>> In the media industry, and if someone wants to specifically work for a TV network
or a movie studio, definitely be up on the know about the new trends,
which I assume most college kids are.
You know, what's going on with iPads, with Roku, with Netflix, with Hulu, with Amazon Prime.
We have a think called cord cutters, people who cancel their cable subscription
and solely get their TV over the internet.
And as I mentioned in the beginning of this interview,
that's taking up a huge chunk of my job.
So anyone we hire nowadays, we want them to know all about that.
And what are the different tools that people use to watch content.
But I would imagine a lot of college students already know that more
than I do to be perfectly honest.
And a piece of advice that someone gave me early on in my career, and it's very clichéd,
but I believe in it 100%, actually helped me out, is always bet on yourself.
When I went to work for JPMorgan, I had no finance background whatsoever.
I took one finance class at Penn State.
I did not like it.
I did not have any interest in finance.
But they offered me a job doing interest rates derivatives
on the trading floor, being a trader's assistant.
They just thought since I was smart and my analytical skills would transfer well
and they thought they could train me, as I said I was a Penn Stater,
so they were like alright, you're smart.
I think I can train you to do this.
If I hadn't, to be honest, I was very scared going into it.
And you know, it was something completely new to me.
If I had even an inkling of hesitation I probably wouldn't have taken it.
And I would have, who knows where I would have ended up.
But I took that.
And then I went to Showtime and I knew nothing about the TV world.
But I bet on myself.
And I said you know what, I can do this.
I can learn this.
So I know whenever we're interviewing candidates and we're looking for people to work
for Showtime, I don't care if you have experience.
I don't care what you know.
I care that you're smart and you're willing to learn.
And that's really what I look for.