M-W 8:30 to 5:30
Thursday 8:30 AM to 1:30 AM
Friday: 8:30 AM to 2:30 AM
Saturday 8:30 to 12:00 AMSunday : 1030 AM-4:30 P.M.
As for the people I work with (without going into that specific details ) are great . Everyone here loves what they are doing and are good people and they keep things fun and with the hours your at teh park that is always nice. The interns and myself all get along witch is luckily has been the case both internshisp I’ve had in Baseball. If anyone has any questions or comments on what you want to see or questions about say day to day things let me know.
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MiLB Intern Blog Week 2
Well things are quite busy here as we just finished up our 35th home game of the season and the first half of the season. Since it’s the all star break and I have a rare day off I figured I’ d update everyone on what I do on a daily basis , the environment I work in and the people I work with on a daily basis. The office is located on the second floor of a building on the east end of town. The park itself opened in 2005. 
Now for one the biggest things for people who want to work in Baseball the hours. Here with the Power I work on a normal non game day from 8:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M and on most game days I work from 8:30 A.M. to ??? (depending on how long the game goes , if stuff needs to be set up for the following nights game. As a sample here the hours I worked last week (this is always subject to change ) :
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Who is Philipp Pohl?
(Minor League Baseball Internship)
I’m thankful for the chance to share my story with all of you readers. I’m currently interning all the way out in Charleston, WV and I’m from Oregon. I’m a senior at the University of Oregon and 22 years old. I got my first internship chance as a Baseball Operations Intern last summer with the Klamath Falls Gems which I just stumbled upon and applied late and still got it. After that wonderful experience and getting to spend games in the press box as the official scorer I knew I had to be smarter about getting my next internship. Going into my next hunt I spent a lot of time on teamworkonline.com and PBEO looking at internships and which ones I qualified for. Once I got my resume up to date (this is a must keep it updated) I sent my info off to any team that I could and realized I was going to almost move for sure (don’t be afraid of this). After hearing back from a fair amount of teams and emailing and interviewing I had a top five. My first choice was Baseball Info Solutions which with them I was going to chart games and watch games and help them prepare data. I tested with them and didn’t get that internship.
A few days later, the West Virginia Power who I had been in contact with had emailed me saying if you still need an internship we have a spot for you. I jumped on it and said yes. To have success getting your first baseball internship is hard and I got quite lucky with that. Once you have the first you need to build off of it and send your resume off all over and realize not every team will get back to you and be open to different states like I was. Realize as an intern you’re typically unpaid and the hours you work are very demanding and at times it’s such a grind that if you really don’t love it you won’t be successful. The biggest thing is, if possible, get into contact and build relationships with the other interns who are in the same boat as you. I hang out with the interns here and I did with the Gems last summer. At the same time if a networking chance pops up go for it. I’m always looking for a chance to network and have gotten a better understanding of how to do that. I have the support of my family and without that I wouldn’t be able to make the move.
I took a term off of school to come out here and would have done it again. If anyone has any questions I’d be happy to answer them. Next post I’ll briefly talk about last summer and introduce to the work environment here, the people and I what like to do outside of work in my limited downtime.
Top 5 Websites for Jobs in Sports
Top 5 Websites for Jobs in Sports
After searching online here is my own list of what I think the top five websites for jobs in sports is. These sites show the easiest navigation on the webpage, give a broad range of job fields and give the best opportunity for employment.
This will be the first website that pops up when you search for jobs in sports. Yes their main objective is to make money and not necessarily to get you a job. But they have a great search engine and offer a wide variety of jobs in the sports field. The website is easy to use and has a professional look.
When you first try to search for a job they’re going to ask for your email and personal information. Then they’ll constantly send you job information. But isn’t that really what you want? After your free preview they’ll want you to start paying to look for jobs. But it’s well worth it if you’re able to find the job you want.
This is my personal favorite. This site allows you to search freely through its database to help you find the job that is right for you. It doesn’t prompt you to pay for anything. You will have to sign in and create an account.
Once you have created an account you can pick the job categories that you’re interested in and they’ll notify you through email when jobs become available. There are many major sports teams that use this website to find professionals in the sports business.
This site looks really neat and user friendly. They offer a wide variety of opportunities in the sports business field. Some of these include sports marketing, promotions and sales in college and pro sports.
As most sites, you’ll need to sign up and create a membership. They do offer certain packages for a reasonable price. Monthly plans are provided and include a five day trial membership to find out if the site will be useful for you.
This is another great site, much like Jobs in Sports. They have the same type of search engine that allows you to look for several different jobs. You can also narrow the job search down to the fields you’re specifically looking for.
The prices for this site can get a little expensive. Their six month package will cost you around $90. But as with most things in life, you get what you pay for. It may be a little more expensive, but it may also be your best shot at landing a job.
Many people get caught up looking around the internet for sports jobs websites and forget to go directly to the source. One of the best ways to find a job in sports is to go directly to the team’s homepage. Many of the jobs that you’ll find here are posted on one of the websites found above. So cut out the middle man and go directly to the source.
There are many great sites out there to help you pursue a career in sports. While these are great helpers, it’s up to the individual to put in the work to hunt down a job. These sites are just meant to point you in the right direction.
Websites for Jobs in Sports
Get a Job from March Madness
Get a Job from March Madness
During any major sporting event, there are usually numerous opportunities for interns and college students looking to gain some extra work, and possibly money, in the sports world.
March Madness is no different as there will be part-time roles opened up for anyone interested in gaining some good experience. These jobs will not only benefit you greatly by expanding your knowledge of the sports business arena, but it could also lead to a future job, which is what we’re always looking out for.
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Finding these opportunities
If you’re fortunate enough to live in an area that will covering one of the rounds of the basketball tournament, make sure you search the Internet for possible job opportunities. Check the CBS website or whatever TV station will be carrying the game. They may want you to hold cable wires or something on the sideline, which I’ve done before, or something entirely different.
Whatever the case may be, it’s a great chance to get involved in one of the biggest sporting events of the year. While there, you may meet someone who could possibly help you get a job in the future or someone you can use as a reference. Regardless, it’s guaranteed to look good on your resume.
Work hard and try your best and you may just get somebody to notice you. Who knows, you may even end up getting a full time job out of it. Set your goals high and push your pride aside when working these jobs. They’re not going to be glamorous, but this is where most people have to start out.
Whether it’s the NCAA Tournament, College World Series or a conference tournament, college sporting events almost always offer great opportunities to gain experience. I know when I was in college I received several emails letting me know when a TV crew or event was coming to town so that students would have the chance to help them set up and work. Many students in my field would often take advantage of this and make a couple of bucks along the way.
Marketing yourself as a writer during March Madness
I’m more of a writer than a business man, so this topic hits closer to home with me. When an event this huge comes up it’s a great time for writers to get their name out there through blogs or online articles.
There are many college basketball fans that want to know every strategy leading up to the tournament. They want to hear all the analysis and break down every angle of each game. The more stuff you produce to the public, the more recognition you’re going to get and the more hits you’ll get on your blog or website.
Then you have fans that haven’t watched much basketball all season but want to get involved with the tournament and fill out a bracket. They’ll mostly listen to the experts or pick whoever they see to on TV, but you can also give a dummy guide for the more casual fans.
This tournament gives you a lot of opportunities to get some articles out there and hopefully gain the attention of a future employer. Look for as many outlets as possible to get your work out to and don’t be shy to write as many articles as possible. This a slow time in the sports season and all the focus for the next four weeks will be on March Madness. Give the people what they want. Entertain them through your writing and make a name for yourself.
Finding any kind of work in the sports industry is a great accomplishment. Keep your mind open for chances like these, and if given the chance, jump on it. Don’t make excuses. Push all other pervious engagements aside (that means Spring Break) and make sure you don’t miss your chance to make an impression on someone that could help you land a job.
Get a Job from March Madness
Spring Training Success | Prepare to Work in Sports
Spring Training Success
As Spring Training gears up for major league baseball I started thinking about ways students and people looking to get into the sports industry need their own Spring Training to help garner success. That spring training success.
During Spring Training players take a nice slow and easy approach to get their bodies prepared for the long season ahead of them. Students need to take these tools and apply them while in college and when looking to find a job.
Stretching
The first thing a player normally does at the beginning of Spring Training is make sure they stretch their bodies out. They do this to prevent nagging injuries from occurring when they start performing activities that aren’t normal for the body.
In college, and really in the sports business arena, it’s important to let your mind stretch out. These are the times when you’re going to be absorbing the most information and you want to make sure it stays in your brain for as long as you need it.
Stretching your mind and focusing on your task at hand will allow you to make good decisions and hopefully bring better results in class. In the business world it’s always good to learn to stretch your mind to think about new ideas and to become more creative.
There’s a great business person inside all of us, but if we rush to bring those ideas forward without thinking them through, more often than not you’ll sound more foolish than smart.
Take the time to stretch your mind and learn to absorb important information and make it stick.
Light exercise
After stretching most players are going to want to start exercising lightly, building their body up to full strength. This is to make sure they’re in peek physical condition for whatever task may be asked of them.
This is the same mentality you should have when looking to set yourself up for success in sports. You don’t want to overdo it too soon and then loose hope and get discouraged because you weren’t ready.
Slowly build yourself up in class, internships and more internships so that you’re ready for Opening Day. And when you’re thrown out there in the bottom of the ninth with two outs down by a run, you’ll be prepared for whatever pitch is thrown your way.
Running
This is when things start to gear up a little bit. You’ve stretched, you’ve exercised and now it’s time to really get moving. While baseball is a base-to-base type sport and not much running is really required, it could also be the difference between a single and a double.
For a person looking to get into the sports business this is the crucial time to make things happen. If you’ve done everything your supposed to and gotten yourself into shape, you’ll be ready to hit the ground running.
While we worked slowly in the first two steps, you want to be anything but slow at this point. You want to have your resume ready and sent to anyone and everyone with an email that is willing to take a look at it.
You ought to be all over the Internet checking websites daily looking for new job openings. Your ears should be wide open listening for an inside tip that could be the big break to land you a job.
There is no time to stop during this process. It’s a long a difficult one and the person that slows down the most will be the one out of luck, and a job. Run at full speed towards your goals and don’t let anything get in your way.
Stay focused on reaching first base before that baseball gets there. Run through it will a full head of steam and give it your all. This is the most important phase in your career so make sure you live nothing behind.
Spring Training Games
While some players don’t take these games quite as important as they should, they mean the world to that player looking to make the 25th spot on the 25 man roster. Every at bat could determine whether or not they spend the season in the Major Leagues or in the Minor Leagues.
This is when you need to make sure you’re brining you’re “A-Game” every day when you come to the ballpark. You’ve been prepared correctly, you’ve got the opportunity and now you need to make the most of it.
No matter what the manager asks of you, give it everything you have. Whether it’s to clean the dugout toilets or run 100 faxes, make sure you do it with confidence and to the best of your ability.
These are the types of things managers/bosses are looking for. They want a player/employee that’s going to give it his or her all every time he or she goes to work. Every day you should expect 100 percent out of yourself, because that’s what your employer expects and if you want to make it in the big leagues that’s what you’ll have to do.
Following these key steps will ultimately help you gain success in the big leagues of the sports business world. Take your time learning the keys to the game, and then when it’s your time to perform you’ll be prepared to impress. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have this opportunity. When it’s given to you, make the best of it.
Spring Training Success
Top 5 Reasons to Work in Sports
Reasons to Work in Sports
Many of the articles I’ve written and read talk about how hard it is to get into the sports business world and the depressing side of the market. Today we are going to focus on the reasons to work in sports and what motivates us to get through that long journey and what’s at the end of the tunnel.
While my dreams have yet to be fulfilled, I’ve already had great experiences that keep me focused on my path to success in sports. You have to look past the failures and remember why you chose this career. There is a reason this is one of the most popular businesses in the country.
So here are my top five reasons for working in sports.
5. Traveling around the country
See the World
No matter where you work, you’ll have the opportunities to travel the country. More than likely it will be switching jobs and working for different teams. But when you work with a sports team you’ll have the chance to travel and watch them play or travel because of business reasons. This allows you the opportunity to see many parts of the country you wouldn’t normally see had you decided a different career path. Visiting new cities and seeing different sports venues is an exciting experience. For me, I hope to one day visit every MLB park. Having a job in sports will give you the opening to see such glorious venues.
4. Being around athletes
Allows you to meet famous athletes (Jerry Rice on the Left, Kyle Mauch on far Right)
Let’s all be honest, most of us view athletes as these non-human figures that are bigger than life. We post them on our wall and wait in long lines to have them scribble something on a baseball. We pay ridiculous amounts of money to watch them play a sport. Being in their presence and getting to see the human side of them is something truly great and something you only get when working with a team, unless you’re a relative of course. When you work in sports you see these guys on a daily basis and get a look at what their life is really like and how they’re not much different from any of us, except for the fact that they can hit a curveball or 96 MPH fastball. But other than that, they’re just like everyone else and it’s neat to get to see that side of them.
3. Because we’re still fans
Fans of the Game
I would say the number one reason people decide to get involved in the sports business is because they have a love for the game, whichever sport that might be. It’s that feeling of being around something you’ve only seen or heard on TV. We want to be a part of that, and if we aren’t gifted enough to be the athlete, what better way to get involved than to work with the team? Choosing a job where you’ll be around something you love will go along in the success of your career and in your own personal life because you’ll love getting up to go to work every day. It will feel more like a hobby than a job.
2. Being around a major league team
Being Around the Team
While this could be closely related to being around players and being a fan, having the chance to be around a major league team is a whole other thrill in itself. You get the opportunity to walk on the field where some of your favorite players have played, or be in the clubhouse and front office. You get to watch games from the box. It’s the ultimate thrill that comes from working in sports. While working with a minor league baseball team, my favorite thing was to be able to sit there and watch these guys practice. Before anyone else is there you can post up right behind home plate, or in some cases maybe on the field, and watch these amazing athletes do some incredible things. Having that access, and getting paid to have that access, is why so many people want to get involved with sports. It’s fun and makes your job great.
1. The lasting friendships
Lasting Relationships
While doing these internships or short job opportunities you’ll have the chance to meet great people who have the same interest as you. Think about it; at home you probably get together with a few friends who have an interest in sports and you’ll talk about a certain topic, but when you work in sports everybody is well equipped for the conversation. You’ll hear different points-of-view you would have never thought of. It becomes fun talking about sports and watching these games with people that love the sport as much as you do. Once you leave that place you’ll forever have a friend. And that friend could also be the key to a future job. Meeting other people that work in sports and gaining friendships through certain jobs are without a doubt the greatest reasons for working in sports.
There are other factors for why people decide to get involved in sports and it’s important that we remember why we’re doing this. There are a lot times where you can get discouraged in your quest to work in the business of sports. Remind yourself why you started this journey and look forward to the good times that are ahead. It’s a privilege to work in sports and all the hard work will pay off in the end.
Reasons to Work in Sports
*Check out Jake’s piece from last week! Top 5 Sports Business Schools
Top 5 Sports Business Schools
Top 5 Sports Business Schools
Picking the right sports business schools is important to your success. Especially if you’re looking to get into a market that is so popular like the sports business industry. To be the best you need to place yourself among the best. Here is my own list of some the more widely known schools for sports business.
1. The University of Massachusetts
The second oldest department of its kind in the world, UMASS is known as having one of the greatest sports business programs. They are one of the few schools that insert the sports management program into their business school. Being around for so long, they boast many graduates that have gone on to be successful in the sports business arena.
Click here to visit the department’s website.
In 2003 UM established the Sports Business Association for students in the sports management program. This program allows students to use their networking skills through certain events SBA hosts, and to help them become more prepared before graduation.
Click here to visit the department’s website.
The sports marketing and management program at IU has always qualified as a top program and in 1988 they included the Kelley School of Business to start emphasizing the business side of sports.
Click here to visit the department’s website.
4. University of Central Florida
At UCF you’ll have the opportunity to enroll in the DeVos Sport Business Management program. In this program you’ll learn all the valuable lessons needed to succeed in the world of sports business. They offer a Masters program and provide hands on experience.
Click here to visit the department’s website.
This small college offers a Bachelor of Science in sports management and then allows for growth after you’ve attained that degree. The sports management program requires students to take several classes in their School of Business department. While it is a small school, the attention given to you will be more than at a big university and there are many opportunities with major sports franchises close to the college.
Click here to visit the department’s website.
While these are all great schools to attend for a future in sports business, make sure you do your research and make the right selection for you. Picking the college or university you attend will be one of the biggest decisions of your career and life.
“Top 5 Sports Business Schools“
How to Apply for a Job
by Jake Mastroianni
Sitting down to apply for jobs can be very frustrating and time consuming. You can start surfing the web but you’re not really sure what sites are legitimate and what jobs are specific to your field.
There are some easy steps to help college students, or anyone, get their resume out there to the best place possible and to get results. Even getting an email back that says, “We’ve reviewed your application and decided to go in another direction,” is a result.
Knowing where to look
My first suggestion would be to look around you. Your best shot at finding a job is to keep your ears perked up and listen for an opening. Word of mouth is the best way to find a new job and really is the easiest.
But having a job fall into your lap, or ear, doesn’t happen for everyone and the next best thing to do is to search the internet. When searching the internet I yield caution to the numerous false websites out there that are just looking to get your email address so they can send you a bunch of garbage.
That being said, you may have to experiment with a couple of those sites to get what you want. When you come to websites that want you to subscribe to their website, I normally stay away from those. I’m sure if you have the money to pay $20 a month it’s a great site that will help you find a job. But there are many great free sites out there that can allow you to do the same thing.
Teamworkonline.com is one of the best sites I’ve found on the internet. They’ve never helped me get a job per se, but the site is easy to maneuver and they offer the most varying types of sports jobs. You can easily browse through location, job type and sports type. While I haven’t gotten a job through them I’ve gotten several rejection emails that look like the quote above and they’ve helped me get interviews, which is really all you can ask for. It also helps lead you in the right direction for jobs you’re interested in.
This is obviously just one of the many websites you can find on the internet. A more extensive list will be released soon on the G.O. Sports website.
Put as many applications out as possible
It’s always good to have as many feelers out there as possible. I’ve applied for so many jobs I’ll get letters back eight months after I apply and forget I even applied. The more applications you put out there the better chance you’ll have at landing a job and the more familiar your name will become with that person.
I’ve applied for the same job more than once and I’ve applied for different jobs with the same team at once. You may not get the job but the people reading those applications will become familiar with your name. I’ve kept in constant contact with teams that I’ve applied for more than once and they often keep me informed when new jobs become available.
Don’t think you’re just going to apply for one job and that’s going to be it. Most of the time you won’t even hear back from a job you applied for. That’s why the more you have out there the better chance you’ll have to land a job.
Don’t underestimate your talents
When looking for jobs, you may think you’re not qualified or you don’t have enough experience for a certain job. Make that team/organization have to tell you you’re not qualified. Don’t sell yourself short. Apply for the job anyway and if given the opportunity to interview for the job, go in there with confidence and make them believe you are capable of taking on the task.
I’ve applied for many jobs I knew I wasn’t qualified for, but with the confidence I’ve instilled in myself I knew I could make them believe I was capable of fulfilling my duties if given the chance. You never know, there may not be a lot of people apply for that position and you may be the best man/woman for the job.
So don’t be afraid to put yourself out there. But if you apply for a job above your qualifications, be prepared to explain why you think you can handle the job.
Apply for anything and everything
Going into the sports industry your ultimate desire may be to get involved in radio broadcasting or media relations. Don’t limit yourself to just these types of fields when applying for jobs.
Apply for everything and anything you can find involving sports. Once you get into the business you’ll realize that almost every person started out somewhere they didn’t belong. A person that ended up in sales may have started out in media relations and vice versa.
Again, don’t think you’re just going to get a degree and then jump into your dream job. Most people in the sports industry have to work their way from the ground up. You may be sweeping floors and washing jerseys your first couple of years, but if you stick with it, soon enough you’ll be where you want to be.
Knowing the right strategies when applying for jobs is crucial to success in the sports business. You don’t want to waste your time applying for all these jobs and not see results. Before you ever sit down to apply, get a game plan ready and be open minded to doing anything that involves sports because more than likely your first job in sports won’t be what your ultimate goal is. But everybody has to start somewhere.
How to Apply for a Job
Top 5 Sports Marketing Schools
Top 5 Sports Marketing Schools
Here is a list of some of the top sports marketing schools in the country for degrees specifically related to the field of sports marketing. This list is based on extensive research on the internet and of the schools’ websites.
Sports Marketing at Oregon
Take a quick search around the web and it won’t take you long to figure out the University of Oregon has the best Sports Marketing program in the country. The James H. Warsaw Marketing Center has been the breeding ground for the sports business industry for years. And it doesn’t hurt that the owner of Nike, Phil Knight, is a strong supporter of the university and an Oregon Alum.
Click here to visits the school’s website.
Baylors S3 Program
According to their website, “The Baylor Sports Sponsorship & Sales (S3) major is the only one of its kind in the world to provide a complete major in sports sales.” Based on that assumption, Baylor gives students the opportunity to dive right into the actual sales part of marketing, giving them an experience they can’t receive anywhere else in the world.
Click here to visit the school’s website.
Duquesne Sports Marketing
Duquesne offers specific curriculum totally focusing on Sports Marketing. Being in Pittsburgh, it also gives you a chance to be surrounded by many great sports franchises. Also, with Duquesne being a smaller university, there is more individual attention given to each student. Sports marketing majors can also pursue a Masters in the Sports Leadership program while at the university.
Click here to visit the school’s website.
Kentucky Sports Marketing Academy
This university offers a unique experience through The University of Kentucky Sports Marketing Academy. The academy, which was established in 1998, is offered annually to students who are looking to gain an edge in the sports marketing world. The university is one of only two (The other being Indiana) to offer a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with an emphasis on marketing.
Click here to visit the school’s website.
5. California State University in Fresno
Fresno State Sports Marketing
You can’t list the top five sports marketing programs in America and not mention a college in California. The fact is there just aren’t many great ones in the area, even with a state that holds so many sports teams. The sports marketing program at the Craig School of Business at California State University seems to be the only program in the state to step up to the plate for students looking to find a career in sports marketing.
Click here to visit the school’s website.
While this list is incomplete, it does give a nice starting place for students looking to establish a career in the sports marketing arena. My advice would be to find the best school that focusses on your personal desires and what you’re passionate about in the sports marketing industry. Then I would look for a school that will surround you with the best opportunities to start a career upon graduation.
*Here is a list of all the sports marketing schools in the United States that offer a degree in sports management.
by Jake Mastroianni
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Top 5 Ways to Land a Job in Sports
by Chris Mallen
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard from interns or others over the years about where they are going to work in sports and what job they are going to get. As if they were assured a position in that spot for that specific team/venue/firm. Life just doesn’t work like that. While the horrible state of our economy is certainly not going to do anyone favors in landing a job anyways. So, unless your uncle or aunt is an owner of a team, good luck finding a job. For the rest of us, here are the Top 5 Ways to Land a Job in Sports.
1) Build a Strong Resume
Take a long hard look at your resume and see if it best represents who you are. Remember, don’t assume what you have done in the past will be easily recognizable by employers on paper so be specific. This is your one shot to really sell yourself so you are picked for a screening interview so make it count. Add accomplishments of things you have done. Employers are not going to be falling all over themselves to hire you, they want to know how what you have done can help them. Listing your accomplishments can make you stand out from the crowd. However, remember you are going to get a lot of rejections no matter how strong your resume is.
2) Be Persistent
Landing a job in sports will not generally happen over night. But, if it is something you really want to do then don’t give up. Keep applying for jobs even after months of rejection letter and emails have gotten you down. Somewhere along the way you get a few interviews and one of those interviews could be a job. If you hit a rock 100 times and it doesn’t crack, then you hit it one more time and it crumbles at your feet. Obstacles such as finding a job are exactly like this, you can’t give up because the first 100 times you didn’t achieve your desired result.
3) Internships
Entry level jobs are no longer entry level. You need to have two years worth of experience usually. So, to get that experience you are either going to have to work for free or very little money. Find an internship that is going to be more than just making copies and getting coffee. But, even if you have to perform menial tasks soak in as much as you can from what you employers talk about in their daily tasks. Internships will get you experience but don’t assume the internship will turn into a full time job with that organization because they have few openings and many interns.
4) Interview Well
Communication is key. You need to approach a job interview as selling what you can offer in a light that really accentuates your strengths. Practice your speech and the words you choose to answer the generic interview questions. Providing a clear, concise and direct answer with an example is better than a long-winded and indirect answer. Ask question of your potential employers and seriously weigh their responses because you should also be interviewing them if it is a right fit for you. Tie in their responses to your questions to specific situation in your previous careers that relate to their answer. Perception is reality so dress professionally. Most decisions an interviewer makes off of an interviewee is based off their initial handshake, posture, and eye contact.
5) Networking
Network, network, and then network some more. It’s not what you know but who you know. It’s a cliché for a reason. This is by far the best and fastest way to land a job in sports. The other 4 in the top 5 are in another world, not even remotely close. A great way to start networkingis through an internship; your employer could help you land a job elsewhere. Make use of all the contacts you have and it could reap rewards in the future. Family members are the best contacts because they can personally vouch for your character over years of experience with you. You never know who your aunt or uncle may have been friends with in college.
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