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How These 4 Moves Will Transform Your Passive Job Search
“I thought you liked your job!” Many sports job seekers hear this response when their passive job search efforts are revealed. Even though you may be perfect — or at least mostly — content in your current position, it doesn’t hurt to keep your options open, right? You’re not alone […]
4 Tips to Pull You Out of a Long-Term Unemployment Rut
Long-term unemployment in sports jobs is detrimental to everyone. It hurts the job seeker’s confidence, affects family and friends, and even brings negativity to future job searches. Unfortunately, as of January, the number of long-term unemployed (LTU) was at 1.9 million, accounting for 24.4 percent of the unemployed, according to […]
What Does a Day in the Life of a Sports Writer Look Like?
Growing up, you were an avid reader. As you got older, you started gravitating toward reading about one of your favorite topics: baseball. Combined with your passion for sports and knack for storytelling, sports writing seems like your ideal career. However, finding work in sports and succeeding in the industry […]
5 Legendary Coaches Share Career Management Tips
Whether you’re training for a marathon, working on your backswing, or trying to ace your jump shot, coaches know best. This is especially true when it comes to career management. Finding work in sports is just the start. You need to know how to build a sustainable sports career, and […]
Why Sports Internships Are Crucial to Your Career
Sports internships are crucial to jump-starting your career. They’re about more than just fetching coffee and sorting files. In fact, as the National Association of Colleges and Employers 2016 survey found, the average offer rate to interns is 72.7 percent, the highest it has been since the peak of the […]
Professional Sports Teams Killing It on Social Media
Are you interested in the world of sports marketing? Within the world of sports marketing, sports media jobs have emerged as exciting careers to promote your favorite team with creative ideas. Through the use of social media, every major sports team can promote its brand and increase revenue through ticket […]
Why EASY Is Your New Career Management Mantra
Career management is not a set-it-and-forget-it strategy. It requires diligence and motivation. The sound of the term alone can be incredibly intimidating. The truth is — yes, it’s difficult to start and sustain your career management practices, but it’s not as hard as most people tend to believe. You can […]
Is Lack of Experience Stopping You? Here’s How to Fix It
You just graduated college with honors. As you’re writing your resume, you feel confident in the skills you possess but realize you lack a very important factor — real-world experience. However, a March survey from The Rockefeller Foundation and Edelman Intelligence found 73 percent of entry-level job seekers agree that […]
Why Your Humanities Degree Is Your Ticket to Sports Jobs
You studied Victorian literature and narrative theory. Your short story was published in your university’s online journal. In your senior year, you attended a writer’s conference and a few seminars. Now, after working for four years and earning your bachelor’s degree, you’re ready to join the workforce and pursue a […]