry.'' - Bryan Murphy, NBC Sports Group

Takeaways from Brian, Leah, and Erick:

• There are many good digital media jobs in Connecticut. Even though it may be difficult to break into the industry -especially without establishing connections first- CT especially has an abundance of opportunity.

• Internships are SO important. Especially making connections through them. You could end up getting hired to work there full time after graduation!!