Eastern Student Brian Dostaler of Plainville Completes Successful Internship

2016 Dec 20

A number of Eastern students commit to student internships as an on-site practical work experience with a company or organization that can provide them with firsthand knowledge of a career field. The internship is usually related to the student's major or is directly related to the student's career interest. They often complement the student's coursework, can incorporate skills and classroom experience into the workplace and assist the student in developing new abilities and skills.

Brian Dostaler '17 of Plainville recently completed an internship at ESPN. Dostaler's major is Communication.

As a production assistant intern at ESPN, he created highlight packages, completed research about sports teams and logged game scores into a system-based application.

Dostaler said, "When you're in an environment like that and you're on the other side and have to produce those sports highlights, there's a lot of pressure to deliver. There were times where I literally had 90 seconds to put everything together for live television."

He believes the job allowed him to apply his skills in a productive manner. "The skills I gained were incredible and it was important that I formed numerous connections."