College students choose divergent paths when deciding how to navigate the halls of higher education. Some live in the library, polishing their impressive GPA, while others party hard, earning semi-passable grades. Many hold a part-time job, a few work full-time, and some earn no paycheck at all, relying on some […]
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Ace the Interview: The Panel Interview
On-field sports involve high-pressure situations, but a professional job in sports also carries a given amount of stress. Before you’re even on the payroll, potential employers must ensure your ability to handle daily stresses and cope with the flux of a fast-paced work environment. While a one-on-one interview brings with […]
Minor League Promotions that Deserve a Call Up
The Yankees give out Derek Jeter bobblehead dolls to people entering Yankee Stadium while fans at Steelers games wave Terrible Towels handed out to them at the gate. Children at Thunder games mount tricycles and race one another across the court to win a Durant jersey, and the Blackhawks choose […]
Take a Swing at These Entry-Level Golf Jobs
The game of golf brings with it many beauties: sprawling greens, precise mechanics, a deep-rooted history, and dramatic finales. In a country where team sports like baseball, basketball, and football dominate fans’ mindshare, golf is one of few solo games with an avid fan base and lucrative corporate sponsorships. In […]
Insuring Highly Paid Athletes
The insurance business is interwoven into much of our society, from where we live and what we drive to how we pay for our health needs. It protects our families’ lifestyles upon death and allows us to handle hefty hospital bills for our newborns. Insurance transfers risk to a secondary […]
Surveying the Sports Agency Landscape
The importance of an agent in sports is secondary only to athletes, coaches, owners, front-office management, and corporate sponsors. Agents sit on the near outskirts of this association of power players, heavily impacting the money that flows amongst them. Due to contract language complexity and on-field time commitments, few players […]
Jobs In Sports Insight: Sports Groundskeeper
The Background… People who spend their days in a cubicle often dream about working outside with the sun at their backs. But, after thinking it through, those same people realize lifting bricks and doing road construction is physically taxing work. But jobs do exist where you can spend your days […]
Growth Opens New Hockey Opportunities
Without question, the three-headed monster of American sports remains football, baseball, and basketball. The National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, and NCAA present games that fans love, and sponsors pay heavily to advertise with. There is a second class of team sport in the country that continues […]
Inspiration in Sports Business
The old adage – you can do anything if you put your mind to it – now rings hollow to much of America’s workforce. So many people pursue their dream – doctor, lawyer, writer, athlete, sports business professional, or otherwise – only to lose hope when success doesn’t come. Truly […]
Ace the Interview: Thank You Note
The resume and cover letter – both crisp and clean – were a big hit with the company’s HR department. The interview – properly prepared for – is finally in your rearview mirror. Many job seekers exhale as they walk out of the interview room, head home, sit by the […]
