MOBILE, Ala., July 14 -- University of South Alabama issued the following news release:

#MyFirstJobis a series focused on recent graduates of the University of South Alabama.

When Logan Murphy graduated from the University of South Alabama this spring with a degree in business and a concentration in sales, he already knew his employer, and they already knew his value.

The Mitchell College of Business grad had spent the spring semester interning at WALA FOX10, where he intentionally set out to become "indispensable" before graduating. Just five days after Commencement, the company hired him full time as a digital strategist account coordinator, a new position he helped shape to give him a deeper understanding of the business before moving...