Networking Experience

1. Networking Experience
BBC Opportunities
Monday 17th
October 2022
The event was with David Longworth
David Longworth is a ‘New Talent Schemes Manager’ at the BBC. He does many talks with
students at colleges and universities where he shares his experiences in the media industry and
shares opportunities for young people who want to work in that field.
What did you learn?
After listening to his talk, I feel as though I learnt a lot about the industry, I hadn’t thought much
about apprenticeships before but after hearing more about them it seems like a good route to
consider.
I learnt that I could look at bbc.co.uk/careers or channel 4 careers to look for potential
apprenticeship opportunities in media and that it is possible to simply email companies to ask if
there are available spaces and if they’d consider taking on apprentices and that isn’t something I
thought of doing before.
In terms of how this has helped with current projects, it made me feel more confident emailing
places to ask if I can do work there.